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Laurelin

(663 posts)
1. Of course you have value and valuable things to offer
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 05:35 AM
Dec 16

And you're important. And as you are still alive at this moment, your task here isn't finished.

I completely relate to your problem. I'm struggling a lot with food allergies but my safe foods aren't heart healthy. So every day I try to tweak my diet and test new and healthier foods, while trying to keep the immune system and stomach happy. I've been struggling with this for 6 months now and it is awful. At least my health care is covered but there's no magic medicine for me, just trial and error.

I can also relate to your depression. I'm with you. I find that exercise helps, but I keep getting injured so I have to tweak that too. It's important to persevere though. I'm walking and doing yoga. I hear meditation helps but I like yoga better. Also I'm trying to read some cheery and funny books between reading depressing political news. We really do need to deal with our emotional balance, to make it through another day. Or hour.

Take care of yourself. None of us can see how this ends. We worry of course, but we don't know the future. There's hope.

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Of course you have value and valuable things to offer Laurelin Dec 16 #1
Thanks. OldBaldy1701E Dec 16 #5
Dear sweet baldy XanaDUer2 Dec 16 #2
Thanks. OldBaldy1701E Dec 16 #6
It's easy for a complete stranger to say this Schlocko Dec 16 #3
I am trying to find a way to justify that. OldBaldy1701E Dec 16 #7
Sounds like you might have some chronic condition Schlocko Dec 16 #10
Tried twice. OldBaldy1701E Dec 16 #11
Well, that sucks. Schlocko Dec 17 #13
Thanks. OldBaldy1701E Dec 17 #15
I'm so sorry. I wish I knew how to make things better. LiberalLoner Dec 16 #4
You said something. That is already more help than I get from some circles. OldBaldy1701E Dec 16 #8
Okay, here is an update... OldBaldy1701E Dec 16 #9
I'm glad you are hanging in there, physically. I got my hopes up with Star Trek and the LiberalLoner Dec 16 #12
'Okay' is debatable, but I am still here. OldBaldy1701E Dec 17 #14
Thank you ❤️💚❤️💚 LiberalLoner Dec 17 #16
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