Randy
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Post by Randy on Feb 16, 2010 0:11:30 GMT -5
Steve,
Thanks for the story and for being so open about your personal life. Very moving.
Randy
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Post by shirley on Feb 16, 2010 10:05:03 GMT -5
Thank you Steve for sharing that with us. It is VERY moving. I KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that there is a heaven and I know I am going to heaven when I die. Money can't buy that. I have lost many of my relatives in the past 4 years plus my neighbor. I buried my mother...my brother...my sister...my brother-in-law...and my nephew. There are no words to describe that. BUT...I know I will see them all again. If I didn't have faith in the hereafter I would be terrified to die. God is our creator and he cares about all of us. I have read stories Steve about people dying and what they saw...I believe every word of it. Can you imagine being in a place where we are NOT sick anymore? Your Dad told you that and you have never forgot it. That has probably given you more peace than you ever imagined. Did you have SD when he died or did you get it after he passed away? Thanks again hon... Shirley
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Post by steve201 on Feb 16, 2010 10:15:25 GMT -5
i got it in 2k after a very ugly strike by our company and the engineers....so...no..didn't have until much much later...I've lost most of my family, and a few friends along the way...and yes...it keeps me at peace with what life is all about.....
thanks....
Steve
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Post by kathsherman on Feb 16, 2010 12:05:49 GMT -5
thanks steve....a favorite post of mine kathleen
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Post by jojo19551 on Feb 19, 2010 15:14:57 GMT -5
Twelve years ago I lost my husband to cancer. Watching him die was stressful. I did not have scleroderma at the time, only have it for 2+ years. This loss helps me keep all other situations into perspective. I hope to never face anything this stressful. I just lost a friend to scleroderma and I cried my eyes out the day I found out she died. I only allowed myself that day to be hysterical; life has to go on and we can offer so much to others if we are calm. It is like playing a game with your head and you must win the game, not your head!!
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Post by shirley on Feb 20, 2010 17:45:31 GMT -5
I am so sorry JoJo that you lost your husband.....Dear God....please tell me how you survived it? But...you said you did not have SD at that time though...right? I have prayed and ask God to let "ME" go first because I could not stand to be the one to be left behind. After all my hubby is the healthy one. I know how I am and how I handle severe stress....not well. I wish that I could talk to myself like you do and tell myself that I could only be hysterical for one day.... "I" will not listen to myself. LOL....that came out funny. My body has a mind of it''s own and does what it pleases. I am so very sorry honey for your hubby's loss and your friends loss too. Life is hard...there is not anything easy about it. You gave some good advice though...I will practice on it and hopefully will get better at it... Hugs, Shirley
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