tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946990888543180506.post1231556808314660531..comments2023-10-19T17:55:38.326-07:00Comments on Oliver's Journey: Reaching out...Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10897536520581066280noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946990888543180506.post-75076118565126351262011-08-10T18:09:00.244-07:002011-08-10T18:09:00.244-07:00I have the Bi Polar so I get some of what your say...I have the Bi Polar so I get some of what your saying. Yours is so much more intense with your struggles. I know I dont come check on you as much as I should. I too struggle getting out of bed and functioning each day. And I dont have nearly as much on my plate as you and I feel overwhelmed. So sorry I havent been there but I think of you often. Hang in there your kids are blessed to have you.<br />Love and hugs. Call me anytime. 235-0180Piepeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777562902645683252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946990888543180506.post-46759029413884341872011-08-08T08:28:45.428-07:002011-08-08T08:28:45.428-07:00I commend you for talking about an issue like this...I commend you for talking about an issue like this publicly. So many people would prefer to leave things like this in the dark and not think of it as an illness. You are a strong woman! <br />I can understand the questioning while I am not experiancing what you are I have a child with a possible life threating illness and I question why us,her,and what is going to happen afterwards? I think that children help you question your own mortality as well as to what happens after life. I don't believe that is a bad thing, I think we were made to question and to not accept things just as we are told. That was one of the gifts given to humans. <br />Stay strong you have the love and support of HUNDREDS! While not many of us will ever know or truly understand what you have gone through we will all be here with love, hugs, and encourging words. We all wish we could do more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946990888543180506.post-35038847041203428142011-08-07T19:01:39.900-07:002011-08-07T19:01:39.900-07:00wishing i could give u a hug..so many people just ...wishing i could give u a hug..so many people just dont get mental illness as just that an illness..hang in there momma ur babies love and need u:) u r a strong woman, do not let the devil tell u otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946990888543180506.post-47201548301259316932011-08-06T12:00:14.053-07:002011-08-06T12:00:14.053-07:00Stacy there is hope there is an overwhelming amoun...Stacy there is hope there is an overwhelming amount of people that love you. It is great that you are reaching out, maybe you should speak to your psychiatrist about medication change? Maybe these don't work anymore our bodies become immune to them sometimes. Remember you and your family are loved by so many that know you personally and not even personally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946990888543180506.post-78989794861325378492011-08-06T08:33:07.565-07:002011-08-06T08:33:07.565-07:00My mental illness is different than yours, and my ...My mental illness is different than yours, and my son's death was of course from totally different circumstances, so I can't say I know exactly how you feel. But I can relate to A LOT of what you are saying. Several months ago, I was talking to a woman who said she was impressed by me; she didn't know how I kept going. She said she *knew* that the reason she hadn't experienced the loss of a child is because SHE couldn't handle it because of her bipolar. Now I do at least know this woman well enough to know her heart, but I was still taken aback. I certainly don't feel like it is fair to say that somehow I was GIVEN this tragedy because *I* could handle it. And in fact, she had no idea that I have struggled with depression and anxiety for more than 20 years. So it feels like some of us just get "dumped on" with more struggles in life. I wish I knew why. <br /><br />I think also that sometimes people forget that just getting up each morning and showing up for Church doesn't mean you're doing great. Sometimes it just means you are trying REALLY, REALLY, REALLY hard. Sometimes it means that you force yourself to keep going for your children, even though you feel like giving up.<br /><br />I do feel like sometimes I just CHOOSE to believe in the plan because nothing else makes any sense to me. After Isaac died, I decided that if there is a God- and I have always believed He exists- that the ONLY thing that makes any sense whatsoever is that Isaac IS in Heaven with Him, and that he WILL be exalted. What Heavenly Father would NOT welcome that sweet little baby back with open arms? The struggle then, is how do I even begin to measure up so that I can be with my perfect baby again. It is paradoxically both motivating and/or overwhelming & discouraging to figure that out. I do struggle to remember that the Savior WAS perfect and he suffered above us all. How he did it I cannot comprehend.<br /><br />Sorry this is so long. I suppose I should have emailed. :( Anyway, I'm sending my love and hugs. Wish I could give them to you for real!Rachael Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03149169251326334809noreply@blogger.com