Asking for SoWaller's Prayers

Beach Fanatic

Jul 31, '07 · 11:08 PM33,495

Hi Everyone!

I usually keep all this to myself, but I'm overwhelmed and need your prayers and thoughts. :blush:

Over the past 15 years I've battled with Fibromyalgia and Chronic fatigue syndrome. I have tried many things....some worked and some were a waste of time and money. It's hard for people around you to understand, as one day you may be on top of the world and the next three days or more you can't move from the bed to the bathroom. :idontno:

It is sometimes even harder to get a physician to believe you. :confused:

Fortunately I have had some good Doctors.

Fibromyalgia is a burning painful feeling in your muscles. This makes it hard to pickup things and to move your limbs without a lot of pain. CFS is debillitating and the most frustrating! Usually comes with a cough you can't seem to get rid of, intense fatigue, low grade fever, need for sleep, sleep, sleep. BUT also includes insomnia....that's the double edge sword about CFS.

So it you don't see me very much at the Cafe you'll know I'm at home wishing I could greet you. I hate this because I love working at night ans seeing all my :wave:

SoWal friends. I don't really want to change to lunch, but we'll see. My Doctor says I need to stop at 5:00 p.m. and start my evening of rest. :yikes:

Okay everyone who knows how hard it is to stop at 5:00 in the afternoon raise your hand. :lolabove:

I thought so!!!!

I :wub:

you all!
ItzKatzTime
:wave:

Kat:roll:

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SoWal Insider

Aug 1, '07 · 12:47 PM#27

Hey,
I understand. I know what you are talking about. I am so sorry. It helps to just unload on somebody sometime. Just do what you can and try not to worry about what all you can't do. Your true friends and those closest to you will understand. ;-) :wub:

Take care of yourself ~

Allison

Beach FanaticAuthor

Aug 1, '07 · 1:59 PM#28

YOU ALL!

I just woke up and wandered over to the computer. What a happy surprise to see so many thoughts, prayers and smilies coming my way. I can't express enough my appreciation!!!!

I've been a member of SoWal for a year and 4 months. I didn't know about lurking so I jumped right in to address "the buzz" about D&K's closing for renovation. AT first I was a little apprehensive (well, a lot) ....but, I knew what we were doing was soooooo needed for our own life. I think our mistake was not letting everyone else in on it.

We have had to get through the first six months of "dinner only" to get everything worked out. It has been the toughest time we've ever had in 20 years of being in the food industry. We wanted to keep our staff as they are so loyal and just feel like family at D&K's.....so that meant they had to jump right in and learn fine, excuse me, casual fine dining by experience. Our partner in crime "The Shadowman" has nurtured them to be their best out front. Born and raised in Louisianna....also in Hospitality and Food Industry for over 20 years, he was the perfect one to teach them. It was hard for them at first....some customers were not impressed in the beginning.....but we just pushed on and so did they. Kelly, Chris and Cathy can now go just about anywhere they want to serve. I hope they will stay with us for as long as they feel that is where their heart is.

Now for lunch......adding lunch has been pure funn! I have never been hugged so much in the cafe and out on the streets when I see someone. You would have thought we had won the lotto and given everyone a million dollars. And, I think people are happier now.....as the lunch and dinner menu gives all the peeps options. Okay Okay that's enough about the cafe. Except we all thank you for the bottom of our hearts for sticking in there with us and for supporting D&K's.

I want to especially thank Kurt for giving us SoWal....it has been such a blessing to me. Doug never touches a computer, but he knows from all your posts that I print what's going on. Being in a closed kitchen he doesn't get to see all of you like I do......but he sure does hear about you!!!!!

Through SoWal I have made many dear friends and some kooky ones too that I know I will be in touch with most of my life. I can't go a day without jumping on to see what's going on with all of you....even if I don't have the time to post... my heart is with you.

Sooooo dear SoWallers having CFS and Fibromyalgia can be a blessing, as it gives me more time to be on SoWal....reading and posting! Thank you for all your suggestions....I have used the Tortoise Clinic off and on for over 10 years, tried some drugs....not for me (except a Lortab every now and then), Meditation is excellent for it, light weights, and sleep ....which helps the best! Scottalderson has suggested a new book I want to get...."Inflammation Nation". He's so cool......sent me a number reassuring personal messages. I love each and everyone of you!

AGAIN....THANK YOU ALL! I'M GOING TO ENJOY THIS RAIN SHOWER NOW.

ItzKatzTime

P.S. My wonderful father, Bay, was/is my role model for staying up and always having a positive attitude. He constantly reminded me growing up that things could always be worse....be grateful for what you have....and he was so right!!!!

Beach FanaticAuthor

Aug 1, '07 · 2:08 PM#29

Hey,
I understand. I know what you are talking about. I am so sorry. It helps to just unload on somebody sometime. Just do what you can and try not to worry about what all you can't do. Your true friends and those closest to you will understand. ;-)

Take care of yourself ~

Allison

Okay now I've read through your posts again and I'm crying. You all touch my heart so much!!!!!

Kat

SoWal Insider

Aug 1, '07 · 2:09 PM#30

Kat you sweet wonderful girl, :wub:

does this mean you feel like making us a key lime pie???

Hang in there. You are not alone, you're stuck with us. :wave:

Beach Fanatic

Aug 1, '07 · 2:29 PM#31

Hi Kat - So sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well. Please know that everyone is pulling for you. BTW - Your daughter looked beautiful last night. We had the pleasure of her company at dinner when we went out with friends. What a great group of beautiful girls we were surrounded with! (one of them being mine!)

Beach Fanatic

Aug 1, '07 · 6:57 PM#32

Definitely my thoughts and prayers are going your way, too! I, too, know people with fibromylasia and it indeed sounds like tough going. I hope someone comes up with a good treatment for you and others soon.

Skunky

Aug 1, '07 · 9:10 PM#33

We're pulling for you Kat :wave:

Beach Fanatic

Aug 1, '07 · 10:18 PM#34

Kat---

My prayers are with you for strength, endurance, and healing. I admire the fact that you are willing to share your struggles w/ friends. I say so often that sharing is what deepens friendships, and I choose friends that share everything. I hope you have support in friends and family that will walk this road with you. I enjoy your posts and like you am up rather late at times, so keep posting, someone will be here supporting and encouraging you.

Beach Fanatic

Aug 2, '07 · 12:46 PM#35

Just wanted to say hello! I am new to the board. I am here if you ever need to talk. As one soul to another, my heart was touched by you. :cool:

Beach FanaticAuthor

Aug 2, '07 · 11:25 PM#36

Thanks again everyone....today has been really a rough one for me and I made the mistake of running to the cafe at 8:00 tonight to drop something off.

I got so upset by a traffic domestic aurgument on Hotz Ave. between two totally drunk blondes and a husband/boyfriend who would not let her in his car. Of course he's blocking one of the blondes SUV and is also blocking the whole street....no one can move and we are listening to some of the foulest mouthes I've heard in a long time. Both women were banging on his window screaming at him....then he open his door and when he gets out I just want to turn and run. He's tall, huge, looks like a body guard with glistening muscles shining in the restaurant glow. Do you think they back off....nope, she just keeps hurling insults and threats and F this and F that.

But what shocked me most was right next to them I see 2 little girls about three and four years old standing there watching the whole thing with their family. Cute little girls with big bows on the sides of their bobbed hair cuts. Sitting a few yards a way are a group of young teens (12-14) laughing at the whole scene and I wonder to myself what is happening to this life we have here? And why is this family letting their two small children watch this?????

Finally he pulls over and lets one of the blondes get in....while the other blonde is still screaming and hitting the window with her fists. She sees this is not helping so she gets in her SUV and they both make a U Turn...yep right there on Hotz....and we all gave them room to do so....and off they sped. The SUV first and the "body guard" with other blonde right behind her......they race on past the cafe down DeFuniak to 30-A.

Do you know where your kids are? :yikes:

:angry:

Sorry to vent.....this just really makes me mad and sad!

Beach Comber

Aug 3, '07 · 12:17 AM#37

Ms. Kat
I am honored to include you in my prayers. I can empathize with your situation. Two years ago I had a heart transplant. My new heart is great and is treating me well. However, seven years of heart failure and the medications took a toll on my body. Pain has become a way of life. I have peripheral neuropathy and have had an ongoing case of the shingles for the past eighteen months. I have developed several methods to deal with the pain that allow me to continue to enjoy a somewhat reasonable life. I would be happy to share with you if you are interested. Just send me a private message and I'll give you my e-mail. BTW, even with my curse (or blessing, depending on POV) I haven't missed a summer trip to the sugary sand since 1992 and I am currently nursing two black toe nails from a hike last week in the mountains of Colorado. I used to know a judge who would always say "PUSH ON" when things got rough. It was years later that I found out that his saying was an acronym.
Pray
Until
Something
Happens!

God bless and know that we are praying for you and HE listens!

P.S. I owe the Board a trip report from June, I'll try to post this weekend.

Beach FanaticAuthor

Aug 3, '07 · 12:40 AM#38

We're pulling for you Kat

thank you so much my fellow Saints fans. I :wub:

you both!

Kat :wave:

Beach FanaticAuthor

Aug 3, '07 · 11:14 AM#39

Thanks to all for your PMs....I can't type too well this morning so I will do something I never do....keep this short.

Kat

Meow

Aug 3, '07 · 11:16 AM#40

Thanks to all for your PMs....I can't type too well this morning so I will do something I never do....keep this short.

Kat

Short and sweet. :wub:

Hang in there and one of my favorites...don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle.

Beach Fanatic

Aug 3, '07 · 12:23 PM#41

He's tall, huge, looks like a body guard with glistening muscles shining in the restaurant glow.

I started to ask if you had his phone number, itty bitty needs a boy friend. But then I thought, "who needs one that gets involved in stuff like that?" Better off alone.

anyway, we continue to pray for your recovery. May you have a good day and a better night's reat.

Edited Aug 3, '07 · 12:24 PM

Beach Lover

Aug 3, '07 · 2:15 PM#42

Just adding my wishes that things improve soon. A friend of ours had fibro, so I have some small idea of the great pain that is involved. She thought it was related to stress, as her bouts were more severe under stress. After reading what you went through in the re-structuring/re-organizing of D&K's, it sounds to me as if you've had a lot of stress in the past several months.

I read in our local newspaper about a "Physiatrist". A medical dr. who specializes is rehabilitation and pain management medicine. I'd never heard of a Physiatrist before. Don't know if this type of specialist would be able to assist.

Keeping you in my thoughts and hoping for major improvement for you soon :wub:

Lynne

Beach FanaticAuthor

Aug 3, '07 · 2:29 PM#43

He's tall, huge, looks like a body guard with glistening muscles shining in the restaurant glow.

I started to ask if you had his phone number, itty bitty needs a boy friend. But then I thought, "who needs one that gets involved in stuff like that?" Better off alone.
:funn:

Ss2 this guy looked like he was on a "steroid rage"....but can't blame him with those 2 pounding on his new black caddy and screaming like there was no tomorrow! Scared me!!!!

:shock: Kat

Beach Fanatic

Aug 3, '07 · 2:34 PM#44

Kat - our prayers are with you and hope you're feeling better real soon! :clap:

Beach Fanatic

Aug 3, '07 · 10:48 PM#45

Hi Kat Hope you are feeling better.

Beach Fanatic

Aug 4, '07 · 8:02 AM#46

Kat - I hope today is a better day for you. I love your posts and I would hate for anything to force you to "keep it short." I love the way you give us an insiders look at the restaurant business. And how you really seem to care about your customers. But most of all, I love how supportive you are to all of the other restaurants in the area.

take care of yourself and I hope you get some :sleeping:

Beach Fanatic

Aug 4, '07 · 2:31 PM#47

Kate I hope you are getting some rest. I couldn't believe this .You sound so" bubbly".I so want to see you in Oct. when I'm down. I know you must have felt awful when the dr. told you to stop work at 5 pm. Well, you are in my prayers.Again, thanks for taking time to answer me the other week. .

Beach Fanatic

Aug 4, '07 · 3:29 PM#48

Hi Kat-

Hope today is a good one!
Stop at 5:00!? Yeah, right!!! (Prayers coming your way :wub:

)

Beach Fanatic

Aug 8, '07 · 3:38 PM#49

Hello KAT

Sending You Love!!!!

Beach FanaticAuthor

Aug 8, '07 · 11:28 PM#50

Thanks everyone...I you soooo much. I try to get rest but it comes a little here and a little there. I have a lot on my mind these dayz and that doesn't help either. I really have a burden about children walking or riding their bikes alone. Every one that visits my daughter knows my rule NGWA....No Girl Walks Alone.

Thanks again....it helps me so very much to keep getting your posts.

Choose Love!;-)

SoWal Insider

Aug 9, '07 · 6:15 AM#51

Thanks everyone...I you soooo much. I try to get rest but it comes a little here and a little there. I have a lot on my mind these dayz and that doesn't help either. I really have a burden about children walking or riding their bikes alone. Every one that visits my daughter knows my rule NGWA....No Girl Walks Alone.

Thanks again....it helps me so very much to keep getting your posts.

Choose Love!;-)

I love your girl rule Kat! It's a grayt one. I, like you, can't understand why parents would ever let girls go anywhere alone. It is just not safe. Maybe we need to make a new logo for this and pass it out to all young girls on stickers, shirts, hats, jewelry, everything.

Hope you have a glorious day today and are feeling much better. I will try to get by this weekend to see you. :wub: