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REFLECTIONS OF A LIFE....

CJA
  • By CJA · Posted November 17, 2009
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • The noise from the kitchen spills out around the room like children playing on the playground. There's the scent of roasting turkey , fresh baked rolls, pecan pies and a touch of cinnamon floating through ...

FINALLY GETTING BETTER

nanomary
  • By nanomary · Posted October 30, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • AFTER 16 MONTHS OF TERRIBLE PAIN, INFECTION AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK, I AM FIANNLY GETTING BETTER!!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! THANKS FOR PRAYERS ...

Finally back

nanomary
  • By nanomary · Posted September 18, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • WOW it seems like so long since I have been here. I have needed to journal for my own sake but just refused to do it. I had surgery Aug. 26 to reconstruct part of my pelvis and have my hip replaced. Surgery ...

rehab

pantinker
  • By pantinker · Posted September 14, 2009
  • Discussion in Family and friends of alcoholics · 25 replies
  • my husband was in rehab for 7 day for alcoholism. He wrote a prayer calling the inmates angels. I have a problem with that. Is this normal for people in rehab ...

Surgery in 2 days

nanomary
  • By nanomary · Posted August 24, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • In 2 days I go for surgery. reconstruction of part of my pelvis and a new hip. I wish there was an easier way. I told my husband that the next person that told me it was going to be great after it is ...

finding help

Tag
  • By Tag · Posted August 24, 2009
  • Discussion in Finding help · 0 replies
  • One of the hardest hurdles for any acoholic to jump is to admit "I may be an alcoholic. Look at yourself realistically. Has your alcohol use increased over the years? Does it take more beer or liquor ...

One foot in front of the other......

CJA
  • By CJA · Posted August 18, 2009
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • The thought of speaking about my drinking problem or any other problem I had wasn't what I feared, it was facing the problem at all. I have spoken in front of numberous persons before, revealing my scarred ...

MYELINOLYSIS: Bye Bye DEMYELINATION,Till We Meet Again & We Will, My Friend

WhataBreeze
  • By WhataBreeze · Posted August 12, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • An Afternoon For Thought with Franky and Breeze (it is simply not acceptable for patients to be harmed by the same "Health Care System, that is supposed to offer healing and comfort" January 2007's passing ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

New to this group

nanomary
  • By nanomary · Posted August 3, 2009
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • Hi everyone! Just joined this group. If there is one thing that really made an impact on who I am it is alcoholism..on both sides of the fence. As family member and alcoholic. Hope some of us can connect ...

Confussed?

Smish
  • By Smish · Posted July 13, 2009
  • Discussion in Family and friends of alcoholics · 4 replies
  • My best friend of 22 years told me this past weekend that she is an alcoholic. She and I both have been drinking since we were 14. She drinks several drinks at one setting, and realized she cannot stop ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

I should have done this sooner

loonym
  • By loonym · Posted June 10, 2009
  • Discussion in Recovery · 2 replies
  • Hi all, I'm Jon and I am a grateful recovering alcoholic. I've been here on Inspire awhile as part of the bladder cancer group. I really should have popped in sooner to intro myself because, first and ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

We Need CPM Awareness - 60 Year's Hidden, Help Us...

WhataBreeze
  • By WhataBreeze · Posted June 7, 2009
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • Central Pontine Myelinolysis: If blessed to live through the initial issues, please don't give up on us. For me personally, starting February 2002 my life continues to go through daily series of changes ...

Reminds me of my Hopes

CJA
  • By CJA · Posted June 6, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Like always, I am ever hopeful that another year in my life has come and gone with little discord. Hopefully this summer season will bring about a much needed sense of continuing peace, calmness and improvement ...

ALCOHOLICS

Frostie
  • By Frostie · Posted June 4, 2009
  • Discussion in Family and friends of alcoholics · 12 replies
  • My husband is a Alcoholic he has to drink everyday don't get me wrong he works everyday but he treats like i'm not even here unless he wants to be intiment all other time i'm mentaly abused he says things ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

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