_hope_

@_hope_ (3902)

Australia • Age 65

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Migrain

jjn1983 @jjn1983 (1353) • United States 19 Nov 06

Anyone know any good ways to get rid of a migrain? I have had one for a long time now, and nothing seems to get rid of it. Anyone have any good ideas?

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_hope_ I have suffered from severe migraines for over twenty years now and use to be admitted to hospital as they were so severe and i needed intravenous fluids and drugs as i dehydrated so quickly from them. One of the drs i was under a few years ago put me on...

7 May 08

Any home remedies which give immediate relief for a head ache?

venkat2002 @venkat2002 (284) 7 May 08

Hi there, I just wanna know if there are some effective home remedies to get rid of this head ache..this is annoying me like anything..may be coz i look at the computers for long..but dont know why..any home remedy which will...

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_hope_ Vencat hopefully by now you would of found a bit of relief .I suffer from migraines and few drugs work the best relief i have found is to cover my eyes with a cold pack .( frozen peas in their plastic bag work really well ) leave them on intil they thaw then...

7 May 08

Prayers For Reba McEntire's Little Sister Domestic Violence

marcialoyd @marcialoyd (1173) • United States 7 May 08

I don't know if any of you are fan's of Reba's Little Sister Christian Country Artist Susie Luchsinger. But she just filed for a divorce after apparently 25 years of Domestic Abuse. She has been so good at putting on the brave...

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_hope_ I`m not a fan but do no those who suffer from demostic aduse do become so good at hiding it that outside the home no one would ever know .It`s a shock to a lot of people who are victoms of abuse .I`m just glad she managed to get enough courage to say enough is...

7 May 08

What do you do?

toosh21 @toosh21 (800) • Australia 5 May 08

What do you do to make yourself happy? Cheer yourself up? Make your family happy? Me, I spend quality time with my 2 little boys and my husband - that makes me happy and my family happy because my husband isn't home much at...

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_hope_ When my children were young we did many things together as a family it was fun and the kids loved it .I came from an abusive home and i made certain my children never experienced anything like i did. We would go for drived through the bush ( we live in...

5 May 08

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Anyone a fan of Mary Higgins Clark?

foreverblue921 @foreverblue921 (641) • United States 3 Feb 07

I have read lots of her books and i love them.Let me call you sweetheart is the first of her books that i have read which my sister gave me on my birthday.And then i've learn to love her books.One of my favorite is 'Pretend you...

books

mary higgins clark

reading books

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_hope_ foreverblue i have not read any of Marys books but one of the video shops here in twon have a selection of her books that have been made into film i find them really interesting that i think i will find her books before i see anymore of her pictures .Ithink...

5 May 08

Why do things always happen in three?

Bella75 @nixxi76 (3191) • Canada 5 May 08

Why do things good or bad always happen in three? What's with this number? Last week three aweful things happened to my family. 1) My baba (grandmother) passes away on friday. 2) My hubby losses his job 3) My son came home...

life

threes

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_hope_ Ihave often wondered the same thing i have lost two uncles in the past two months and have been thinking who the third death in the family will be . As long back as i can remember its always happened in threes. The thing is with me it`s always bad things that...

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Adoption....What's it like.....

SassyKittyKat @SassyKittyKat (2135) • Australia 13 Apr 08

I love my family and I am very close to them and I couldn't imagine what I would do if I found out that they were not really my blood relatives (no matter how many times I may have wished it at times growing up when they drove me...

adoption

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_hope_ I`m not that close to my family and only see then once in a while and for me thats too much in my books.My upbringing wasn`t the best our parents were drunks and very abusive to us kids .I was sexually assulted by my brother uncle and other close friends of...

13 Apr 08

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being a new mom is hard

mollyrose @mollyrose (414) • United States 26 Jan 08

i have a two week old son and currently staying with my family in a small little apartment and the baby's daddy only visits once a week. its hard for me to find time for anything because i breastfeed and he needs fed, changed,...

child

mom

single mom

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_hope_ Congratulations on the arrival of bub .Being a mom for the first time is bad enough as everything is just so new .The breast feeding will settle dowm in a couple of weeks it does take time .I`m the mom of five and i care for others children at the same time...

26 Jan 08

I've lost another friend to breast cancer.

kbkbooks @kbkbooks (7022) • Canada 23 Jan 08

Yesterday a friend of mine died after several years fighting with breast cancer. She went into remission more than once during her fight. She tested negative for cancer more than once after surgeries. She always had a bright...

cancer

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_hope_ I think cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of the times .I was diagnosed with cancer this time last year and its been a hard battle one that i continue to fight today. Thats ok i have lived a pretty good life but what saddened me this week was to hear...

26 Jan 08

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Depression:Being over weight

bigfrank1 @bigfrank1 (114) • United States 24 Jan 08

Does anyone feel that being overweight ahs a lot to do with being depressed? I lost about 75lbs. and I feel somewhat better although I am still suffering from depression. Please feel free to check out my posting at...

check it out

feeling better

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_hope_ Hello Bigfrank i agree with you that being overweight does contribute to depression but that is only part of it in most cases it is found to be passed on through the genes . I have recently been in a clinic to help me cope with my severe depression and i have...

26 Jan 08

Do you have life long depression?

ecogal @ecogal (522) • United States 14 Dec 07

If you have depression do you take something for it? If so what? Has it made your life better or worse?

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_hope_ i know for the past fourty years if not longer i have suffered depression at varing degrees.From severe to not too bad .This is a result of abuse as a child and subsiquent abuse after . But i a have been getting help for about fifteen years from first the...

26 Jan 08

How do you cope?

MachSchell @MachSchell (35) • United States 25 Jan 08

Does anyone out there ever feel pointlessly upset and low? Everything's going great in your life, but you just can't click? I've got a wife, baby boy, comfortable apartment with a big screen TV, but I can't shake feeling...

depression

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_hope_ Hi MachSchell I can understand what you are saying i know i have been there for a long time .I`ve been married almost 27yrs .Ihave five children the youngest just 16 .I have been suffering post traumatic stress for over thirty years and severe depression for...

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Expecting Snow...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 26 Nov 07

Are you expecting snow for Christmas where you live? Do you always have snow for Christmas or is it special when you do? When I lived in Michigan we always had lots of snow for Christmas.. much like the picture below (found on...

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_hope_ I live in Australia and the part that i come from we will probably never see snow infact i bet by christmas it will be really hot more like 45 degrees on the occassion we were lucky enough to have some lovely rain that cooled things down considerably but not...

28 Nov 07

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Which is your favorite holiday and why?

tazpromote @tazpromote (965) • United States 25 Nov 07

My favorite "holiday" is not really a holiday at all. It's my birthday. No matter what, I always try to enjoy myself on my birthday. Treat myself to something special at least that one day of the year that I can call mine. So,...

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_hope_ I can`t really pick a " best holiday " as all my holidays have been wonderful i have spent quality time with the ones i love.We have had many over the years and i just have enjoyed relaxing as a family not being in a rush to get anywhere just to lie about with...

28 Nov 07

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My 16year old son get angry at times

diane52 @diane52 (33) • Jamaica 24 Nov 07

My son who is 16 is angry lately. Last year we had a break in, 3 boys broke in on us while we were at home(we have had break ins before but no one was at home) they wanted money and we did not have any. I was badly hurt, after...

angry 16yr old

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_hope_ Diane52 Maybe you need to look into getting someone to see your son professionally and getting him a more intense help than what you are able to give your son .I`m a mother of a sixteen year old and i have been away from my home and family for the past 8 weeks...

27 Nov 07

Overcome Anger

luxram2330 @luxram2330 (76) • India 23 Nov 07

How to control one's Anger... Share your comments..

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_hope_ Before you can overcome your anger you first have to realise why you are angry in the first place . Is it because we do not like the other persons actions. or what . For me i have learnt to just step back take a few deep breaths to calm myself and think...

27 Nov 07

Have you killed... someone.. accidentally before??

poohgal @poohgal (6845) • Singapore 27 Nov 07

Ok. Don't fret. I'm not a policewoman trying to catch a murderer here. LOL 'Someone' can refer to a human being (I hope not to see this as your response), an insect, an animal.. etc. Personally, I had only killed ants by...

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_hope_ Poohgal i suppose i have killed many ants and bugs in my life so far and i hate to admit it but it was intentional .Thats as far as it goes i can`t kill anything and even in the wildlife rescue service i`m an active member i shed a few tears even when i loose...

27 Nov 07

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