tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post4519933674421697443..comments2023-11-03T07:03:44.938-06:00Comments on Big Blue Barn West: 'The Man' Tales - Christmas in the Hallaimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-57732375314866395742008-04-24T15:22:00.000-06:002008-04-24T15:22:00.000-06:00"Seen through a glass darkly" - you are getting th..."Seen through a glass darkly" - you are getting through so much, and revealing so much too. How brave! M xxA Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-36448397067646037982008-04-23T03:43:00.000-06:002008-04-23T03:43:00.000-06:00aims, this must have been a terrifying experience...aims, this must have been a terrifying experience for you. One of those when people say "oh I know how you feel" and you feel like hitting them over the head with the nearest blunt object. I think you are a truly amazing to be able to put your feelings and your fears into words in such a descriptive manner. Way to go Aims. Debs xGeorginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974050596783678940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-58777528158642591342008-04-22T23:19:00.000-06:002008-04-22T23:19:00.000-06:00A terrible time for you and very scary when you we...A terrible time for you and very scary when you were so sensitive to things. I think it was very difficult for Cid and D as well. So often we focus on the injured and ill (not to diminish what you went through), and forget there are loved ones who suffer in their way as well. It's great you mentioned that as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-34416122654186225282008-04-22T20:44:00.000-06:002008-04-22T20:44:00.000-06:00It's taken me the second time to read this before ...It's taken me the second time to read this before I can comment and I still find it hard, because you remind me so much of me. I admire you for writing it all down. I admire you tremendously. It hurts when I read it. It must hurt when you write it down. People get damaged so and it is so sad and it takes so long to heal. Take good care of yourself, Aims!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-1788884126756752812008-04-22T14:22:00.000-06:002008-04-22T14:22:00.000-06:00Thank you everyone for your wonderful kind thought...Thank you everyone for your wonderful kind thoughts and for sharing experiences. <BR/><BR/>This recounting is very hard and I think it is always going to be. However, it is something to work at and I do love a challenge. I'm very good at setting my own though and that might be strictly a guilt thing - I'm not sure. My mother's voice does play in my head on an almost 24 hour basis. <BR/><BR/>Thank you all for holding my hands and keeping the whispering at bay.aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-48623683369184987492008-04-22T12:09:00.000-06:002008-04-22T12:09:00.000-06:00I really hope that setting all of this down on pap...I really hope that setting all of this down on paper is helping you, and not just churning up memories that you don't need. I think you are incredibly brave for writing it, and just remain so glad that you came out the other side.Mimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347739764524842718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-48045726728798325552008-04-22T10:53:00.000-06:002008-04-22T10:53:00.000-06:00Aims, I'm hoping a bright light starts to shine it...Aims, I'm hoping a bright light starts to shine it's way down from the end of the tunnel...this is so terrible, I can't imagine how you got from there to here, if you see what I mean. No wonder it's hard to write about!<BR/><BR/>tbnil xtravelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-80805404043850855902008-04-22T05:37:00.000-06:002008-04-22T05:37:00.000-06:00Hi Aims just catching up through the jet lag - you...Hi Aims just catching up through the jet lag - you have had such tough times, much more than anyone deserves. Such descriptive and illuminating writing as always! Softiesoftintheheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365562754859033869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-26647793312353577622008-04-22T03:17:00.000-06:002008-04-22T03:17:00.000-06:00Oh aims, what can I say. The reading of this is i...Oh aims, what can I say. The reading of this is incredible. Cid is an amazing person, you are so lucky to have such friends. You know what they say, you can choose your friends, you can't choose your family. We are with you every step of the way.<BR/>Take care<BR/>Hazel xxxxLiving the Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939159453870412595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-52134082807732038162008-04-22T03:13:00.000-06:002008-04-22T03:13:00.000-06:00A very moving account - and you seem to have been ...A very moving account - and you seem to have been able to view it all fairly dispassionately now. Which can only be a good thing - can't it?<BR/><BR/>You leave us with the question of "Which Man" hanging still more tantalisingly unresolved however! I had thought I knew the answer - but am no longer quite so sure...I Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-43700548981783454732008-04-22T02:55:00.000-06:002008-04-22T02:55:00.000-06:00aims, just when I thought you had surely been thro...aims, just when I thought you had surely been through the worst times, you come up with this. Even the story-telling is better, which I wouldn't have thought possible.<BR/><BR/>A truly harrowing tale, but you are doing it full justice. Vot a voman!Stinking Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577508577062044906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-89380130258260226712008-04-22T01:38:00.000-06:002008-04-22T01:38:00.000-06:00Morning Aims, what you are writing is truely helpi...Morning Aims, what you are writing is truely helping me understand what my sister was going through. She did recognise me and some days she worried that I was dead and not really there when I visited. Even later when she was more lucid, she needed to go over what really happened as her memory of those weeks was so patchy. <BR/><BR/>One image I gave her really stuck with her through those days- that of a tree which we knew which had been struck by lightning so the top was all damaged, but it survived and grew all the same. Differently from what it originally had been, but growing. I said she was like that tree and would come through this. Changed but growing.<BR/><BR/>Like with you, Mum who raised her (I was raised by Dad) wasn't allowed to visit for a long time. No one seemed to understand what was happening and like with you, I think she was kept over-medicated so the staff could have an easy life instead of helping her deal with what was going on. <BR/><BR/>I so feel for you. I am so glad you had people in your life who were there and didn't give up. <BR/><BR/>I made my sister a picture frame with a quote embroidered from Stephen Fry (bi-polar himself) "Each happiness is a victory".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-12405347677037652412008-04-22T00:19:00.000-06:002008-04-22T00:19:00.000-06:00Congratulations on continuing. I like what Shrinky...Congratulations on continuing. I like what Shrinky said, so I'll say it again - we are with you holding your hand. All the best. cCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340061182737906221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-6304983204988173192008-04-21T22:38:00.000-06:002008-04-21T22:38:00.000-06:00I'm sure this has to be tough on you. I started w...I'm sure this has to be tough on you. I started writing a short little part of my life and it was so tough for me I still haven't finished. Hugs to you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219366045767828564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-9200964238021909252008-04-21T19:14:00.000-06:002008-04-21T19:14:00.000-06:00I caught my husband reading your blog. I hope your...I caught my husband reading your blog. <BR/><BR/>I hope your writing this down is helping.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656235714427761274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-16098636798576013882008-04-21T17:36:00.000-06:002008-04-21T17:36:00.000-06:00What fantastic writing Aims.What fantastic writing Aims.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-76656948580617005462008-04-21T16:43:00.000-06:002008-04-21T16:43:00.000-06:00Keep writing, it helps to sort out what's in your ...Keep writing, it helps to sort out what's in your head. Flick xDusty Spiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422088766499401074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-75964444795022429882008-04-21T16:24:00.000-06:002008-04-21T16:24:00.000-06:00Poor Cid. Poor you. Tells me a whole lot about C...Poor Cid. Poor you. Tells me a whole lot about Cid though. That he would do this for you.Joy T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02243256440092139917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-12294706805592289742008-04-21T16:14:00.000-06:002008-04-21T16:14:00.000-06:00I am so glad that you are shaping this nightmare y...I am so glad that you are shaping this nightmare you've lived into a narrative form. We can share the terror and the sadness just a bit. A wee bit to be sure, but I hope that it lightens your spirit somewhat.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245301334922883500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-54014907190637078422008-04-21T15:50:00.000-06:002008-04-21T15:50:00.000-06:00That was a stomach churning account. What a relie...That was a stomach churning account. What a relief that you felt safe somewhere.Mean Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829239249872290230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-62102703837980232052008-04-21T15:32:00.000-06:002008-04-21T15:32:00.000-06:00Safe - a word we treasure so much.Safe - a word we treasure so much.david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-61806685479232073022008-04-21T14:02:00.000-06:002008-04-21T14:02:00.000-06:00Oh, Aims, my heart is with you. I don't know how l...Oh, Aims, my heart is with you. I don't know how long ago this all happened, but your writing shows the depths of this time in your life. You've written that this is hard on you to write. I hope that writing about it is actually a positive for you. I agree with Shrinky, you are a very brave lady. By the way, I'm glad you enjoyed your outing with Joy. :) MargieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-80042027723925787642008-04-21T13:58:00.000-06:002008-04-21T13:58:00.000-06:00We are all very involved in this.I think it is ver...We are all very involved in this.I think it is very good therapy to write it. Just do it when you are ready & know that you are a very descriptive writer that has every one on the edge of their seat!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-52021612316442694712008-04-21T12:35:00.000-06:002008-04-21T12:35:00.000-06:00Check out Connie Willis' book Passage. And I am g...Check out Connie Willis' book Passage. <BR/><BR/>And I am glad you felt able to keep at it .. let it out and let it go .. xox<BR/> <BR/><A HREF="http://onthem104.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Daryl</A>Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-11398413600692963592008-04-21T11:57:00.000-06:002008-04-21T11:57:00.000-06:00I admire you so much for being able to put this al...I admire you so much for being able to put this all to "paper". I can only imagine the courage it takes to re-live it all so that you can document it.Jules~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13732679095832415575noreply@blogger.com