05-12-2021 12:54 PM
05-12-2021 12:54 PM
Thanks for sharing your story BPDSurvivor, it is so positive to hear you have been helped to navigate this disorder. I think the waiting lists for government help have blown out due to covid and lockdowns. One of the hospitals sent me a lovely email, so my child is on a waiting list for their program but the BPD DBT program is now only 6 months long instead of a year and the wait list is 2 years. Its a long time when you need help now!
07-12-2021 05:47 PM
07-12-2021 05:47 PM
Hello @Jaxta , @cloudcore , @BPDSurvivor , @LizzieLou , @Jynx , @Scoo , @Alicat , @Anastasia , @Smc , @Determined , @Tinker67 , @Krishna , @outlander
07-12-2021 06:06 PM
07-12-2021 06:06 PM
Hello @Shaz51
How are things going for you?
I'm on my usual Tuesday off today, had lots of errands to run, buying Christmas presents to post to the grandkids interstate.
My husband turned 60 last week so we celebrated with his cycling group at a morning tea today.
My oldest son had a mishap on his motorbike on the weekend, he slipped on some loose gravel from Council works on the road as he was braking for a corner. It was hot so he'd refused to wear his safety gear that morning and said 'I'll be careful' to me. He's had a hard lesson in the nature of accidents: no one knows when they're going to happen and it's not always that you did something wrong/made a mistake. So he's missing skins on his leg/elbow/hand from friction burns/heavy grazes - I took him to the ED after it happened. Nothing broken, he will recover. But his motorbike is fairly damaged, and he has to grow some new skin again. I had to dress his wounds this morning poor mite, so painful for him.
07-12-2021 06:58 PM
07-12-2021 06:58 PM
Ohh hugs @Tinker67 ❤❤
Soo much happening here at the moment, not sure which way to turn my friend, one step at a time here xxx
Have not even started yet with Christmas
My MIL birthday yesterday
08-12-2021 04:10 PM
08-12-2021 04:10 PM
Hi everyone stopping by the Friends, Family and Carers Forum today
@Shaz51 @Tinker67 @Jaxta @BPDSurvivor @LizzieLou @Scoo @Alicat @Anastasia @Smc @Determined @Krishna @outlander
How are you today?
Also welcoming some of our new members
@Susie22499 @happydays123 @REE1 @Trace @Nashagirl75
This is a space where you can check in with others about how you are doing today 🙂
08-12-2021 04:46 PM
08-12-2021 04:46 PM
Currently sitting in a hospital waiting room waiting on our little one who is undergoing tests under anaesthetic.
All routine and no complications expected but 15min passed when we thought he would be out so 😬
Aaaand have a 3+ hour drive home to look forward to yet 😴
08-12-2021 04:48 PM
08-12-2021 04:48 PM
08-12-2021 05:13 PM - edited 08-12-2021 05:21 PM
08-12-2021 05:13 PM - edited 08-12-2021 05:21 PM
Well little man has woken up but he is quite distressed so discharge may take a while 😥
Can hear him crying from outside.
Face masks are a bonus at times like this.
No significant concerns that we are aware of, just a little emotional seeing him suffer.
Face masks are a bonus at times like this.
And we will likely have to do it all again in 3 months. (Find that out in 2 weeks).
08-12-2021 05:43 PM
08-12-2021 05:43 PM
Sending hugs to you and your family and your little man @Determined
Still having side affects today , @Daisydreamer , @cloudcore , @Tinker67 , @Jaxta
Did some mowing this afternoon, having a coffee now ☕☕☕
A little bit worried today
Hello @Susie22499 , @happydays123 , @REE1 , @Trace , @Nashagirl75 , @Former-Member , @Elac
08-12-2021 05:47 PM
08-12-2021 05:47 PM
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