Hello From Nova Scotia

NSBooklady · #1 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 01:39 PM

Hi to everyone from beautiful downtown ....make that the outskirts ...of Halifax, capital city of Nova Scotia. I am a 60 year old retiree (last fall) after 27 years as a librarian for the regional school for deaf and blind students. I live with my son who is 34.

I have been reading many of the introductions and I feel comfortable introducing myself because everyone here seems to friendly and non-judgmental. I was a convert back in '96 but I left not for reasons of beliefs but because I never felt like I fit in. I was always the square peg in the round hole. I ended up going back around the time that my son, who is mentally and physically challenged. moved home from 5 years living in a group home. When the RS President said "Why in heaven's name are you doing that?", I knew I had a problem again so I walked away again and haven't been a member for around 6 years now.

Through it all, my faith in Heavenly Father has waivered but He had never given up on me and some of my church friends have been very compassionate and understanding to the point of bringing us meals when Kevin (my son) was going through chemo 5 years ago and sending the elders over for a blessing again just 5 weeks ago because it looks like the cancer may be back.

I felt a sense of peace about my son's health that I have not felt since this all started to happen. A few days later, I heard from the oncologist that some further tests would be scheduled and that he had his doubts as to whether the tumor was malignant since the tumor markers were not elevated in the two blood tests that were done. We are not out of hot water yet but we're making progress and I feel Heavenly Father's presence in my life

It's difficult for me to take additional steps because it's not easy to get to church with my son's health issues and, when we do, he tends to get stared at like he has two heads which really upsets him but my heart is with the church and I really feel the need to do SOMETHING so I thought I would join here and talk to people and perhaps learn from their experiences.

God bless....
Donna

Dr T · #2 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:14 PM

Welcome Books

TRomans · #3 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:27 PM

Welcome Books to the forum. You are right, people here are quite friendly and helpful. Also I lived in Greenwood for 10 years so I have been to Halifax many a times

Tyler

dazed-and-confused · #4 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:56 PM

welcome books......glad to see you.......i think you'll like it here

pam · #5 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:59 PM

Welcome. Perhaps you can be the starter of a a support group for other parents on the site that take care of and have handicapped or disabled children.

NSBooklady · #6 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TRomans

Welcome Books to the forum. You are right, people here are quite friendly and helpful. Also I lived in Greenwood for 10 years so I have been to Halifax many a times

Tyler

Were you military? Greenwood was the big military base for years.

Donna

NSBooklady · #7 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr T

Welcome Books

Thanks .Glad I stumbled upon this group.

Donna

john doe · #8 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 03:44 PM

Welcome.

not_ashamed · #9 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 03:54 PM

welcome books, glad you found us

NSBooklady · #10 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pam

Welcome. Perhaps you can be the starter of a a support group for other parents on the site that take care of and have handicapped or disabled children.

Wow ........that would be cool. It certainly has it's particular challenges beyond that that any parent faces and it's something that SOME wards need help with. How would I go about doing that?

Donna