Would like to chat

willow75
willow75 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
in Start here and say hello!

hi I’m willow.
I’m new to the community and I would love to chat and make friends.i do feel lonely at times. i have cauda equine syndrome ( spinal cord injury). I was diagnosed 10 years ago after a fall . I’m a wheelchair user I struggle with sleep due to pain so i don’t sleep much .It would be nice just to meet different people and chat .

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  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Online Community Member Posts: 415 Empowering

    Hello Willow * waves * nice to meet you here. Yeah, loneliness can be quite heavy, right? Good thing you can chat about almost everything on this forum. I hope you're doing okay today.

  • susan234
    susan234 Online Community Member Posts: 14 Listener

    Hi it can be very lonley i understand i to am a wheelchair bound and days can be very lonley i recently lost my mum at christmas and i am looking for friends too

  • willow75
    willow75 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    hello smellybin , nice to meet you to. Thank you for taking the time to send me a message. Yes the loneliness i think is worse than the condition. I try to keep my mind busy and mood positive. It’s good that you can talk about anything on here . I’m having a really good day today, up bright an early and music on . How are you doing today?

  • willow75
    willow75 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    hi Susan ,

    Thanks for taking the time to respond. I would like to chat as it’s hard to make friends especially when life changes I’m really sorry to hear you recently lost your mum , that’s very sad .
    how are you today hope your doing okay ?

  • MissMarple
    MissMarple Online Community Member Posts: 360 Empowering

    Hello @willow75 Welcome to the community. I'm only an ambulatory wheelchair user but definitely can relate to the not sleeping part!

  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Online Community Member Posts: 415 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1101385#Comment_1101385

    Yeah, everything about the mental part of being ill is for me way more difficult to deal with, than the symptoms - and even those aren't easy :)

    Glad you had a proper day, we need those highlights to keep us going. And even though I definitely agree with trying to be positive, the sadness is also part of life so I try to give into that as well. There is no day without a bit of both.

    This morning I was glad to hear the birds singing, will Spring be here soon?

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