tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post116094488746083976..comments2023-08-07T06:03:05.434-05:00Comments on chronicles of blunderview: Thoughts on Healingjoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269164806627544548noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1161130051703819502006-10-17T19:07:00.000-05:002006-10-17T19:07:00.000-05:00Preach it, girl! I'm pre-diabetic, and sometimes G...Preach it, girl! I'm pre-diabetic, and sometimes God's answers to prayers are drugs.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569217373377343779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1161089420735789752006-10-17T07:50:00.000-05:002006-10-17T07:50:00.000-05:00thank you Judy, WW and Svea.I'm glad the post reso...thank you Judy, WW and Svea.<BR/>I'm glad the post resonated. No, I'm really glad.<BR/>Svea- you and I are both among the worlds most fortunate since we both have so many humans who care. I too have been wondering how your transition is going!joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269164806627544548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1161054327835715812006-10-16T22:05:00.000-05:002006-10-16T22:05:00.000-05:00hi joyce, i am sorry to have been gone for so long...hi joyce, i am sorry to have been gone for so long an not commented, you were in my dream last night i was giving you a hug. I guess you needed it and I did too. love you my friend,sveahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689739555438709159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1161041182622158412006-10-16T18:26:00.000-05:002006-10-16T18:26:00.000-05:00So well said, Joyce...and this touched my life, fo...So well said, Joyce...and this touched my life, for the umpteenth time again, today.<BR/><BR/>Someone I love dearly, who knew she needed meds to stay on course and be happy, consulted with her doc and they decided to reduce them as an experiment.<BR/><BR/>She eventually became miserable and depressed.<BR/><BR/>Being the intelligent person she is, she went back to the same dosage she had before WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1161014570636597422006-10-16T11:02:00.000-05:002006-10-16T11:02:00.000-05:00My grandfather was schzophrenic in a time when men...My grandfather was schzophrenic in a time when mental illness was never talked about.<BR/><BR/>My parents handled it all so well.<BR/><BR/>We DID talk about it. <BR/><BR/>Medication made him well.<BR/><BR/>It did not make us believe any less in God's healing power either.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post! <BR/><BR/>Judy - www.judyh58.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1161001784038418352006-10-16T07:29:00.000-05:002006-10-16T07:29:00.000-05:00you are right about the ending, I'd forgotten. Pr...you are right about the ending, I'd forgotten. Probably would have made for a better conclusion too...<BR/>thanks for the support, friends. I know that for many, this type of illness is frightening, and so they react in anger, strong opinions, and judgement. Lucky for me, none holding those views commented here....joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269164806627544548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1160970564767459492006-10-15T22:49:00.000-05:002006-10-15T22:49:00.000-05:00yeah. when brian was really really sick i had a d...yeah. <BR/>when brian was really really sick i had a dear friend tell me that brian shouldn't have surgury because it wasn't in the bible.<BR/><BR/>neither is coffee or chocolate. things she enjoyed in abundance.<BR/><BR/>sigh.<BR/><BR/>love ya!Roohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014829847475377261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1160963894417934082006-10-15T20:58:00.000-05:002006-10-15T20:58:00.000-05:00I thank God for creating the smart people who crea...I thank God for creating the smart people who created anti-depressants nearly every day. They have helped make my husband a healthier happier man.Heather Pletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975795000759157299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1160956463696096232006-10-15T18:54:00.000-05:002006-10-15T18:54:00.000-05:00Amen sister! My heart aches for those who cannot ...Amen sister! My heart aches for those who cannot see mental illness as just that - an illness. At the same time, am so grateful that so many of us with mental illness in our genes have the incredible freedom of living without that horrible weight on our minds and shoulders, thanks to medication.<BR/><BR/>Here's to managing illness of ALL types.Carlottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11758603546008039408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1160951199640809112006-10-15T17:26:00.000-05:002006-10-15T17:26:00.000-05:00i heard that ending, too. i always wonder why peop...i heard that ending, too. i always wonder why people seem so squeamish about mental illness vs. other illness. of course, some people are also squeamish about physical illness.<BR/><BR/>and i loved your poem. i wanted to leave 'a silence' because for me there seemed to be no response except to read and be still.mmichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400779291547414615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1160949261968620222006-10-15T16:54:00.000-05:002006-10-15T16:54:00.000-05:00In the version I heard God actually replied saying...In the version I heard God actually replied saying, "I sent you a van, a boat and a helicopter. Whaddaya want?!?"andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.com