Friday, August 22, 2003

First Day

Hi.  This is us.  We're pretty special people and have met many more.  We figure that we have 20 minds, but just one brain.  Sometimes it gets confusing.  Trying to concentrate on listening to just one voice at a time.  It's all about communication. 

We have some good supports.  First is our psychiatrist.  We'll call him Dr. M. We've managed to keep him for the last four years.  It seems like we believe in each other.  There is still another psychiatrist friend, Dr. W. Officially he's retired after 7 years with us, but he's still in mind.  It's the same with Dr. L.  He's been the head of the psych department where we went to college.  Just heaven sent these folks.  As are our "major" friends Forest Path, Bubbling Stream, Rosewood Tree, Gentle Brook, Clear Sky, and River Bank ...  just enough people caring to make us believe we're pretty special.  Hmm, special ... that would describe our three sons and their families.  None of us get to see them nearly as often as we would like, but they are top rate!  Their names are Macadam (22), Macadam's wife Lee, and daughter Abby (2.5), Tanner (21), Tanner's son AJ (3), Jacob (19) and his friend Aldan (18).  We have a pretty close relationship with my boss too.  Her name is Sr Tess. Lastly, are our two sibling kitties, though they are 5 years just this month.  They're names are Missy and Chief or (Mischief).

Lately, we've been having a little trouble with our life because of the depression.  We've been hospitalized twice between June and August for suicidal behaviors.  Plus, we were hospitalized once for chest pains and a second time to find out about the diabetes.  Before that, we'd gone 3 years without the need to be hospitalized.  The suicidal things have been due mostly to issues we have with abandonment.  My father died of complications of diabetes in February, my stepmother of 25 years (Sandy) died of complications of cancer in May, and our Godfather died in August. 

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