Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Re: [epilepsy] Hobbies

 

Mark,

You know --I didn't think of itching as a joke. Sorry about that. I meant
that all you have talked about is wanting to drive.

Now in this letter you say you clean the house. Could I ever use you! I
like to bake bread and rolls. I haven't done much of that since I live at
the retirement center -- mainly because guess who would eat the rolls--
Me --and I don't need the calories. I used to bake bread and rolls to sell
when I lived on the farm.

Do you like to go thru papers and file. I have a bad habit of piling
instead of filing.

Millie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Benell" <thebakist@yahoo.com>
To: <epilepsy@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Scratching and Bleeding

Millie, I know you were making a joke when you said "itching" to drive, but
it made me start crying. It IS very frustrating. I have hobbies -- some that
benefit my family and others like baking bread (make that MAKING bread -- I
don't just pop it into the oven ;) and, being an obsessive-compulsive, when
the spirit hits me, I clean my Mom's house to within an inch of its life (I
KNOW, houses don't have lives!).

I feel like a baby having to ask people to take me places. And (I know, you
shouldn't start a sentence with a conjunction!) when my Mom was out for four
hours this afternoon, the only things I could do were cook and clean.

More and more my thoughts are turning to hurting myself. My case manager was
here today and she asked me if I thought I needed to go to the hospital.

My mind is going a mile a minute now so I'll have to end this message here.
Thanks so much for your concern.

Mark

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From: Millie Myers <mylmy@gogreencroft.net>
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 10:18:42 AM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Scratching and Bleeding

Mark,
I don't recall there ever being a time when you weren't "itching" to
drive.That must be very frustrating. Have you tried starting some hobby to
keep you busy . There has got to be something else to do.

Yes, I think you need some counseling. You need someone to talk to --to
accept not being able to drive. Or at least give you some handles to work
with so you can get your thinking about something else

I think it was Terry who said you could have a sz a day or week after 6
months. That is very true. My Dr. told me that I could be without a sz for
20 years and they could start again.

Since I sold my car, I am going thru having to ask people for a ride, wait
when the shuttle or bus doesn't come for 30 -45 minutes -- and I don't like
it. I always take something with me to read while
I am waiting. So I am feeling some of what you are feeling but I know I
won't drive again.

That is just the way the ball bounces. You need to find something to do.
Do you have any hobbies?

Millie

----- Original Message -----
From: "thebakist" <thebakist@yahoo. com>
To: <epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 4:36 PM
Subject: [epilepsy] Scratching and Bleeding

> I've gotten so frustrated since I found out that my driving suspension
> would last at least another 4 months (if not forever), that I've turned my
> body into a scratching post. The scratches are mostly on my hands (hey, I
> can't use them for driving) and my arms, but I have plenty more skin to
> scratch to the point of infection and scarring. It's gottne to the point
> where I feel proud to have started an area bleeding.
>
> Does anyone think that this warrants a visit to a doctor?
>
> Mark
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