tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post1688615023596299005..comments2023-10-28T04:42:06.365-07:00Comments on ABC's of RA: Reflections on a hurricane...Deb aka AbcsOfrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619087592028571941noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-2819488403392417242011-09-07T08:51:40.573-07:002011-09-07T08:51:40.573-07:00Tammy...Welcome! Although I do love the changing s...Tammy...Welcome! Although I do love the changing seasons, I am for sure not crazy about the extremes. It is just another one of those things I try to look at as the glass half full when I can. And I am sooo grateful we made it through just fine.<br /><br />Thrive With RA...murphy's law has come into play in my life. I have had the ribcages acting up the past few days which isn't too much fun. But I was sooo enjoying my reprieve and looking forward to another round of that and hopefully soon. Fall is struggling to settle in here and I will welcome it with the cooler weather and all. And of course then we have the holidays also which I just love. MMMM....pumpkin pie! Wow, you sure have had your taste of Mother Nature. I think the quakes are the worst for me personally as I never knew when they were coming. Kinda like when my older brother use to sneak up on me when we were kids and yell "BOO"! Always gave me a slight heart attack.Deb aka AbcsOfrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619087592028571941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-53902117557406749332011-09-07T08:40:15.199-07:002011-09-07T08:40:15.199-07:00Hi Deb,
Your ruminations resonated resolutely wit...Hi Deb,<br /><br />Your ruminations resonated resolutely with me! I really enjoyed this reflective post. I'm so glad that you fared well with the hurricane, and that flares are off in the distance for you, quietly holding at-bay.<br /><br />I have not experienced a hurricane or hurricane warning. It's one of the few examples of fury I haven't added to my "collection" of nature's wrath, such as numerous earthquakes -- including the infamous Loma Prieta quake in No. CA in 1989 -- several tornadoes that whizzed-on-by in TX and IL; ice storms and blizzards in New England; and a tsunami warning in Hawaii that thankfully was downgraded to a tropical storm.<br /><br />Here's hoping for a more uneventful season for you weather-wise, and continued silence, healthwise.Thrive With RAhttp://www.thrivewithra.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-47844774168350237782011-09-06T12:38:45.708-07:002011-09-06T12:38:45.708-07:00As a transplanted new englander, I must admit I mi...As a transplanted new englander, I must admit I miss the sounds of the storms we had during any and all seasons. I've been through several hurricaines and no two were alike. Snow storms, the same. I loved everything nature had to throw at you and the four seasons. <br /><br />Glad you made it through okay!<br />Thanks for having me<br />TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-60957676697692228012011-09-03T00:51:20.723-07:002011-09-03T00:51:20.723-07:00Jackie...thank you for your kind words. I hope we ...Jackie...thank you for your kind words. I hope we all make it through the ra journey. And do know that if you ever need any help in your journey or a shoulder to lean on, give a hollar and I will do my best to help.Deb aka AbcsOfrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619087592028571941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-36467717863966141642011-09-02T11:42:16.683-07:002011-09-02T11:42:16.683-07:00Deb - loved the metaphorical, poetic tone of this ...Deb - loved the metaphorical, poetic tone of this post. You're so talented! And you give me hope that I will find my own acceptance, confidence and inner strength in my RA journey just like you. Thanks.The Rheuminator (Jackie)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-61778537336269020042011-09-01T08:45:22.616-07:002011-09-01T08:45:22.616-07:00Wren...yes, I do wish we could have become stronge...Wren...yes, I do wish we could have become stronger perhaps a different way but that I can not change. I can only change how I react to my health and what it deals me (well I can be proactive on healthy eating and exercising when I can). I have found that no matter where I have lived there seems to always be mother nature lurking about in one form or another. <br /><br />Tharr...with hurricane Hugo came a tornado upon our house. That is what did us in during that hurricane. They sound like a train roaring over you when they hit and are quick. Hurricanes are slow, slow, slow. And a Cat 1 is still a hurricane in my book. Look what the Cat 1 of Irene did up north.<br /><br />Cathy...for some odd reason my joints felt better during the storm and I was grateful for that because of the stress of the storm and waiting it out. The weather here has been so beautiful and my joints are feeling better. I don't have that vice feeling hanging on every single joint like I normally do and for that I am grateful. I am going to try and enjoy whatever reprieve I get and whenever I get it.Deb aka AbcsOfrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619087592028571941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-54840771609000899742011-09-01T04:52:11.838-07:002011-09-01T04:52:11.838-07:00Deb, I love the way you worded this post. I also ...Deb, I love the way you worded this post. I also love that you made it through Irene just as strong as you are making it through RA. It's funny how ones strength keeps building and building. I hope the clean up is not too rough. Did your joints feel the effects of the hurricane?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076282329093508289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-31953788163125094782011-09-01T00:06:34.273-07:002011-09-01T00:06:34.273-07:00Glad you made it through Irene ok. I have been in...Glad you made it through Irene ok. I have been in one hurricane, it was only a category 1, don't know if that counts as a real one or not. lol We have tornadoes here. With them there is always an eerie calm after the storm passes.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575686459496908135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-42684006995482373052011-08-31T20:16:23.051-07:002011-08-31T20:16:23.051-07:00I've been lucky enough never to have personall...I've been lucky enough never to have personally experienced a hurricane, but I sure watched it on the TV news in fascination. I'm glad to learn that you rode the monster out in style and without harm or injury. You're right, I think, that living with the pain and disability of RA makes a person stronger. (...though becoming stronger some other way might be nice, eh?)<br /><br />Take good care of yourself, now. I hope this finds you feeling great, Deb.Wrenhttp://www.rheumablog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-33701186883450027232011-08-31T12:37:22.580-07:002011-08-31T12:37:22.580-07:00Coronaryrn...thank you for your post. We just got ...Coronaryrn...thank you for your post. We just got everything back online today (five days after the storm). Poor folks up north still have it rough with all of that flooding. I have family and friends spread up and down the east coast and I have to say, I prefer when the worry stays closer to home. At least I know immediately what is going on.Deb aka AbcsOfrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619087592028571941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-62374157672449829832011-08-31T10:28:39.924-07:002011-08-31T10:28:39.924-07:00Glad to hear you came out of the Hurricane in good...Glad to hear you came out of the Hurricane in good condition! Passed the link to your blog on to my family and friends as well as my Parga's Junkyard facebook readers!coronaryrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04608143097107809276noreply@blogger.com