Very true - that's the common denominator for us all - pain, whether it's physical or emotional. 'Tis the tie that binds us, here. Kathy S. "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In a message dated 12/03/2001 11:42:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Oh rayna. I'm sad you had to endure that! But I'm glad you survived it. may > that feeling be banished forever ... the aloneness. It is that feeling I > experience too, that drives me to suicidal thoughts when I don't have my > medication to soften the blows. it all gets too overwhelming. But now we al > have each other here. > I'll bet there is a lot of pain on this list. Betty