tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post113104822194594016..comments2024-01-26T10:20:37.836+00:00Comments on Diary of a Goldfish: ICD-10, G93.3The Goldfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1131147993126002582005-11-04T23:46:00.000+00:002005-11-04T23:46:00.000+00:00Thanks Charles. You're very kind and I don't think...Thanks Charles. You're very kind and I don't think <I>that</I> counts as "whining poetry"; it is great. Tudor Radiohead - in a good way. Thank you. And I hope that was a simple copy and paste job and you didn't have to type it up yourself. <BR/><BR/>Thank you too Pete. I shall amend my own Ikea catalogue with that entry and can turn to it when times are rough. Something tells me I don't come in flat-pack. ;-)The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1131122543183990152005-11-04T16:42:00.000+00:002005-11-04T16:42:00.000+00:00Hi Goldfish,I spent half an hour leafing thru' an ...Hi Goldfish,<BR/>I spent half an hour leafing thru' an IKEA catalogue looking for furniture item ICD-10, G93.3.<BR/><BR/>I found it. it read Deborah: Caring, sharing and warm item that would brighten up anybodys life. Like mine;-)petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162001029968518442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1131114415217934722005-11-04T14:26:00.000+00:002005-11-04T14:26:00.000+00:00I think that it is the repetitive nature of chroni...I think that it is the repetitive nature of chronic illness that makes it so soul-destroying. Most of us be resilient about one or a dozen setbacks but when it goes on and on and on it wears away at your courage. Of which you have plenty, but no-one can keep their head held high and not be afraid of the dark, all the time.<BR/><BR/>You have the gift of self-expression, a small mercy but thine own. Writing it out helps to move the experience from the subjective into the objective, which is the first stage in holding on. Then communicating that unique experience to others, which is your reward and contribution in life.<BR/><BR/>Life is not an accountant's balance-sheet of achievements to be ticked off. The hand you have been dealt hasn't so far included a job or a University education, but it may yet do so. I won't patronise you by saying that your job is to be Goldfish, but in a sense, that is what it is.<BR/><BR/>Mind over matter "cures". Well, if it was that simple, we'd all be doing it. Hang in there, girl.<BR/><BR/>I understand your dislike of whining poetry but try this for size. The imagery, to me, transcends the pain.<BR/><BR/>In Time of Pestilence <BR/> <BR/>Thomas Nashe (1567–1601) <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>ADIEU, farewell earth’s bliss! <BR/>This world uncertain is: <BR/>Fond are life’s lustful joys, <BR/>Death proves them all but toys. <BR/>None from his darts can fly; <BR/>I am sick, I must die— <BR/> Lord, have mercy on us! <BR/> <BR/>Rich men, trust not in wealth, <BR/>Gold cannot buy you health; <BR/>Physic himself must fade; <BR/>All things to end are made; <BR/>The plague full swift goes by; <BR/>I am sick, I must die— <BR/> Lord, have mercy on us! <BR/> <BR/>Beauty is but a flower <BR/>Which wrinkles will devour; <BR/>Brightness falls from the air; <BR/>Queens have died young and fair; <BR/>Dust hath closed Helen’s eye; <BR/>I am sick, I must die— <BR/> Lord, have mercy on us! <BR/> <BR/>Strength stoops unto the grave, <BR/>Worms feed on Hector brave; <BR/>Swords may not fight with fate; <BR/>Earth still holds ope her gate; <BR/>Come, come! the bells do cry; <BR/>I am sick, I must die— <BR/> Lord, have mercy on us! <BR/> <BR/>Wit with his wantonness <BR/>Tasteth death’s bitterness; <BR/>Hell’s executioner <BR/>Hath no ears for to hear <BR/>What vain art can reply: <BR/>I am sick, I must die— <BR/> Lord, have mercy on us! <BR/> <BR/>Haste therefore each degree <BR/>To welcome destiny; <BR/>Heaven is our heritage, <BR/>Earth but a player’s stage. <BR/>Mount we unto the sky; <BR/>I am sick, I must die— <BR/> Lord, have mercy on us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1131113079406319652005-11-04T14:04:00.000+00:002005-11-04T14:04:00.000+00:00That's no problem at all. Glad you're feeling a bi...That's no problem at all. Glad you're feeling a bit better.marmiteboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727386811098683743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1131110418348229392005-11-04T13:20:00.000+00:002005-11-04T13:20:00.000+00:00Thanks Marmite, you are very kind. I knew you woul...Thanks Marmite, you are very kind. I knew you would empathise with my misery at missing out on a trip to Ikea. ;-)<BR/><BR/>And I suppose in truth this week I <I>am</I> doing a bit better - I have been certain been rambling on plenty on here and my need to sleep has much reduced.<BR/><BR/>Your support is very much appreciated.The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1131051108086043162005-11-03T20:51:00.000+00:002005-11-03T20:51:00.000+00:00Dear Goldfish,What are you saying sorry for? You h...Dear Goldfish,<BR/><BR/>What are you saying sorry for? You have every right to feel pissed off and shit. You have been ill for more than 9 years. Some people of my acquaintence make more fuss when they get a bloody cold than you do. If one of 'em makes a fuss again I'm going to show them one of my mates blogs, yours, or Lady B's or Fang's or Wildchilds and so on and tell them to have a fucking moan then about something inconsequential.<BR/><BR/>I know how it feels to see no light at the end of the tunnel and I wouldn't wish it on anybody cos it is shit. And we do all need to have a good wallow now and again but we shouldn't wallow on our own. Doing your blog in such an open and honest manner can only help you in my opinion because you are sharing it with people who care about your wellbeing.<BR/><BR/>It must be hard looking at websites and seeing all this evangilistic stuff about cures when you feel you are standing still with your condition but each person has a different experience with it and so you can't really draw on their experience when researching your own. Your time might very well come when you start to feel better and eventually recover. I'm not going to tell you to have faith because that's an easy way out. I've been 'healed' by well meaning people in my absence and when it had no effect I was then told it's because I had no faith. A total cop out that one. <BR/><BR/>What I will say though is never give up. ou owe it to yourself more than anyone not to. So what if you've haven't got a degree or haven't worked and so on. You are an intelligent, articulate and talented writer who obviously has a great artistic flair. You cannot and never will be able to take that away from you. It's yours for keeps. You've written a book for starters. How many people with degrees have that in them? Not many I can tell you. <BR/><BR/>Your health is the most important thing in the long run, not exams or jobs and so forth, and although I do realise they are important to you please don't think it reflects badly on you because you haven't acheived these things. It doesn't at all.<BR/><BR/>You are always the first to offer a word of comfort or advice to all of us when we are going through pain or are feeling down. You give us all a great deal.<BR/><BR/>Keeping on keeping on.<BR/><BR/>Take care<BR/><BR/>Marmite xmarmiteboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727386811098683743noreply@blogger.com