Syd55

Being Bi-Polar Sucks! in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

This has been one sucky week. First a lesson on bi-polar...or what I truely have is cyclothymia which is sort of "bi-polar lite".(still sucks) This is a chemical imbalance in your brain chemistry which causes varying forms of mania (highs) or depression (lows) but usually I stay safely somewhere in the middle..ahh the mircle age of medications.. = ) I am also

I'm Not Catholic So What-The-Heck Am I Doing Here?? in Welcome JoeUser Forums

I have worked at a Convent for retired Catholic Nuns for 5 years now and I continue to be amazed and confused by these women. A little background so please, bear with me.. the average age is 85 though we have 4 Sisters between the ages of 92 - 100. 80% of this population is very self sufficient requiring little to no care. Must be the no men and no children, no worrying about