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magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/15/2008 2:22:40 AM)

Well, I didn't expect to see YOU responding to my post tonight, LOL! So we're even.

You've got my prayers. What sorts of places have you been applying to? What sorts of places hire psychologists (that's what you are now, isn't it?)?

I'm hoping that another cup or two of Sleepytime tea and I'll be able to sleep--or at least try. My head's starting to nod.



cherish405 -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/15/2008 6:28:59 AM)

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ORIGINAL: magdaleine

Oh Lord! Please bring comfort to Don and Betty. Our children aren't supposed to die before we do, God. And we all want our children to be followers of you through Jesus Christ but they make decisions beyond our control and we are helpless except for you. You see what we cannot and you see the whole, while we see only part. Why did this young man have to die before embracing you? Why dash the hopes of his parents, Lord? And yet all things work together for good for those who love you. ALL things. Can we believe this? Can Don and Betty? Please give them this hope and as time passes, enable them to see the good that comes from this tragedy. Keep their faith strong in the midst of their pain! Show them your great faithfulness and compassion! Fill their hearts with your presence and give them peace. In Jesus' name, Amen.


Amen.

Hope you and your family are better soon, Maggie.



magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/15/2008 9:48:34 AM)

Thanks, Trish!



Pengie -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/15/2008 9:56:59 AM)

Good Morning!

Just finished ordering two new dog beds for my faithful friends. They both sleep in kennels at night and it was time for new soft pads to sleep on.

Maggie, I hope you are feeling better. You have been in my thoughts and prayers.

My sister's husband was diagosed with bladder cancer. Prayers for him would be most appreciated, thanks.

Dove, I hope you're ok. Praying for you, too.



rayofson -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/15/2008 11:49:20 AM)

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Shaunii -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/15/2008 11:57:24 AM)

Hey all,

Maggs, I've been applying everywhere but I really only want to work in community service agency's... and that is what/who I interviewed with last week. Uhm, its a field where you have to use contacts though to get a job... so I'm waiting this one out and praying because to me it seems like a great fit and exactly what I want.

No, I'm not a psychologist. Here in the states only the doctorate level can be called psychologists. On the master's level we are called therapists/psychotherapists. You can do, pretty much, the same thing and see the same type of clients... not to be confused with a psychiatrist here who is an MD and they are medicine based... we're talk based.

Uhm... hmm... I may or may not go and get a doctorate later ... I'm not sure yet... for now though I'm going to work so that I can get my license... (2 years of fulltime work before I can apply for it)... So I have time to work, explore my options and see if I really want or need the PhD...

I don't like school I don't like school I don't like school...



rayofson -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/15/2008 12:24:13 PM)

My daughter has a BSW.



Pengie -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/16/2008 6:00:38 AM)

Shaunii, so you're the kind of therapist my husband and I could use for marriage counselling? And my daughter could use to help with her bipolar illness? We need someone like you! Too bad we can't seem to find that someone near us that everyone likes. I could use help with my PSTD just for starters alone! Then there is my husband and his bipolar . . . why we could keep you in business for months just on our own![:D]



magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/16/2008 8:53:18 AM)

So, Shaunii, how do you feel about school? ;)

Thanks for explaining about your work. You really enjoyed the job you gave up to go to school, didn't you? And that was a community service agency, wasn't it? Have you applied to the same agency again? You'd have good contacts there, I'm thinking.

My family doctor referred to my psychiatrist as a "talking" doctor. So she does all the medical things but we also spend an hour a week talking. I still don't quite get how just talking helps though. I mean, sure, talking to a friend is helpful because you can get stuff out in the open and "off your chest." I guess the degrees help the therapist in how to guide the talk?

My psychiatrist rarely gives advice or counsel. She listens and asks questions. Though this last visit, she was very, very adamant on the counsel she gave me. Dh is concerned about our finances and had some financial person come to the house who agreed that there is reason to be concerned. The only area where the two of them could see any "free" money to be used to help the problem is the money dh gives me each month--about half his salary. My psychiatrist does not want me relinquishing any of it or agreeing to be given less because it would be taking many steps backwards and would seriously harm me psychologically. I was quite surprised because I was quite willing to see how I could cut back. Since she rarely advises, when she does it's time to sit up and take notice.

Good morning, Ray! BSW. Is that Bachelor of Social Work?

Good morning, Pengie! LOL about keeping Shaunii in business for months just with your family! Your dogs will be grateful for their new beds, I'm sure. You take very good care of your animals. I'm sorry to hear about your brother-in-law discovering he has bladder cancer. I will pray.

I left a note on the counter last night, asking someone, anyone, to make me tea in the morning and bring it up to where I'm sleeping because the hot liquid really helps me feel better. Dh was kind enough to do it but the tea he made tastes foul. How can a person ruin good tea so badly? And it isn't the first time. I sure do appreciate that he took the time and effort to make it and bring it to me, however, and so I'm drinking it.

I'm not any better. Last night I was thinking that I might try and see my doctor this morning but to do so, I would have to be at his office before 8:00 and that just seems too much to do. I'm not any worse and I don't have a fever so I think I'll continue waiting. I sure didn't sleep much last night though. Everytime I lay down, I would start to cough. If I managed to lay down and not cough, when I put the C-PAP mask over my face and turned it on, THEN I would start coughing. I was up pretty much every hour and I think I got some sleep but not much. The hot bath I had at 4:00 a.m. was helpful. Too bad I can't immerse myself in a hot tub and go to sleep there.

Dove, how are you doing? Like Pengie, I keep praying for you. {{{{{{{{{{{{Dove}}}}}}}}}}}}



rayofson -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/16/2008 11:04:39 AM)

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Good morning, Ray! BSW. Is that Bachelor of Social Work?


Yes, that's it. She went to college while she lived down in Texas, waiting for her husband to return from Iraq.

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when I put the C-PAP mask over my face and turned it on, THEN I would start coughing.


I wear a Bi-Pap mask. Whenever I cough, the eardrums pop. [sm=bigears.gif][sm=shocked.gif][sm=rollingeyes.gif]



Shaunii -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/16/2008 11:32:41 AM)

LOL Pengie... yep... to bad you all aren't near... but PM me and I can see if we have anyone in your area... we have a vast network.

Contrary to popular belief therapists/psychologists/etc don't do a lot of advising. The best way to put it is someone who walks along side you and helps you work through your issues. Sometimes friends don't know where a "hot spot" is or how to effectively work through it or see how certain things have affected you and if they see it they don't know what to do to help you move on... so yes... its talking... on your end and depending on the client and goals homework that is designed to assist your growth and learning. Not all therapists ascribe to the above mentioned way though... some really do just sit there and listen to you blab... that's not my theoretical background... their view of persons shapes how they do therapy. Most people come in for one thing but it turns out that the problem is much deeper...

As far as where I used to work, they only hire licensed pro's... it takes 2 years of fulltime work to apply for licensure.... so...

Regarding my own therapy experience... I have gained tremendous insights and have adapted my way of thinking/living based on them... life changing ones... so... it's more than "just talk"



cherish405 -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/16/2008 2:02:16 PM)

Hi everybody.



Doveflight -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/16/2008 9:13:29 PM)

[sm=wave.gif] Hello, please pray. emotional stuff going on. [:(]



magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/16/2008 10:33:41 PM)

{{{{{{{{{{{{Dove}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

I'm praying.



magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/16/2008 10:35:24 PM)

I'll respond to everyone else later. I'm not feeling so good at the moment.



magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/18/2008 6:38:37 PM)

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She went to college while she lived down in Texas, waiting for her husband to return from Iraq.

That's a smart daughter you have, Ray. She wasn't wasting any time, was she? And her studies would certainly take her mind off worrying--at least to a degree.

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I wear a Bi-Pap mask. Whenever I cough, the eardrums pop.

That can't be pleasant! I went and did an image search to see what the difference is between cpap and bipap masks. Not much from what I can tell, but my search produced a photo of a wee little girl, maybe one year old or so, who uses a bipap for sleep and when she's sick. Poor little thing! But apparently it helps her lungs to work better, keeps her breathing more rythmically and gives the muscles around her lungs some exercise. I've often thought that the cpap has helped my asthma. I don't have nearly the trouble with asthma that I used to before the cpap. It's helped with upper respiratory problems too. This is the first time in years that the cpap has made symptoms worse rather than better by making me cough more.

Shaunii, you explained well how psychotherapy works. Thank you. What you said makes sense. Would you return to your former employer when you have your license or will you be looking in other areas?

That's cool about the insights you have gained about yourself in your own therapy and been able to make changes as a result. So, are you still driving with your leg half out the window? I'm not sure how I've changed from therapy. I'll have to ask the doctor what she's seen changed.

Hi Trish!

Dove, I'm stilly praying.

I'm still sick. I don't like being sick. Friday night I was able to eventually lie down and sleep without constant coughing but last night I had to go try out the recliner and see if that would help. Not sure it did but it was a whole lot more comfortable than trying to sleep sitting up in bed. My sinuses have slowed down. I'm not using nearly as much tissue as I had been and my lungs aren't as productive as they were. I think what's happening is that I'm getting over the flu/cold but my asthma is kicking in. I've been taking my puffers since I got sick so that should be helping some. It wears me out so that even sitting at the dining table requires too much energy. Thankfully ds1 is storing his furniture at our place so I've been able to use his recliner. It's very comfy and relaxing. I wish I could have gone to church this morning.

Ds1 is travelling in Europe. At the moment he's in Barcelona, Spain, having already been to Morocco, Seville and Paris. Not sure if I said this earlier, but he's using a cool system of accomodations called couch surfing. He connects with people online who have registered that they're willing to have travellers come sleep on their couch. Accomodation is free and often the host acts as tour guide of the city they're in. So far he's had wonderful experiences with the couch surfing hosts. Sure makes travelling more affordable. In a couple of days he'll be meeting a couch host at the Cannes Film Festival. Yesterday was his birthday. He was staying in a hostel and most of the guests at the hostel were Canadian so the whole group of them went out to celebrate his birthday.



rayofson -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/19/2008 11:39:45 AM)

My pressure setting is rather high. A BiPap has two pressure setting...one for inhale, and a lower one for exhale. It makes it easier to exhale against the pressure.

My settings are 20/13. Most people's have settings in the range of 9 to around 13. I've talked to people that had as high as 32 though.

When I had a sleep study done, the nurse explained that my settings were a compromise betweeen what I should have and what was reasonable. After I received the machine, I saw that the max setting on it was 20. [:D]

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last night I had to go try out the recliner and see if that would help.


That's what I was going to suggest.



magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/19/2008 12:22:36 PM)

Thanks for the explanation, Ray. I think the setting on mine is very low. I'm still not able to use it without non-stop coughing. I think I said earlier that this is the first time since I received the machine quite a few years ago that I have not been able to use it. But I WAS able to sleep lying down in bed last night so that's good. I'm also feeling much better. My sinuses have dried up and I'm not coughing nearly as much. I'm sure the good sleep I had helped. So has my puffer. And God, of course. [:)]



zondie -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/19/2008 6:45:12 PM)

(((((((Maggie))))))) So sorry to hear that you're still sick! I've been and will continue to be praying. I've not been able to post lately, but I've been reading the posts, and praying for all of you. Hope everyone is doing better.

My sister has to use the bi-pap machine. She won't even lay down, if the power goes off, cause she's afraid she'll stop breathing without the machine. She suffers from asthma and bronchitis too. She put it on to show me once, and I don't know how she ever got use to sleeping in it! But she assured me that, when it comes to getting a good breath, that you'll get use to anything for some help to breathe! Guess you and Ray know all about that, huh?



magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/19/2008 8:35:07 PM)

Thanks for the hug, Zondie.

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She won't even lay down, if the power goes off, cause she's afraid she'll stop breathing without the machine.

Wow! I didn't know I had sleep apnea until a friend suggested that might be a possibility. I wasn't aware of stopping breathing at night but I had the problem in the daytime. The simplest things would trigger it, like choking on my saliva. This one particular time I was at my friend's and it was happening again so I quickly left the room to struggle with my breath in privacy. She followed me, figured out what was going on and advised me to ask the doctor about sleep apnea. I haven't had any trouble not breathing during the day since I started using the c-pap.

I lay down for a nap this afternoon because I was so out of energy. I decided to try sleeping with the c-pap and to my surprise it did not trigger coughing this time. Wooo hooo! Thank you God! I had such a good sleep.

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She put it on to show me once, and I don't know how she ever got use to sleeping in it!

Yeah, you get so used to it that I find it hard to go to sleep without it. I breath so much better with it on.



Doveflight -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/20/2008 9:38:31 AM)

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magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/20/2008 10:32:56 AM)

Oh Dove! Thanks for popping in. I'm praying for you.



rayofson -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/20/2008 11:40:56 AM)

The sleep study report described it as 'profound sleep apnea'. The recorded a time between breaths as long as 78 seconds. Also the blood O2 dropped to somewhere around 52%. (Normally it would be in the high 90's.) They were about to go into panic mode and wake me up when I started breathing again. [&:]

My wife sleeps much better now too. I was concerned about the noise from the machine. But she says it's much quieter than my snoring. [sm=icon_smile_blush.gif]

Also she isn't laying awake at night worrying about me not breathing.



magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/20/2008 12:22:05 PM)

Wow! Good thing you went and had that test done, Ray!



zondie -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/20/2008 3:41:11 PM)

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Maggie wrote:
I lay down for a nap this afternoon because I was so out of energy. I decided to try sleeping with the c-pap and to my surprise it did not trigger coughing this time. Wooo hooo! Thank you God! I had such a good sleep.


I'm so glad you finally got some GOOD rest, Maggie! Are you feeling any better today? (I'm still praying.)

Dove, I'm glad you popped in with a hello, too! I'm still praying for you. I've been wondering how you and Pengie are doing. Hope to hear you're feeling some better!

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Ray wrote:
My wife sleeps much better now too. I was concerned about the noise from the machine. But she says it's much quieter than my snoring.


My husband snores so loud (sometimes) that it wakes me too. But most of the time it just sounds like 'purring', which is a soothing sound to me. But I think that if I slept in a room with one of those machines running, that the noise would relax me too. Sorta like a fan running all night or something.



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