Happy Memorial Day Weekend! This holiday is of particular significance to me because my dad was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. My brother, David, who co-authors this blog, served in the military during the Vietnam war. My oldest son served two tours of service on a carrier in the Persian Gulf a few years ago. Military service by our loved ones is something we can all honor.
Loss of life, loss of relationships and loss of good mental health are all things that our current military and our veterans are dealing with on a daily basis. Family problems and problems with depression or suicidal feelings are things our veterans struggle to overcome. I pray for all who have served our country.
I found some interesting reading about the origin of Memorial Day, which originally occurred on May 30th each year. I was surprised that the observance of this holiday goes all the way back to the Civil War. You can read some of the interesting facts surrounding this holiday at wikipedia.org.
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend…..by Susan
Sunday, May 25th, 2008When Bad Things Happen to Our Loved Ones……..by Susan
Friday, February 15th, 2008
When bad things happen to one of my loved ones, I tend to be a real worry wart, accompanied by anxiety and depression. This may be a part of my depression but it may also be something most of us do naturally, regardless of whether we have depression or not. I don't now how many times we hear people ask, "why" when there is a tragedy in their lives.
I feel very upset about the recent shootings at the University in Illinois. I feel a lot of anger about the loss of our soldiers in Iraq. When tragedy strikes our own friends and families, these feelings of anger, loss and depression increase tremendously.
My parents are both deceased and both suffered from Alzheimer's disease. It was terrible losing the person my father was.....even before he passed away. Later when my mother was diagnosed with the same fate, it was almost unbelievable and unbearable. My siblings and I were in shock and frequently asked "why?" or "how could this happen?"
Our loved ones are what makes our lives so worth living. Losing one of them is extremely difficult and the recovery takes a long time. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have recently had bad things happen to their loved ones. We may never fully understand the why, but maybe we don't need to. We do understand the pain and the time it will take to overcome it.
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I feel very upset about the recent shootings at the University in Illinois. I feel a lot of anger about the loss of our soldiers in Iraq. When tragedy strikes our own friends and families, these feelings of anger, loss and depression increase tremendously.
My parents are both deceased and both suffered from Alzheimer's disease. It was terrible losing the person my father was.....even before he passed away. Later when my mother was diagnosed with the same fate, it was almost unbelievable and unbearable. My siblings and I were in shock and frequently asked "why?" or "how could this happen?"
Our loved ones are what makes our lives so worth living. Losing one of them is extremely difficult and the recovery takes a long time. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have recently had bad things happen to their loved ones. We may never fully understand the why, but maybe we don't need to. We do understand the pain and the time it will take to overcome it.
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Bad Hair Day………….by Susan
Saturday, October 27th, 2007This article really isn't going to be about hair although I will mention hair a little bit later. My reason for writing today is to cuss and discuss the problems I've had recently.....well, all my life, with prescription medication. I'm sure there are plenty of others who also have allergies and really bad side effects to the medications they have tried to take.
A few weeks ago I ended up in the hospital thanks to side effects from medication! I had no idea that something intended for high blood pressure could also cause a person's pulse to drop well below 60 while still allowing the blood pressure to be way too high. Mine did exactly that and it felt awful! Needless to say, my blood pressure medication has been changed.
I've stopped taking all medications with the exception of my new blood pressure medication, my thyroid meds and a small amount of anti-anxiety medication at bedtime. Occasionally, I take a pain medication at bedtime if I've had a really difficult day, pain wise. I try to avoid them because they can trigger migraines. Welcome back migraines and fibromyalgia! I'm dealing with these things, as well as my depression/anxiety, in ways other than those which involve drugs. So far, it's working on some days.
Now, back to the bad hair thing. Inderal is the medication I was taking for my blood pressure. One of the side effects I read about prior to taking the medication was a possible loss of hair. In the month while I was taking Inderal, I lost a lot of hair! Having started out with really thick curly hair, this experience was similar to having had my hair thinned professionally in the past.
One morning as I was getting ready to leave the house, doing all my make-up and trying to make my hair look good, I thought I was having a really bad hair day and was going to have to resort to a pony tail. When I picked up my hand mirror and looked at the back view of my hair, it was suddenly clear to me..........I wasn't having a bad hair day! I was having a no hair day! Clear as day on the back of my head where hair once was extremely thick, I could see my scalp. What a depressing development!
A few weeks ago I ended up in the hospital thanks to side effects from medication! I had no idea that something intended for high blood pressure could also cause a person's pulse to drop well below 60 while still allowing the blood pressure to be way too high. Mine did exactly that and it felt awful! Needless to say, my blood pressure medication has been changed.
I've stopped taking all medications with the exception of my new blood pressure medication, my thyroid meds and a small amount of anti-anxiety medication at bedtime. Occasionally, I take a pain medication at bedtime if I've had a really difficult day, pain wise. I try to avoid them because they can trigger migraines. Welcome back migraines and fibromyalgia! I'm dealing with these things, as well as my depression/anxiety, in ways other than those which involve drugs. So far, it's working on some days.
Now, back to the bad hair thing. Inderal is the medication I was taking for my blood pressure. One of the side effects I read about prior to taking the medication was a possible loss of hair. In the month while I was taking Inderal, I lost a lot of hair! Having started out with really thick curly hair, this experience was similar to having had my hair thinned professionally in the past.
One morning as I was getting ready to leave the house, doing all my make-up and trying to make my hair look good, I thought I was having a really bad hair day and was going to have to resort to a pony tail. When I picked up my hand mirror and looked at the back view of my hair, it was suddenly clear to me..........I wasn't having a bad hair day! I was having a no hair day! Clear as day on the back of my head where hair once was extremely thick, I could see my scalp. What a depressing development!