P.S. I guy I used to work with would say, "Don't thank me, just thank God
I'm here!"
-----Original Message-----
From: MTripimcca(AT)aol.com <MTripimcca(AT)aol.com>
To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 7:05 PM
Subject: Hello and THANK YOU to All!!
>Hello everyone,
>
>First of all I would like to say a great big WELCOME to all of the newbies
to
>the list. You have found a great source of information and support here. As
>the saying goes, sorry you had to find us, but so very glad you did!
>
>Next, I would like to extend a HUGE heart felt THANK YOU to all of my
friends
>from this wonderfully supportive list for all of your e-mails, cards, phone
>calls, and more, with concerns of my recent health matters. I cannot tell
you
>just how much all of this has meant to me!! I cannot find the words. To
know
>that we all have each other is simply overwhelming!! What a bond we have
>created amongst one another. I'm afraid if I start mentioning names, I'll
>forget and I don't want to do that.
>
>I apologize for not getting on here sooner. It has been a slow recovery
this
>time around. I ran not only into the valleys of another onset, but side
>affects from IV steroids treatments and very low blood pressure for a
little
>over the past week, which of course caused a lot of fatigue. The recovery
with
>this onset is not as long as with the original one BUT it is harder. It has
>affected me more in the sense that my right side is more involved as well
as
>my bladder, legs, feet, low back, neck, arms, & hands. I have more pain
this
>time around as a residual also.
>
>For the first time since I've been home, I took a small walk outside with
my
>two youngest children today. It was a freedom like feeling! Afterwards, I
was
>tired but felt good that I did it. I would like to do the same tomorrow. I
>know I'm not able to do grocery shopping yet, but am willing to try it in
>short jaunts by next week.
>
>Lastly, but far from leastly, I'd like to say that God sent me an Angel in
the
>way of Lynn. Most of you know that Mom (Lynn) and I adopted each other, or
>actually I asked her to adopt me quite some time ago. She blessed me with
>saying something like only if you have a daughter I think, LOL. Mom, I want
to
>say THANK YOU for taking the time and effort for updating our list with
what
>was going on with me and saving all of that mail for me. Everyone has said
>what a good friend you (Lynn) are to her. You folks don't know the half of
it.
>Mom, I know how much stress this had to have cause for you to have to not
only
>update the list but to take in all of the mail and to respond when you were
>not feeling all that well either. Thank you just doesn't seem appropriate
>enough.
>
>To everyone who was and is going through some health ailments of their own,
I
>am praying for ALL of you. I'm trying to keep up with my mail, at least the
>reading part of it. Please know that I am with you in prayer and thoughts.
>Once I can, I will get caught up on personal mail and respond to each and
>everyone of you for your kind words and thoughts. I think I have kept all
of
>the mail Mom has sent me. In case I haven't a blanket THANK YOU is in
order.
>
>Love to ALL of you,
>Maria :)
>