enjoy your extra time. that is really what life is,
time.

--- Jeremy Persen <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thank you to everyone who responded to my post about
> getting used to needing more help - your
> messages were fantastic.  I am grateful to you all
> for sharing your thoughts and experiences with
> me, they have definitely helped me sort out my own
> feelings about this.
>
> I was expecting my request for a review of my needs
> to take weeks, however, one phone conversation
> with my assessor and extra help in the morning has
> been approved.  I just have to arrange the
> details with the support agency that provides my
> carers and it can start later next week.
>
> At the moment, I feel a bit like I have "given up"
> in a way.  I didn't think I felt a lot of
> pressure (external or self-imposed) to "minimise" my
> disability, but, apparently so.  A lot of it
> is pride on my part.
>
> Anyway, I know that what I am doing is giving myself
> a lot more time and energy to do some fun
> things again.  I have been thinking about some of my
> neglected friends, hobbies and interests that
> I will have the time and energy to catch up with.
> Once the extra help is up and working I will, no
> doubt, wonder why I didn't do it sooner.
>
> I should read those last two paragraphs in a month
> and see how much has changed (-:
> Thanks again,
>
> Jeremy
> ------------------------------------------------
> Jeremy Persen, Nelson, New Zealand
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.


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