Kevin,
I agree so much w/ you on "friends" who disappear from you when you get sick,
even my familly members did me back in the late 80's. Drs. had problems
diagnosing my condition back then, so my family (alot of them) treated me like
it was all in my head. I have a brother who works 1 mile from me and has for
10 years and has never come over during lunch to say "Hi" or check on me. And
I have a sister who is so caught up in chruch work and her own family only that
she won't even visit me at the hospital. I finally wrote her off...I figure I
don't need the extra stress. It's easier not to be upset all the time for hurt
feelings than to be upset all the time. I had a sister that died 5 years ago
and she said the same thing. Take care. Natalie M.
Kevin Wolfthal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gary,
I agree strongly with all 3 points. In particular, a lack of
sensitivity in many of those who are
healthy. As we know, all health is temporary except for a rare few
perhaps. Unfortunately,
those who aren't sensitive to those of us with health problems, probably
won't change
their attitudes no matter what. I have found this out the hard way as
former "friends"
disappeared when I got sick.
Kevin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I wrote to Oprah about Cody Unser being on her show.
>
> I guess the benefit of exposing people to TM is 1) perhaps it would
> result in more funding being made available for research 2) more
> doctors will be familiar with TM and recognize symptoms more quickly
> and 3) others might be aware not to take for granted their health and
> be more understanding of those with disorders.
>
> One example of this 3rd point is
> when I came back to work after being off with my initial TM
> experience. I found out that a co-worker, a big Indy 500 fan, knew
> about Cody Unser and thus was a little aware of TM when others at work
> had not a clue. So, it is nice when others are introduced to TM,
> not to give sympathy but to better understand that we may not always
> be able to be at our "best" but rather are just trying to make it
> through the day.
>
> Gary in Michigan
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