Ground control to Major Tom - a cry for assistance

[mathnerd]

EDIT: As of today's post, I am getting home! Thank you all, bless you all, for your generosity to help me in this situation. Words do not suffice how grateful I am to you all. I will never forget your kindnesses. *HUGS

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[altogetherisi]

I feel I should comment, though I don't really know what to say. Just, I am so sorry that your situation is terrible, and you are facing it with a lot more strength than I ever could. I hope you get home and get the care you need.

[mathnerd]

*hugs* My professor (from French-speaking Switzerland) commented on my new braces and the discussion from there went to my general all-around situation. One of my colleagues commented that he would be a lot more depressed about it were it him, and I said, well, since I can't fix it, and drinking doesn't help, you just live with it. I have a strange sense of humour. Which is not to say that I don't spend a fair amount of time crying and swearing and contemplating moving to another galaxy. ;)

[altogetherisi]

since I can't fix it, and drinking doesn't help, you just live with it

This attitude seems at once mature and profound and also so, so normal somehow. Humans beings generally seem capable both of complaining about the most silly of things, and yet also can display such resilience, strength and grace when coping with seriously difficult situations like this. I really do admire you.

[mathnerd]

My solicitor friend gave me a book for Christmas (Bujold fantasy) and picked a quote out of it for me to remember and wrote it in the front. The quote was "Prayer is putting one foot in front of the other." and that's essentially what it all boils down to. We pick ourselves up and keep going, because there is no other option. Sure, I could give up, but truly giving up requires killing myself, which requires work, so for right now, it's easier to keep going. At least, until tea-time.

Love you!

[intrikate88]

Hi! I found my way to your LJ through tsukara and read about your difficult situation. I'm so sorry you've had to go through all of this, and that after everything, you aren't going to be able to finish your education for now. I've got a chronic pain problem too, and I know how much it can keep you from doing all the things you need to. I'm going to post about you with a link on my LJ, and send you something through paypal as well. Be brave, sweetie, and go home to get treated and rest; I was looking back at your past entries and I can see you are a strong woman and you are stronger than your illness. You'll get that degree, don't give up. *hugs*

[mathnerd]

Giving up is considered twice daily between the hours of ten and noon, and again from half past three until tea-time, whenever that happens. The rest of the time, we soldier on. :P

I appreciate the assistance and the signal boosting. May I ask what your chronic pain problem is?

Also, went and nosed through your profile/interests. We seem to overlap heavily. I now want to curl up with tea and brownies and squee with you over a dozen fandoms. :D

[intrikate88]

I've got chronic migraines that no doctor can find a reason for, the sort that crawl into my back and joints and make me nauseous and tired and hating life. LOL, your schedule sounds a bit like mine.

We do have a lot of common interests! Tea and brownies and squeeing= also a common interest. :D *friends you*

[mathnerd]

Yeps, chronic daily complex migraines is one of my diagnoses. I take Topamax to minimise the impact, use Migranal for the break-through pain, and do physiotherapy to try and get the body to work with, rather than against, me. All that, just for the headaches, for *one* of my many diagnoses. I spend more than twice the time weekly in appointments than in lecture.

*happily friends you back* I warn you, though, right now I am mostly using my Dreamwidth account. I read Livejournal and comment, but if you want to know how my life is going, you'll have to pop over to mathsnerd (note the *s*) at dreamwidth.org. If you don't have a DW account and want one, let me know, I'll get you an invite code, but most of my stuff there is public.

I can't say I'm glad I'm dealing with this nightmare of a situation, but I am so glad I got to meet you. Cheers!

[schmot_gurl]

Wow. Yes, the medical system here in the US sucks. I hope things work out for you!

[mathnerd]

Thank you!

P.S. I adore your icon. ;)

[schmot_gurl]

&hearts

[ziz]

I wish you the best of luck and the safest of travels.

[mathnerd]

Thank you. I, too, hope for some good luck for a change. ;)

[sgatazmy]

Hey Nora,

*hugs* *big hugs*

So when I read your post last week, I'd already written out a check for you for a little bit of money and then proceeded to lose the card/money. doh. I just found it so it is going in the mail today. I hope it reaches you before you take off.

We're here for you!

[mathnerd]

*hugs*

Love you guys SO MUCH.