Well yes my cat was a big help for me, but sadly to say she recently passed away from a kidney disease...As of now...readin the bible, going to church, yoga, & working out helps me a lot.
Me, I go out. Go to the casino and walk around, people watch. Working out is good too, I got a new yoga mat on Friday. Sorry to hear your cat died Gladys, you gonna replace it?
I'm not single but would get real lonely during the day, home and alone, bored, and tired of TV. I had such mind fog that I couldn't read anymore. My hands hurt so much that I took up knitting to distract them of the pain and found that I loved it so I started dragging myself to a yarn store and knitting there and met a whole new group of friends who all love to knit. It has saved my life. It's sedentary, we all love to do the same thing, and we're all different but love to do the same thing. There are no men there so it doesn't fill that need but girls know guys so there's that possibility...
I definetly have my 2 doggies to get me from getting TOO lonely. But being home all day can get to anyone! Its tough because I don't have the energy to go out and shop or do anything, but I'm sad/lonely by staying in all the time. I guess this is the reason I started going to therapy huh? LOL
My 2 grandchildren. My daughter and her family live in our mother-in-law quarters and those babies keep me kicking. Ivy is 4 and Tryston is 6 and they are really what keep me fighting during the week. My husband is gone Sunday a.m. to Thursday p.m. and without my daughter, son-in-law and the grandbabies I would go mad. Even on my sickest days, just a whispered "I love you, Mom-Mom" puts the will to live back in my heart. Also, my faithful companion, Siddalee, my husky mix is always by my side. Sometimes she's late being fed because I sleep so much, or she has to wait to go outside, but you know, that dog never complains! lol
I also read if my flare isn't so bad that I can't comprehend. I watch tv, play on the computer, garden a little bit, oil paint, sit and stare, listen to books on CD from the library (a lifesaver when you're so sick you can't watch tv or read). And if I'm too sick to do any of that I sleep and have the weirdest dreams anyone has ever had. They're starting to get on my nerves because I feel like I haven't slept at all, I dream so much!
Right now, I am trying to figure out what to do with my time. My husband left me, a while ago.. one of the reasons he says was because he couldn't take me being sick all the time. **coughs liar** but being single and being sick sucks!! I find myself, pushing guys away, because I don't want to get hurt, or have them leave me because they can't take the fact that I am sick. Any advice on how to deal with that?
I'd have to agree with most, animals, my dog Yogi always has a wierd way to cheer me up :) I mean, just taking him on a walk he gets so excited so it makes me want to walk him all the time. Last week I went over to my moms house upset because of what some jerk of a patient said about my butterfly rash, her german shepard knew I was upset and came up to me, usually he kinda ignores me until I call him, thought it was cool he could sense I was having a bad day.
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