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      Erin_Elizz
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      I agree with Elaine, Laurie, your advice is really fantastic and I hope to move forward with it after I can finally cook again. While I am home now and my dad cooks proper meals for the family dinners, when I was recovering the first time in England my darling boyfriend wasin charge of the dinners. Bless him, he tried to make me happy but full pizzas at 2am in the morning just made me feel horrible. It's amazing how much our diet affects us.

      I also hope after recovery I can get to the gym. Never in my life have I wanted to go more than now, but not quite allowed yet. I think whats getting me down the most with this is its my entire left arm out of commission. I cannot do any bit of crafty buisiness to distract myself. It's just lay in bed and don't do this, or don't do that. It gets pretty dull.

       

      Here's to hoping the rode to recovery is a quick one so I can learn to live again love my scars.

      Thanks again,

      Erin

      Erin_Elizz
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      I agree with Elaine, Laurie, your advice is really fantastic and I hope to move forward with it after I can finally cook again. While I am home now and my dad cooks proper meals for the family dinners, when I was recovering the first time in England my darling boyfriend wasin charge of the dinners. Bless him, he tried to make me happy but full pizzas at 2am in the morning just made me feel horrible. It's amazing how much our diet affects us.

      I also hope after recovery I can get to the gym. Never in my life have I wanted to go more than now, but not quite allowed yet. I think whats getting me down the most with this is its my entire left arm out of commission. I cannot do any bit of crafty buisiness to distract myself. It's just lay in bed and don't do this, or don't do that. It gets pretty dull.

       

      Here's to hoping the rode to recovery is a quick one so I can learn to live again love my scars.

      Thanks again,

      Erin

      Erin_Elizz
      Participant

      I agree with Elaine, Laurie, your advice is really fantastic and I hope to move forward with it after I can finally cook again. While I am home now and my dad cooks proper meals for the family dinners, when I was recovering the first time in England my darling boyfriend wasin charge of the dinners. Bless him, he tried to make me happy but full pizzas at 2am in the morning just made me feel horrible. It's amazing how much our diet affects us.

      I also hope after recovery I can get to the gym. Never in my life have I wanted to go more than now, but not quite allowed yet. I think whats getting me down the most with this is its my entire left arm out of commission. I cannot do any bit of crafty buisiness to distract myself. It's just lay in bed and don't do this, or don't do that. It gets pretty dull.

       

      Here's to hoping the rode to recovery is a quick one so I can learn to live again love my scars.

      Thanks again,

      Erin

      Erin_Elizz
      Participant

      Thank you, Elaine.

       

      Even this morning I feel a bit less helpless and ridiculous, but I know that the other feelings will come back. They just do. I think the number one thing I need to find is my patience. Especially since I've only just had my surgury. I wish you the best with your surgery! I was quite a bit nervous before mine, but whatever the doctors gave me calmed me right down. My mom says I was off in la-la land before I was even rolled away on the bed.

      Also, I have to say thank you or the line "this doesn't make you weak, it makes you human!" I really, really needed to hear that. Hopefully I can keep it to heart in these next few weeks!

       

      Thanks again and all the best,

      Erin

      Erin_Elizz
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      Thank you, Elaine.

       

      Even this morning I feel a bit less helpless and ridiculous, but I know that the other feelings will come back. They just do. I think the number one thing I need to find is my patience. Especially since I've only just had my surgury. I wish you the best with your surgery! I was quite a bit nervous before mine, but whatever the doctors gave me calmed me right down. My mom says I was off in la-la land before I was even rolled away on the bed.

      Also, I have to say thank you or the line "this doesn't make you weak, it makes you human!" I really, really needed to hear that. Hopefully I can keep it to heart in these next few weeks!

       

      Thanks again and all the best,

      Erin

      Erin_Elizz
      Participant

      Thank you, Elaine.

       

      Even this morning I feel a bit less helpless and ridiculous, but I know that the other feelings will come back. They just do. I think the number one thing I need to find is my patience. Especially since I've only just had my surgury. I wish you the best with your surgery! I was quite a bit nervous before mine, but whatever the doctors gave me calmed me right down. My mom says I was off in la-la land before I was even rolled away on the bed.

      Also, I have to say thank you or the line "this doesn't make you weak, it makes you human!" I really, really needed to hear that. Hopefully I can keep it to heart in these next few weeks!

       

      Thanks again and all the best,

      Erin

      Erin_Elizz
      Participant

      Thank you very much for your reply, I will look into these organizations. It definitely would help to talk to someone in a similar situation.

       

      Erin

      Erin_Elizz
      Participant

      Thank you very much for your reply, I will look into these organizations. It definitely would help to talk to someone in a similar situation.

       

      Erin

      Erin_Elizz
      Participant

      Thank you very much for your reply, I will look into these organizations. It definitely would help to talk to someone in a similar situation.

       

      Erin

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