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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/24/2009 7:45:28 AM
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stamper_ben
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If he goes back to work he will be going on. Let him take one step at a time.
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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/24/2009 8:13:21 AM
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Add into the equation the fact that he'll be surrounded by all that energy. I found being around youngsters is more energizing than it is tiring. And all that unbridled optimism. And mountains of pure love. Yeah, could be just what he needs. And I'll add in prayers of my own for all you. God bless you and keep you, Maggie. You're one of His special ones.
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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/24/2009 8:34:29 AM
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Maggie - one of my co-workers was in the same situation last fall and he came back after two weeks. One week was busy and then he and his family 'regrouped' and they all went back at the same time.
And it seemed ok. Granted their family is different than yours, and I'm smart enough to know what works for one doesn't necessarily work for another, but I wanted you to know that that plan has worked.
Thinking of you and yours. I'm doing what I can.
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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/24/2009 9:11:20 AM
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When do you see the psychiatrists again?
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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/24/2009 3:04:10 PM
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magdaleine
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Thanks for the input, everyone. It's helped me be a bit more at ease with the idea.
Trish, I asked dh about making that second appointment with ds3's psychiatrist and he put me off because he doesn't know the other boys' schedules and wants them to be there. I've got to pin that down still. My own psychiatrist I see every Wednesday, so I'll see her tomorrow.
I'm not doing so well today. I started feeling some of the grief last night. I couldn't sleep and I was crying. Even though the question rose in my mind, "Who will help me in my grief?" I wasn't able to reach out to dh. I eventually did sleep--my doctor has okayed me taking a bit more of my sleep med if I need, so I did--but I still feel immensely tired and will probably go back to bed and spend the rest of the day there.
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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/24/2009 3:55:47 PM
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Maggie, why weren't you able to reach out to dh? True, he is also having a hard time, and granted, he MAY not be able to give you what you need, but even so, just holding each other silently...
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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/24/2009 4:39:17 PM
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I keep wondering when the emotional pain will hit me. And then I wonder if it won't. And if it doesn't, is that a good thing or a bad thing. My mind goes all sorts of places.
Here's what I figured out when I was grieving my miscarriage--however you grieve is just how you grieve. Just letting it be whatever it is, and trusting God to help you with it, is the best any of us can do. Grief is hard enough without us questioning what it's supposed to look like... but then again you shouldn't second-guess yourself for second-guessing yourself. OK, now my mind is going all sorts of places. 
You know, if anybody from church offers practical help, you might ask them to coordinate who brings meals when (assuming you still would like people to do so). That way you won't get as many duplicates. Our church has started doing this for families with a new baby; it is a lot less work for the recipient, and makes it easier to accept the help. For illnesses etc it's usually coordinated by someone close to the family. When we lost our baby they offered to coordinate some meals for us; I said no but in retrospect I wish I'd accepted the help.
(((((((Maggie)))))))) praying for you as the first emotional wave hits.
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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/24/2009 10:14:36 PM
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magdaleine
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Ben, I'm not completely sure why. For one, he was sleeping, though that shouldn't have stopped me. Maybe it was because I didn't trust him to respond in a helpful way.
Jen, we have been so blessed with people reaching out from so many sectors of our lives it would be impossible for anyone to coordinate so we simply accept what's given when it's given. The freezer is very useful. And yeah, I'm accepting the help though accepting help is something I've found very, very hard to do over the course of my life. I guess I'm learning to overcome that. It's hard though!
I stayed in bed, sleeping, most of the day. I'm feeling numb and sluggish.
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RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium - 11/25/2009 12:13:38 AM
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((((Maggie))))
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