Welcome to the forum Kaytee, Doug, Irwin, and the many others.
I can't speak for everyone on the forum, but I can say welcome to our world and our family. I have grown to love my family here on the forum and open up and trust them with things I would never tell my natural family. I gripe, complain, fuss, just let it all hang out and they still show me unconditional love. Now where else can you find that?
The main reason is that we have a bond that others cannot understand. A common ground of fighting for our lives, the lives of friends, and loved ones. We all know life is not "FAIR", never has been never will be. It takes time to get over the steps many of us face after learning we, a family member, or friend have ALS.
1. Denial (Wasn't de-nile a river in Egypt?)
2. Bargaining (Now that, I can do, give me a good garage sale any day) :mrgreen:
3. Anger (How sweet the rage that rises up for naught. :twisted: For what has it accomplished?)
4. Depression / Anxiety / Grief (No one comes to my Pity Parties)
5. Acceptance (And now the healing of the soul and spirit can begin, and peace can be found, if you look hard enough for it)
Each of us goes through these steps at different speeds and sometime we go back and forth to them, time and again. Yet hopefully, we reach a point where we look at the truth of our situation and begin to think of what comes next?
After death then what? When you are angry it is often very hard to believe in a God who loves us and wants us to dwell with Him forever. A God who sent his son Jesus to die for our sins that we might have life eternal. A life without pain, suffering, and disease. Many believe it is just too simple. To accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour and we can have everlasting life.
My own choice is to believe and to accept, how about you?
People have been given the free will of choice! Chosing what they believe to accept as real in his or her life. I give you the right to chose whatever you want. I still will love you and help you in any way I can to make it through this difficult time in your life. I will not try to force my beliefs on anyone else.
I am just presenting to you my own personal point of view on the subject.
It in no way reflects what this forum or it's founders believe, but is strictly my own personal opinion.
For those of you who do not know me, I 61 years old and I am the proud father of 3 boys, a daughter, and 15 grandchildren. I invite you to join my ever growing family. Feel free to kick your shoes off and share your heart with me. Anger, frustration, fear, venting, is all allowed. Just talk, you will feel better for it.
God Bless
Capt AL
