Ash Wednesday

L_Volunteer

I still have some Easter chocolate 

Steve_in_The_City

Hey to you too, @Hannah_Scope I know Easter is over and done and the thread is old, but I want to respond to your message. It is very difficult for me to respond as it is a confusing scenario. Yet I want to tell my story, but not here and not in the now. I just wanted you to know that I am a very shy and withdrawn type of person, so being in publishing allowed me to reach thousands of people but in an anonymous type of way. 

I was also in the music business so that enabled me to communicate, too.

So although very shy and withdrawn I somehow managed to reach a multitude of people.

I have a serious illness. It is due to pollution. This is why I cannot manage newsprint and glossy magazines, or anything that is scented or gives off a smell. I was declared severely disabled because of this illness in 2007. Being classified as severely disabled is a legal term and not a diagnosis. I cannot walk, but have never been declared disabled because of that.

How it affects me with writing is that I can't communicate properly anymore. I can't remember where to put the full stops for instance. I don't expect it matters to anyone but me.



 

Hannah_Alumni

Don't feel pressured to share anything you do not want to. I'm so sorry that your illness has but that barrier between you and something you love  

Hannah_Alumni

Can you believe it's been a year already?!

What have people decided to give up for Lent this year? 

I am going to try my absolute best to not bite my nails. Unfortunately, they get the brunt of my anxiety and stress, and I would just like to have nice nails for a change

Hannah_Alumni

You know I have never broken a lent... But bit my nails down