I  have a condition of the bones that are deteriorating my left knee, swelling it to gross proportion and preventing me to walk.  I cannot take cortisone or any inflammatory medication due to another physical condition that counter indicates it....so I do with Tylenol for arthritis to take the surface pain if at all on some days.

My brother has recently lost his home and all his belongings on the Island of Grand Turk where he resides.  This was the devastation of the land Hurricane that hit them with a Category 5.  Needless to say that he and his wife were in shock for several weeks.  The island has still to get the basic services back up.  It is a real sad environment to see.  He has been here with us for more than 2 months now, and undergone knee replacements on both knees.  He still is in the hospital for a two week rehabilitation program to do with his new prothesis.

My best friend's husband died two weeks back and I have been involved with her and family in this.  The funeral an all the things that go with a death.  They were the couple we got together with minimum once a week for years.  We are still grieving his death.

Yesterday I get a call that my best girlfriend has died.  We had been friends for over 35 years and raised our families together when all the kids were younger.  This hit me like a brick wall.  One death of a close intimate friend on top of another.  More grieving.

I went through grieving over the MSN groups closing once I related to the implication of this one.  I had just finished opening my Group on MSN, it was only a few months old when the news was flashed on my front page of my Group.

Now I am happy about this MSN change.  In the meantime I have transferred my whole MSN Group to yuku and it is working wonderfully.  All is well on that scene.  My permanent home is still in the process of being created.

My stress level has been major due to everything happening around me and with my own health issues. 

Other than that I am always so grateful to have my internet friends, the ones that matter the most, some I have been friends with for years.  It supports me and inspires me, giving me courage of knowing I am not alone in my pain.

All of this to say that life is full, yet blessings are derived and received from it all, no matter the challenge or the task, I can do it and I do just that. 

And there is more of course but do not want to bore you with too much to read.

love and hugs to all those I know so well on this site.  And to those I know less I send you love and hugs too.

Since we are all in the transition of moving, I wanted to share with everyone here while we are still able to do so.

Pearl