tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post7938895924917700621..comments2024-03-22T13:46:31.211-04:00Comments on Getting Closer To Myself: It’s Nothing Personal, But Then Again, It Is Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910940045470516414noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-47366336620321101822012-09-08T00:31:56.872-04:002012-09-08T00:31:56.872-04:00I really like your posts. I hope you don't min...I really like your posts. I hope you don't mind me taking this slightly off-topic, but your choice of title for this post not only resonates with me... It also reminds me of a similar but different phrase I've often found myself wanting to explain to people about my experience with chronic illness and life in general: it's all relative, but it's not. Does that make any sense to you? I don't have a blog, otherwise I'd write a post explaining what I mean by that. In short, what I mean is that while sometimes it's helpful and may be true that "it could be worse," that doesn't mean that everything is really ok, or that it's not that bad. I could write a lot more... maybe I could somehow illustrate it with a comparison to relative risk vs absolute risk and how relative risk statistics are often used in a misleadIng ways (so I think I've heard - I'm not a statistician!) to promote drugs treatments or in the flip side to scare people about rare side effects. If you have any thoughts on to share about "it's all relative" I'd love to hear your perspective from your personal experiences!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-71718621244607151212012-09-07T13:34:41.336-04:002012-09-07T13:34:41.336-04:00I totally agree that it seems personal! It's ...I totally agree that it seems personal! It's just a pain in the butt every single day. I'm going off Fentanyl gradually and had a migraine for six days, now I'm feeling exhausted, and there's so much I want to do! The fun never stops. I'm so sorry you're having to deal with lupus as well, I just have RA and Fibro. Hang in there, I have a link to your blog on my blog, although they're about different subjects!Joy Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807614754070142327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-59209534064863607282012-09-05T12:52:17.629-04:002012-09-05T12:52:17.629-04:00I wanted to drop by and let you know publicly, not...I wanted to drop by and let you know publicly, not just privately, that you are an unbelievably strong woman who continues to strive despite every unnecessary and scary hurdle.<br /><br />I greatly appreciate you sharing your story (and your friendship) with me/us over the last few years. Know that there are many of us out here who are not only learning from and honoring you, in all you offer, but we are also in your corner believing that, if anyone will achieve many things in her life, it will be you. <br /><br />How's that for personal? :)Mariahttp://www.mylifeworkstoday.comnoreply@blogger.com