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[DebSP]

Well I decided I would post here today. I haven't posted for quite a while. But I feel that I just had to say hi. I have had a couple of years of health problems and near depression. (I say near because I was at a low point and managed to turn things around although I still can't talk about our loss without pain). I fell on ice and sprained my ankle 2 years ago and just as that was going away I developed a shoulder problem that became frozen shoulder. And then in May when we lost a grandchild to SIDS. But 3 months ago I joined a gym with a fantastic personal trainer that has helped me rehab my shoulder much more than physio was doing. And as a bonus it helped me become more active and get back on my bike late this past summer. Being physically active and getting outside has really helped. And I have to say that reading this forum over the last few months has helped. I guess it is true that misery loves company?;-) Actually it is more knowing that I am not alone in my struggles and taking encouragement from others. I probably won't post again for quite a while but I do read often. I always want to say encouraging things to others because I am glad to see people making progress with their challenges but I can never seem to find the words right now. But it will get easier. I have so many blessings in my life that I can just keep moving forward. Sorry for this long ramble but it is the first time I have shared what happened with anyone other than close family and friends.

[emily_in_nc]

DebSP...good to see your post. I'm very sorry for the loss of your grandchild.

I hope you'll stick around. We have just been lamenting how many people have left TE, and it's kinda lonely here. I come and go myself, but I always come back eventually. And we talk about many things besides bikes and cycling, as you can see.

Take care -- glad you've found a good personal trainer!

[Pax]

DebSP - nice to see you posting, so very sorry about your grandchild. I think you're right about misery, sometimes it's just nice to know that the people we share common ground with, also experience similar issues from time to time.

[ny biker]

Hello Deb, im so sorry about your grandchild. I'm glad things are turning around for and I hope you continue to feel better. Please do check in when you can,

[Catrin]

DebS, thanks for checking in, it is good to hear from you. I'm very sorry to read about your grandchild and I totally agree on being able to share with people who have common ground/experiences. It's important.

On a completely unrelated topic, we've broken 2,000,000 views on this thread

[Crankin]

My condolences on the loss of your grandchild. I know nothing anyone "says" can make it all go away, but just posting here helps sometimes. Sounds like you are doing all of the right things to get your body back to where you want it. Physical activity, any kind, is really one of the best things you can do for yourself when faced with emotional things.

So, the people "loved" our house. We went to the grocery store during the showing, and DH was driving me nuts watching the feed from our security camera... it just shows if there's any movement in our driveway. So we knew how long they were there (half hour) and we saw them having a lengthy conversation with their agent. We have an audio feed, but we could only get snippets. We saw kids running around, while the parents were talking. Oak, one of the little boys was trying to touch the creepy owl!
Later on, we had feedback from our agent. They loved the house, they are coming back today during the open house, and, they are a somewhat different family than the typical group around here. Five kids (), all home schooled. They said the house would be tight for them, but doable. I have always believed that whoever buys this house will be slightly different (what does that say about me?). Hopefully, we'll have an offer soon.

[Pax]

Hope they're the magic buyers, Crankin, having a house on the market is just zero fun.


I finally did it yesterday, I got to go into the ocean!!!! My wife is not a water person and the waves scare her, but I still need help with stability so the most I've been able to do is go ankle deep. We had a friend visiting for the weekend and she loves to water so she helped me go out chest deep and we had a ball in the waves, it was so freeing!