maidinthemarsh
maidinthemarsh
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Bio
A born again Christian, happily married to Ron, with whom I care for a country cottage where all are welcome regardless of race, colour or creed. We also care for sundry wild and tame life.
Both being parents from previous marriages, we have six children between us who have brought another six "loving strangers" into our lives, along with ten grandchildren.
But I'm not letting on much more about myself until I have read what other people tell on blogs - after all, who wants to give it all away in one go!
Addition - I have decided to admit to suffering from almost lifelong fibromyalgia. Diagnosed in 2008, I initially thought it had been triggered by treatment for breast cancer (I am a survivor). But as the condition progresses and changes, as medical knowledge advances rapidly, and as I am moved between doctors in our joint efforts to improve my condition, I discover more and more about it. Over the past couple of years I have been told that this has not only been with me since childhood but almost certainly responsible for childhood symptoms which were dismissed as "growing pains", "simple anaemia", "recurrent tonsillitis", and never investigated. I have spent my whole life assuming that everyone ached like me, got painfully tired, and managed on intermittent sleep, while feeling inadequate about lack of concentration, inability to run and angry because everything is such an effort and no-one appreciates that. Fibromyalgia is after all an invisible condition.
I have been described as both 'an arty-crafty type' and an 'eccentric'. I have also been described as a Christian fundamentalist - opinions welcome, keep it nice
Interests - handicrafts (crochet; knitting; cross-stitch; sewing). Cake making and decorating. Cooking. Tearing the house apart and re-making it (I have gone far beyond decorating). Being a 'do-gooder' - you may learn more............
Trained as an Occupational Therapist, I was forced to give up work due to ill health. So there is plenty of time for other things, but how people tick, and how we can make our lives better, is still my first (sorry second, maybe third) love.
Downsides - I frequently find myself unable to do things, being told this is due to the fibromyalgia. The theory is that I should 'go with the flow', and pace myself. Like heck I will. The glass is either half full or half empty - and I am going to live like it is half full no matter what!
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