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I am so alone. I have a family but cannot work because of a disabling condition that also causes extreme chronic pain. I am losing the ability to speak and movement is halting and hard. i was Always a type a personality and very high achiever. I was proud of myself and my accomplishments. Now I spend almost all my days alone at home in my recliner. My life has spiraled down to a place I never in my wildest dreams could have envisioned even a year ago. I am at the bottom, but doesn't that mean there is nowhere else to go but up? Things are so hard that I no longer want to be alive. However i also see life as a precious gift. And because of that, despite how hard things are in my life, I am not going to give up. My goal is to take tiny baby steps forward of of the darkness. Even small progress out of the darkness would change my world. I will not give up until I discover a way forward. Is there anyone out there who can relate? Is there anyone who is willing to come and (virtually) walk alongside me as I try to make my life not hurt so bad again and I try to find a way to really live again?/I feel so alone but my spirit yearns for joy once more.

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whyme11 January 26th, 2015

Jenna, that is such a tragic story. I dont know what to say. I think you are on the plus side, for not giving up. Im going to say a prayer for you that this will turn back around for you.

lulu3136 January 26th, 2015

That is a difficult thing to go through. I can not say that I can relate. I have never been through anything like that. I have heard of someone that has. JoniEarecksonTada. She was a vibrant, beautiful, engaging teenage girl until one fateful day she went for a swim. She jumped into the body of water but her body hit the water the wrong way. It paralyzed her and she became a paralygic. Her story, coming out of the darkness was so touching. She has an inspirational story and a group you might feel happy to learn about. It's called Joni and Friends.www.joniandfriends.org/ It's a community of disabled individuals that have found hope and support in one another. I truly am sorry you are going through this and I hope this information is helpful to you.

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Thank you so much. Your compassionate words brought tears to my eyes. I look forward to checking out Joni's website.

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