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Dear Kathy, I once read in a book that it takes one year and one day to fully understand that someone has'gone'. Before that time I believe that on the special days (the person's birthday, the first Christmas without them, the first mothers day without them etc) we are still expecting that...

Apparently Alex's Dr at the moment is a psychologist and before he can return to work he has to get permission from a psychiatrist; MCRS has only sent us to the psychologist though. So at the moment, returning to work is not an imminent prospect but the solicitor mentioned something about mind...

sorryabout that, Alex distracted me and I have no idea howI posted that twice. Sorry guys...:crazy:

ok so to catch up a little... We had an appt with Alex's solicitor yesterday and I believe that it went quite well. We asked him about the $64 000 that MCRS asked us to accept and he said whilst he cannot actually tell uswhat to doin regards to that, he pointed out that that amount is only...

Hi Kathy, sorry it has been a while. I am going to give you the same response that Alex gives me wheneverI question mymothering skills. "Onlyagood mother worries about whether sheis good or bad!" I personally think itis in the job description to always worry about your abilities. And as far...

Hi Neela, congratulations on putting your foot and on him deciding to get help. That is great step forward. And when he is having a bad day, just hop on line and vent here; we are all in the same boat and will understand what you're going through. I hope things continue to progress as well as...

thanks Anthony. The dr did say he has only ever heard of one case where the EMDR didnt work. The dr who performed it was trained by Dr Shapira, but he used another drs notes instead of talking ot the patient first hand. He said the patient ended up having a psychotic break and was in hospital...

Thats for your wishes. I appreciate it. And I also hope it works out for the best.

In my experience, it will alwaysbe up and down. You just have to weigh up whether the ups are worth putting up with the downs! I know how you are feeling though and I wish I could say something positive but I just cant. It is hell living with them at times but then when they are having good days...

I told the dr as soon as we walked in that he wouldn't be speaking to Alex much. I warned him that I had questions and that I wanted answers. I don't really care how he feels about my questions, in my opinion it is his job to answer them. He did say that in Alex's appt in a months time they...

I am well aware of the feeling of not wanting to upset them and of telling them you are ok when in fact you could yell and scream at them for not seeing what they are doing to us. Well that's how I feel anyway. It is just so much easier to bite my tongue and pretend I am fine... Sorry I can't be...

In my opinion, you are doing as he wishes by leaving him be when he asks you to. By later blaming you for not contacting him is extremely selfish in my opinion. Have you told him that you were only doing as he wished? How long do you leave him to his own devices before he contacts you? PTSD does...

In general I have always found Alex's mood to change after seeing his psyche. Usually not for the better either. IN fact, usually he is not angry at the psyche or himself but at me- like I gave him th ptsd and it's my fault he has to see a psyche. Althouh sometimes he does act overly loving and...

Alex and I had our appt with his psyche today and we have been given a month before our next appt to make our minds up about this EMDR treatment. I have somewhat changed my opinio about this psyche as he does seem to know what he is talking about. He was trained by Dr Shapira in 94 or 95 so I...

MCRS has offered us $64000 as a lump sum, but they will only be paying us $50 per fortnight if we don't accept it. So this lump sum would be our payments for them for approx 49 years! It deffinitely sounds good but I am still not sure. We also get MSBS payments from Comsuper which is about $890...

Thanks heaps for the replies. I am just trying to get my head around the whole situation. I have no idea as to the doctors qualifications and experience until we go to the appt this Thursday, but I will be sure to ask now. I looked up a little about this form of therapy and it seems ok to me and...

I am so confused right now. Alex has had a new psyche since we moved to Newcastle in June. Apparently this psyche works with a lot of PTSD patients. I have met this new psyche but I have never actually spoken to him. Alex saw this doctor once and the Dr recommended to MCRS that Alex requires 12...

I hope all continues to well for you and your son. I am sorry to hear your PTSD is playing up and I hope for your sake that you get it under control again soon. My thoughts are with you, Tammy.

hi Tiffany, My name is Tammy and I feel the need to tell you that I was very much in the same boat as you and to a certain degree I still am. I am 22 and my partner Alex is 26 and suffers from PTSD. PTSD is IMO a demon- sometimes they hide but they are always there kind of thing. A background...

When Tomorrow Starts Without Me by Sam Taylor When tomorrow starts without me and I'm not there to see, If the sun should rise to find eyes filled with tears for me, I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today, While thinking of the many things we didn't get to say, I know how...

Dear Kathy, Regarding your post about what you called the insensitive comment posted here (one thing first, I do believe that if that is how you view t you are entitled to that POV) however I may be able to defend that comment to some degree. I am not saying that you shouldn't be upset by it...

To Kathy, Jim and Evie, I have been a member of this site for quite a while now although I must admit that some times I stay gone for weeks at a time. I am unsure as to the full impact of Evie's PTSD and/or cancer. But tonight I read this post from beginning to end and as I am usually not...

I will answer with three words to your question "will they ever learn?"- THEY ARE MEN... so in other words no. Perhaps if you looked up on the internet terrible pictures about the effects of diabetes and make him look at them. For example, find a pic of some one who had to have their foot...

I think this thread is a great idea... What makes me smile? Having my two year old son, wake up and say 'good morning, I love you Mummy', it is the best way to start the day. He makes me smile when he speaks now as well as he is starting to talk in broken sentences. My youngest is 5 and a half...

OMG Kathy, the line about the birth control had me in fits... When I was pregnant with my first son, Jackson, I decided to invite my younger sister Jessica in for the whole ordeal. She was only 18 at the time and it worked a treat- she said that there is no way she is going through with all...