Comments on: PFAM 19: Who would you be?

By: Ann Gourieux

Ann Gourieux — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:42:33 +0000

I would probably either still working at my job as a parlegal, or actually enjoying retirement on disability. I might even be taking courses online to become a certified advocate. However, since I cannot change the past, I advocate as a volunteer and moderate a chronic pain group. I am also a caregiver.

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By: Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:10:29 +0000

Duncan,

Thanks so much for all you’ve done for Patients for a Moment. I’ve learned so much by reading the posts on various editions.

I appreciate your simple and straightforward answer to this time’s questions. I’m sorry you missed out on the Air Force experience. I think you are right that it makes a difference in perspective when illness descends at a later age. I can’t imagine what it would have been like to be ill in my twenties like I am now. I bow to all you who are coping with such overwhelming disorders as young adults.

By: Aviva

Aviva — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:06 +0000

I have a half written post about this topic, that I left unfinished when I decided it was too whiny.

It’s a great question though, and I put a lot of time into pondering it. I like reading other people’s posts about it.

Thanks, Duncan!!

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:50:11 +0000

Ugh – so sorry I missed the deadline for this! There were some good contributions and I agree with a number of them on many points. Sometimes experiences are difficult to put into words when they become so deeply imbedded into who we are and who we continue to become. Perhaps, for my late contribution, I would have to say that I’ve learned the value of forgiveness – for my body, for my friends and family, and, most importantly, for my self. Thanks, Duncan, for putting this all together.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:02:36 +0000

Eeee! I didn’t even know this one was going on otherwise I would have contributed!

Oh wells, I guess I’ll have to try and catch the next one.

By: Vladimir Levin

Vladimir Levin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:16:41 +0000

Duncan I have been having increasingly severe problems for about 2 years now and I’m 37 so indeed, it’s different for me from someone who got sick in their formative years.

By: Queen of Optimism

Queen of Optimism — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:20 +0000

Thanks for an excellent roundup of posts. I’ve been thinking about this question ever since you first posted it and wish I had taken the time to write. Like you, my reply starts with how I would have been someone totally different on a totally different path…

Thanks again.
-Q