tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post6176832506943961484..comments2023-08-09T08:42:17.192-07:00Comments on A Walk in My Shoes: A Childlike Woman KidDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06081653211179263967noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-38648090021895559732007-03-04T04:44:00.000-08:002007-03-04T04:44:00.000-08:00Oh Darlene! you have been through so much, I am th...Oh Darlene! you have been through so much, I am thinking of you and your family and asking the universe to make it all come right for you.xxGenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764641721726691178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-69641889564588215092007-02-28T23:56:00.000-08:002007-02-28T23:56:00.000-08:00Hi, sweetie...I'm going to pile on with everyone e...Hi, sweetie...<BR/><BR/>I'm going to pile on with everyone else...<BR/><BR/>Hang in there! Breathe. Then exhale.<BR/><BR/>There's a movie I'd like you to Netflix called "<A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0273300/" REL="nofollow">Jump Tomorrow</A>." It's one of those indie things, but I love it and I think you might appreciate it, too.<BR/><BR/>It's OK to be freaked; it really is. Just hang in and let your friends and family help comfort you.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>-- fFootpadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06838715859599251871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-38582909976821124622007-02-28T22:22:00.000-08:002007-02-28T22:22:00.000-08:00Thinking of you. Continuing to praying for you. ...Thinking of you. Continuing to praying for you. Can relate to where you are at. Knowing that it just takes time.AMYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619232169486693856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-23526467571736020922007-02-28T21:35:00.000-08:002007-02-28T21:35:00.000-08:00big hugs. wish we could have coffee.xoxobig hugs. wish we could have coffee.<BR/>xoxoTerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480123965610183576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-54909760115701691802007-02-28T20:16:00.000-08:002007-02-28T20:16:00.000-08:00Oh yes, this is something that affects me as well....Oh yes, this is something that affects me as well. PTSD is very real and heartbreaking. After of all the anxious moments in the hospital, after three months in intensive care, my father's journey ended - and a part of me did as well. It was a slow realization, but that event completely changed me, now for the better, I think - but I definitely felt lost in a whirlwind of pain for many months, pushed everyone away for many months.<BR/><BR/>I'm back on the mend and you will be, too. I love you, sweet Darlene & I think of you often.<BR/><BR/>AmyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925056414868207252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-25782738025696597132007-02-28T19:04:00.000-08:002007-02-28T19:04:00.000-08:00Certainly does sound scary babe.With all that you ...Certainly does sound scary babe.<BR/>With all that you have been through it is no wonder hey?<BR/><BR/>I am thinking of you and hugging you so very often.<BR/><BR/>With Love<BR/>Bx::Bek Geach::https://www.blogger.com/profile/01386896875549282634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-44599465253807691552007-02-28T14:28:00.000-08:002007-02-28T14:28:00.000-08:00I have constantly felt like the big bad world was ...I have constantly felt like the big bad world was going to swallow me at any given moment. It is definately overwhelming. PTSD....weird to have a name for what you are "feeling", huh? Just try and take it one day at a time (even second by second as needed.) That's all one can do. right?<BR/><BR/><BR/>I don't like water dreams myself, the last time I had a reoccurring dream of water like that, the Tsunami happend and that hit a little too close to home for me. Because seeing the footage was almost exactly how I had dreamed it...hmmm...<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, The large body of water could symbolize all the craziness that has gone and is going on in your life and you feel you are just floating in it being moved by the currents with no real sense of control.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794368151343373086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-60923639607913504412007-02-28T12:41:00.000-08:002007-02-28T12:41:00.000-08:00I used a quote in my own blog today, and I'll repe...I used a quote in my own blog today, and I'll repeat it here for you. It's from Lady Julian of Norwich: <BR/>"All will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well."<BR/>Maybe that's better than "keep on keepin' on."gerry rosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095232815291651669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-22062066976240575812007-02-28T12:08:00.000-08:002007-02-28T12:08:00.000-08:00Sending you peace and quiet, because I know that r...Sending you peace and quiet, because I know that right now, that is what your soul and body are craving. You will not be swallowed up, because as your darling sis says...you are NOT small. You have done and continue to do amazing things. Be gentle with yourself, continue to give yourself the rest that you need and breathe...every day.<BR/><BR/>xoxoxo and love to you,<BR/>JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-74927356961996219862007-02-28T06:21:00.000-08:002007-02-28T06:21:00.000-08:00I'm sorry to hear you are having a hard time, but ...I'm sorry to hear you are having a hard time, but with everything you have been through your mind and body are finally able to catch up with each other and I'm sure that people that go through what you have gone through have the exact same experiences with this PTSD. Keep being strong and remember that God is with you every step of the way even when He feels miles away!Graceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259158741112399175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-83360638456732986552007-02-28T03:29:00.000-08:002007-02-28T03:29:00.000-08:00this all appears to be the normal progression. you...this all appears to be the normal progression. you hvae been running on empty and now that things are settling down (with mark in his recovery), you are more likely to wind down. it is all natural. kinda gave me food for thought when things were going really badly for me...the calm after the storm really wasn't calm at all, but i got through it with much help, both with my family, k, and professionally. i hope all goes well and you feel better soon. sending warm fuzzies and healing thoughts..........poetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-8904834229818852822007-02-28T00:40:00.000-08:002007-02-28T00:40:00.000-08:00Love you, Darlene. Well done for making the appoin...Love you, Darlene. Well done for making the appointment with the Counsellor. Time to take baby steps for yourself now sweetheart.<BR/>CCKitty's experience is so similar to mine in 2004 that it spooks me. You are so loved, Darlene. Know that, and keep taking those baby steps. Boho is so right about the very short time it's really been since the trauma started. Mark has made a miraculous recovery, and so will you, in your own time. <BR/>Follow your instincts, and be gentle with yourself.<BR/>Loving hugs xXxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-33457261759124145802007-02-27T21:05:00.000-08:002007-02-27T21:05:00.000-08:00((((((((Darlene))))))Sending you LOVE and many pra...((((((((Darlene))))))Sending you LOVE and many prayers, XOXOXOX,Cindaturquoise crohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873392444199186644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-79102615742777329662007-02-27T20:42:00.000-08:002007-02-27T20:42:00.000-08:00I'm certainly no expert here but the whole PTSD di...I'm certainly no expert here but the whole PTSD diagnosis would make sense to me. I continue to pray for your strength. God's got you - the proof is in all these beautiful people he's sent to you!<BR/><BR/>Love from Texas...LynetteLEstes65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15963146455105319876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-3905807407530375832007-02-27T19:52:00.000-08:002007-02-27T19:52:00.000-08:00You will pass through this stage too. It seems to ...You will pass through this stage too. It seems to be part of the shock, a delayed response to an event so frightening you can't bring yourself to feel it all. I felt that disconnected feeling for the last four months of my sister's life and most of the following year. Even now I still go numb and am shocked all over again each time I get it that she's gone. Even though Mark survived and is doing so well, you passed through a mother's nightmare. Of course your mind and body are going to continue reacting. As will your soul. Breathe, breathe, breathe. xoxoxoDeirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111665177473414894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-56893936042139106552007-02-27T16:05:00.000-08:002007-02-27T16:05:00.000-08:00Darling One,I read your comment last night, but co...Darling One,<BR/><BR/>I read your comment last night, but couldn't post because of a bad storm. Reading through the comments though, I find that so much of what I needed to tell you had been far more elequently covered.<BR/><BR/>I found that in periods of my worst depression/suicidal episodes, I would feel absolutely nothing. Not anger, 'depression', despair, sadness, happiness - a big fat nothing.<BR/><BR/>I rejoiced to see that you are going to talk to a counsellor. Please, please do that. You are far to special a person to be going through this.<BR/><BR/>I can't really put my feelings into words, but we all love you out here, and are praying/meditating (or however our personal faith manifests itself) for you.<BR/><BR/>We're also here for the long run!<BR/><BR/>Sending you heaps and oodles of prayers and love - Annie<BR/><BR/>PS, thank you to CC Kitty, for sharing such intimate thoughts on your experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-81419361381765439322007-02-27T15:45:00.000-08:002007-02-27T15:45:00.000-08:00Dar ~I just wanted to tell you that I love you.You...Dar ~<BR/>I just wanted to tell you that I love you.<BR/><BR/>You are not small. You are important and have work to do on this earth. You're a 45 year old spring chicken and have loads of years ahead of you to suck the marrow out of life.<BR/><BR/>Be gentle with yourself and this process. It really has only been a few months. The fact that you continue to create in the midst of all this is a really good sign that the Darlene we know is still present and not lost in all the stress.<BR/><BR/>I am glad you are going to your counselor. You've always been brave about such things.<BR/><BR/>Ocean dreams symbolize a feeling of overwhelm. Hopefully your counselor and prayer will help you coast above the waves to enjoy the ride.<BR/><BR/>We, your family, are here for you and we love you.<BR/><BR/>xoxo,<BR/>Sisboho girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831320334520839164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-11146890627688568472007-02-27T13:01:00.000-08:002007-02-27T13:01:00.000-08:00Darlene: Just got back from my trip to LA and rea...Darlene: Just got back from my trip to LA and read your posts I'd missed. Today I felt so sad for your pain and suffering. It reminded me of something I read from Joni Eareckson Tada.<BR/>"God is a master Artist. And there are aspects of your life and character - good, quality things - he want others to notice. So without using blatant tricks or obvious gimmicks, God brings the cool, dark contrast of suffering into your life. That contrast, laid up against the golden character of Christ within you, will draw attention to him. Light against darkness. Beauty against affliction. Joy against sorrow. A sweet patient spirit against pain, and disappointment - major contrast that have a way of attracting notice. YOU are the canvas on which he paints glorious truths, sharing beauty, and inspiring others.<BR/><BR/>That's what you are doing dear. Sharing beauty and inspiring others. Your canvas is beautiful.<BR/>Love and HugsWandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-10629268040756547542007-02-27T12:20:00.000-08:002007-02-27T12:20:00.000-08:00I recognize the feeling. I've been trough somewhat...I recognize the feeling. I've been trough somewhat of a same situation. Whatever it is called, whatever you do, do it in your own time. To listen to your body, to your heart and take care of yourself, is the most important thing to do now. <BR/><BR/>I'm right here if you need me. <BR/>Always.<BR/><BR/>Loving you,<BR/><BR/>XX SophieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-84535879929233004362007-02-27T11:11:00.000-08:002007-02-27T11:11:00.000-08:00Maybe it would be more helpful and easier if you t...Maybe it would be more helpful and easier if you think in terms of 'what do I need at this point in time' rather than get side swiped by labels and diagnosis - I've found for me that it helps a bit. Sorry to hear you're not sleeping well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-34760282072734172602007-02-27T10:51:00.000-08:002007-02-27T10:51:00.000-08:00Hi Dar,i thought of you and mark last nite after h...Hi Dar,<BR/>i thought of you and mark last nite after hearing the tail end of a radio program. the 2nd part of the program is on tonite so i've included a link. you can listen to it online. http://www.cbc.ca/outfront/<BR/>if you scroll down a bit you'll see the title under Feb 26 (the fall: part1) and feb 27th (part 2). i'm not sure it is totally relevant but it did make me think about you all. <BR/>also, i'm sorry to hear about your current stuggles...C.C. Kitty did indeed say it well...so i'm also wishing you "ease, acceptance, patience and love".<BR/>kp xoxkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05144760001762354359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-24559731435904317802007-02-27T09:00:00.000-08:002007-02-27T09:00:00.000-08:00It sounds like you have make the right self diagno...It sounds like you have make the right self diagnosis, and are making the right steps to solve how your feeling. We are all indeed little fishes in a huge pond. xxcherry girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655486962402544206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-42580035703026797022007-02-27T08:08:00.000-08:002007-02-27T08:08:00.000-08:00I don't know if you took these photos at 4 in the ...I don't know if you took these photos at 4 in the morning, you are hot girl! I wish I looked like that early in the morning. :)<BR/><BR/>You have had a lot of changes and distress in your life, and I think it is only natural to feel a little of sorts. Stress and worry can bring nasty things to ones being or body. But now your battle is ending and you are recognizing the your scars from the uphevel. Only up from here my dear! <BR/><BR/>Oh how I wish I lived closer to you so we could have a happy visit! <BR/><BR/>Love You!!<BR/>Teresa<BR/>xxxoooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-36369900447361773002007-02-27T07:04:00.000-08:002007-02-27T07:04:00.000-08:00This whole internet world is amazing, and I have l...This whole internet world is amazing, and I have learned so much from the comments here. Reading the support each day for Mark and your family has strengthened my faith in humanity. And now, even though only a few have commented so far, I can see the same thing happening here.<BR/><BR/>CCKitty's comment was shared from the heart and provides encouragement that you are headed in the right directions. You have been running on empty for so long, each bit of energy and emotion being used up as it is created. Now that the crisis has past (yay!) your body needs some time for R&R and get its "house" in order once more.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you've had experience with counseling before and saw the need to make an appointment to explore your symptoms.<BR/><BR/>Sending you a great big hug and a reminder that miracles weren't just meant for Mark, they're meant for all of us and that certainly includes you. Holding you close in my prayers...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271616371758781735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30610711.post-69403820869813296282007-02-27T06:56:00.000-08:002007-02-27T06:56:00.000-08:00((((Darlene))))I really, really want to come over ...((((Darlene))))<BR/><BR/>I really, really want to come over and give you a big hug and sit down over tea and cookies and just talk, and talk and talk. <BR/><BR/>Everything you are writing about is normal. You are normal Darlene, a woman who cares and reaches out to others in their time of need. Well, now is your time to reach out to all of us. We will all gladly talk to you whenever you need a hand.<BR/><BR/>Love. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com