tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post3792814873021275919..comments2023-03-21T05:36:39.510-04:00Comments on FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM MY (our)LIFE WITH MS(formerly titled "Know Your Its)..: Robbed or gifted?Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-15979235159714522072015-08-12T11:52:20.589-04:002015-08-12T11:52:20.589-04:00Thanks Wintermoon - it means so much to have you d...Thanks Wintermoon - it means so much to have you drop by to check in - I am ok, struggling with a infection and some other stuff - sigh <br />Love to you<br />Gail<br />peace.......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-88061558366753210632015-08-11T18:29:57.796-04:002015-08-11T18:29:57.796-04:00Just stopping in to see how you're doing Gail....Just stopping in to see how you're doing Gail. Hope your days are filled with simple pleasures. Sending smiles your way, MWmother wintermoonhttps://motherwintermoon.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-77986128462348797352015-07-23T10:31:48.266-04:002015-07-23T10:31:48.266-04:00HELLO XAIDW - I am so glad yo visitd here - your w...HELLO XAIDW - I am so glad yo visitd here - your words are true and compassionate. So sorry about your son, and the robbery from MS - such an injustice. <br />Love Gail<br />peace..... Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-23913989241241801392015-07-22T19:30:49.195-04:002015-07-22T19:30:49.195-04:00Gail,
Have not commented before, but commend you f...Gail,<br />Have not commented before, but commend you for the authenticity and truth that you willingly share here and on Peace Be With you. I do not have MS, but watched it devastate my son's life as well as mine. I loved him before his MS, and did not need him to have a disease to love him more. Sorry, but the robbery was far greater than the "gift". He agreed.<br />HildaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207871010525249029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-86478403872371167612015-07-13T11:03:07.048-04:002015-07-13T11:03:07.048-04:00HI ANDY -
I think you ar right!! :-)
Love Gail
p...HI ANDY -<br />I think you ar right!! :-)<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-30037090665798583872015-07-13T06:07:26.600-04:002015-07-13T06:07:26.600-04:00You know? Overall, I would say you have been give...You know? Overall, I would say you have been given great gifts. You live next door to your sister and see her far more often than you would if you didn't have MS.<br /><br />And you still do and see beautiful things. Wonderful things that you would have missed. OK so you may do things differently. You may not travel as far as you would like but travel is over-rated, I think.<br /><br />I think you are very, very blessed.Andyhttp://www.thesmediolanumlif.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-19772225393285024202015-07-12T12:13:52.099-04:002015-07-12T12:13:52.099-04:00MOMMA MOON - your kindness and wisdom give me stre...MOMMA MOON - your kindness and wisdom give me strength and hope.Your 'knowing' is life-giving as it reflects my inner most self - thank you<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-64863979406156463382015-07-12T12:10:53.138-04:002015-07-12T12:10:53.138-04:00Gail, I feel your loss. I listed the separation of...Gail, I feel your loss. I listed the separation of fair weather 'friends' from the genuine as a gift, but oddly enough, gifts aren't always painless or free from heartbreak. Ultimately, it's a gift to know the truth, but truths can be scarring, hurtful and life-changing. We needed to know this person wasn't who we thought they were, (an imposter of sorts), but that doesn't take away the hurt or feeling of betrayal. Here's to hope, strength, the embrace of kindred spirits! Luv and light, Momma MoonMomma Moonhttps://motherwintermoon.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-63766620323323334342015-07-11T22:26:15.493-04:002015-07-11T22:26:15.493-04:00MOTHER WINTERMOON - oh how your words vibrate to m...MOTHER WINTERMOON - oh how your words vibrate to my very essence. every point is a truth of mine as well. I had a huge loss of a dear friend due to my illness - she chose to dismiss me from her life and her from mine. Broke my heart. And so yes, the understanding kindred spirits I find here give me hope and strength and I too don't feel so all alone.<br />Thank you for being here, for being YOU<br />Love Gail<br />peace......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-8646203367592895252015-07-11T21:36:29.523-04:002015-07-11T21:36:29.523-04:00I too, have experienced a life-limiting medical ev...I too, have experienced a life-limiting medical event and know from which you speak. The theft: 1) It has robbed me of my ability to participate in an active life, travel options, and activities I once enjoyed or had the option to consider. 2) I feel ~ I am ~ far more fragile and vulnerable now than I used to be. 3) I feel my mortality and fragility acutely. 4) I'm fearful during times when I'm alone, even though I enjoy and cherish solitude.<br /><br />The gift: 1) You ~ your words ~ your perspective. 2) It has required me to be discerning about the company I keep. Likewise, it separates those who are genuine and compassionate from the fair weather folks who feel my limitations are about them, in that they see it as impeding or imposing upon their "fun." 3) The world wide web, which leads me to find and interconnect with people of shared experiences, I would never otherwise meet in real life. 4) The opportunity to grow a community of kindred spirits, so that each of us feels less alone.Mother Wintermoonhttps://motherwintermoon.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-28453045843354377892015-07-11T11:40:28.392-04:002015-07-11T11:40:28.392-04:00HI KIM so good to see you. Thanks for all your u...HI KIM so good to see you. Thanks for all your understanding on so many levels.<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-49146582539304253692015-07-10T23:36:53.210-04:002015-07-10T23:36:53.210-04:00Oh wow yall look alike! Yes we are both gifted and...Oh wow yall look alike! Yes we are both gifted and robbed. I am so glad you got to move near your sister, that is fun. So sorry about your mom, I know that pain. Get out when you can but I understand needing the help to get aroundKim@stuffcould....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751822418137457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-71009102707528418132015-07-10T16:12:37.703-04:002015-07-10T16:12:37.703-04:00Hello beautiful Amanda- thank you for your kind w...Hello beautiful Amanda- thank you for your kind words. I hope and pray your time in Peru with your sister is loving, peaceful, life giving and more.<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-64175781038167791652015-07-10T16:03:44.429-04:002015-07-10T16:03:44.429-04:00You have such a way to look at things, and you tea...You have such a way to look at things, and you teach me something about compassion and care every single time I read a post of yours. I think you're right ... in that you are being robbed as well as gifted. What a wonderful thing for you to be able to be with your sister, that is such a gift, but the limitations that are a result really stink.<br /><br />Thinking of you, my sweet friend.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166689236909570817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-19348759194484384142015-07-10T12:39:01.693-04:002015-07-10T12:39:01.693-04:00HI MUFF -yes, a thief indeed!! Your words ring tr...HI MUFF -yes, a thief indeed!! Your words ring true. So good to have you drop by<br />Love Gail<br />peace..... Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-72539812241463285242015-07-10T12:06:18.861-04:002015-07-10T12:06:18.861-04:00I've said so many times that MS is a thief, st...I've said so many times that MS is a thief, stealing all of my favorite pastimes. Gift-wise, I'm not always up to viewing it that way, but I do know my experiences now are different. And I try to find comfort in them. Muffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-42519172236798272772015-07-09T20:30:31.478-04:002015-07-09T20:30:31.478-04:00Hi Judy - so glad you stopped by. It is clear you...Hi Judy - so glad you stopped by. It is clear you understand both being robbed and gifted. Sad but true for us all.<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-63920595049930972412015-07-09T18:12:25.379-04:002015-07-09T18:12:25.379-04:00Well, of course, there are gifts as well as losses...Well, of course, there are gifts as well as losses. My acceptance of those gifts is sometimes (often?) grudging, but they exist. I still dream, though, of what life would be like if I were well so obviously I have not let go of my attachment to that way of life. I endeavor to make the richest positive experience possible, but I can't deny I feel robbed when I see people walking about easily, when folks travel to places I would have loved to go to, etc etc. I guess I am a work in progress in dealing with this. I think it's great that you live so close to your sister since you two are so, yeah, close.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141627284221873201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-40483586775341570452015-07-09T14:38:11.730-04:002015-07-09T14:38:11.730-04:00Hi Joey - oh how I know you understand all too wel...Hi Joey - oh how I know you understand all too well. With hope for us all to experience the gifts<br />Love Gail<br />peace....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-72999123968156729682015-07-09T13:01:31.113-04:002015-07-09T13:01:31.113-04:00oh, Gail - the blessing and the curse I know so we...oh, Gail - the blessing and the curse I know so well...but as difficult and worn out as i am from my own ordeal (which is different, but the same), the more i recognize the gift it brings and as i call it - my adventure, with things i could not experience otherwise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.com