Dear So and So

[OakLeaf]

Dear Beth,

Dental phobias are real and nothing to be ashamed of. Find a dentist who understands and who will do your procedures under sedation if necessary.

[jessmarimba]

Dear self:

If you can't do anything else tomorrow, at least go for a walk. A good walk. It seems counterintuitive but it'll probably help your back.

[Owlie]

Dear self:
Stop worrying about that. You have other things to deal with. Go home, perhaps next weekend, and look when you get there.
Also, one day you're going to have to consider getting the rest of your stuff out of your parents' house.

Dear body:
Let me sleep. I get it. No more evening caffeine. Today was weird. Tomorrow will be better.

[Chinook]

Dear You,
You have chosen to post amongst others who have lost their loved ones and to the beginners in this sport; you know what you have not been subjected to. And you find it so difficult to rise above yourself, your perceptions, and your reality. You have so much. Rise above and be. Respect and be. Understand and be. Become who you are to BE. No more excuses. Make 2012 and the the years that follow your star trail...you are to BE! Let nothing stop you.

[limewave]

Dear Chinook,
You can do it! You have an entire community hear rooting for you!
~Limewave

[Pax]

Just got off the phone with my mom, my brother has been having difficulty seeing out of his left eye for a few weeks, the doc did an MRI and then a CT scan. Seems he has a 5cm Optic Nerve Meningioma. Apparently it's been growing so long it has deformed the bones in his sinuses. He is very weirded out but doing okay; hardest part so far... calling his daughter and letting her know whats going on.

He and I have a complicated relationship, but this is really knocking me for a loop. The idea he could lose his sight terrifies me.

[indysteel]

((((Pax)))). I'm so sorry to hear this. I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us posted if you can.