Day 275: Even Hedgehogs Get the Blues...

Alright. I'll admit it. I've been more than a little crabby lately.
I'm just frustrated. 
You know?
F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-E-D!
(ie: wanting things to be different than they are).

And feeling lousy only makes things worse (like way, way badder).

Luckily, I have KIND and, in some cases, forgiving friends.*
Friends like Alyson who not only writes sweet blog posts,
but also has impeccable hedgehog insight and humor.

Exhibit #A--The drawing I received from her in the mail today (along with several other sundries).


You wouldn't believe the package she sent filled with garden gnomes, finger puppets, collages, action figures, and sculpey unicorns. What more could a girl need to make her smile??

Then, you have my friend Elaine, who really is a cheer up Nazi.
Leaving voicemails.

Banging down the door (use your imagination).
Shooing me out to dinner.
Employing adorable kid strategies...



And Melissa...don't even get me started on Melissa.
Taking me out to movies,
rallying the troops,
sending me adorable cards in the mail.
I've seen her more this week than I think I have in a year.
 

And then there's Michelle. Can't forget Michelle.
Here's just a portion of her comic relief effort...which actually was pretty funny.



And Judy F. and Melissa H. and Emma and Laina and Gary and Carolyn
and Judy S. and Jenny and Pam and Wendy and Tara and Saima and Denise and Debbie.
Thank you guys from the bottom of my achy, cranky heart.


You love and support means the world to me.


*PS Special apologies to Laina...who could have felt HIGHLY offended from yeterday's blog post.
She was the one who made the comment I was talking about and, as I knew, was only trying to help. As we discussed by email this morning, the post was not meant as an attack on her, but an attack on an issue that's really bugging me for a while--how to NOT think about Lyme when it's constantly impacting you. I love you, Laina. Thank you for your friendship and for allowing me to express myself.  When you read what I wrote, you could have gotten mad (really mad), but you got curious. That says A LOT about you and our friendship. And I appreciate it more than words can say.  XOXOXO


Altered Today: Mood (thank God), Fridge Door, Gratitude

Comments

[Laina]

Damn you and my hormones! I just put my makeup on and now I'm all teary eyed! I love you Kathy!

P.S. You're stuck with me. :p

[Lynn Garcia]

Thinking of you today, hoping for better days tomorrow, I've been there, done that, got the tee shirt. I know the pain, frustration, the anger, the hopelessness. Sometimes we don't realize how much this illness takes from us. Then it just hits us, like a freight train, wham. .... I want my old life back.... I have screamed , and I know you do too. I too have "lost" over a year of my life. Lost my job, my credit, my sanity, some close friends and some close family. When I am herxing,, it is scaring and I have reached out at my worst. i should just stay in bed, or hide in my walk in closet ( which I have done, crying in the dark). I planned my own funeral, cleaned out my belongings so my children wouldn't have the duty, crying for all the things that I will miss, or have missed because of this dreadful illness. But thru this nightmare I have had some great times, seen some light at the end of this dark tunnel. I have met the greatest people in my life because of this illness. Your tea party was one of the best gatherings of this year for me. It helped me realize, I am not alone, I am one but many great people who have been cursed with this evil monster,devil,Satan Lyme. When Satan Lyme gets me down, I think of it just like that Satan Lyme. Satan Lyme loves suffering, pain, conflict,physical and emotional pain, and heartache. I understand. I do. We are different, but yet the same. I understand, I am on your side. We are all on your side.<3

[Melissa A.]

I adore you, my friend! I just wanted to prove to you that you are loved by many. Sometimes we feel so alone with this disease. But you are not alone, my friend. You are surrounded by caring friends and although we sometimes get wrapped up in our own lives, it doesn't mean we love you any less or don't think of you often. Always remember that. <3

[Saimz]

Gosh I love you hunny bunny.
(I spelled that wrong on purpose. Cute, aye?)

Will I see you at my bday dinner, lady?
<3