RE: "A True Story -How to Manage a Bully"

[Cinnabar]

If anyone here has the time to scan down a bit and read my story/anecdote, as titled above, please give it a read. I began "The Creative Writing Page" under Member Groups where excerpts from stories like mine, poetry about Epilepsy and/or the general "stuff of life" are welcomed. I began a CREATIVE VENUE where we can unleash that which grabs at us.

I have spilled out here, before, and no doubt will continue to do so! But, I find that sometimes letting it rip on a page, in creative form, helps us to pin down and flatten out our own dragons on paper...our dragons, which we are always trying to slay in one way or another. Through creative writing we can make "IT" cry. So visit Our Page... a friendly and stimulating place to go to and release your troubles, line by line. Happy writings are certainly welcomed and you might find it refreshing to see talent discovered and taking form.

Reach into your troubles and/or joys turning them into creations. Some of our best, celebrated writers have done so. Take Dostoevsky, for instance. He was well aware that he had Epilepsy. He even portayed his main character, Myshkin, as being burdened with the big E. Despite his trials with Epilepsy, Dostoevsky created masterpieces. People with Epilepsy are known to be highly creative.... so come and visit, if even just to read. Maybe, you'll want to jump in....

Always Laurie

[nana1]

Boy when you find out you got this E, and can understand what it is. You do get mad as he 11. Iwasvery very young when i got E so i don`t remember not having it. But i did go to a cousin wedding and was sitting in the seacond pew on the left side, and had a seizure. Well some fool called the ambulance, (and i was already out of seizure by then) they got me on thing and took me down the middle isle of church. All my relatives and friends were there,boy was i have embarrased, I was doing just fine i did not even go to hospital i just went home to parents house and slept for hours. Then i did go to reception ( late but i went). Course all the people had to ask if i was ok, did i hurt myself, do seizure hurt. my family and i decided we would tell all anuts uncles and cousin so this would not happen again. Biy i do not want that to ever happen again. So that why when i have a seizure around poeple who don`t know i have epilesy i don`t go back for weeks to see that person. Like i had one in church a while ago, just in front of choir on sunday morning, they all new i had seizures, but this was the first time they saw me have one, i did not go back for months, then i went back starting by wensday night choir pratice. I firgured if they could expect me again and not be afraid of me i could go back to church...

nancy

[Elaine H]

Hi Laurie

I hope you are ok I haven't heard from you since I came out of hospital, but I knew you haven't been feeling too well lately. I've had nothing but auras since the operation, I had two Complex Partial Seizures. My auras as always are absolutely terrifying, and they seem to be more frequent than they were, I just hope it's things settling down, and that I'm not going to be stuck with them.

I haven't looked at the Creative Writing page for a while but I will, I would just appreciate you letting me know that everything is ok with you when you get a minute?

Hope to hear from you soon, and that you are ok?

Lotsalove & Hugs

Elaine xx

[Cinnabar]

Dear Elaine -
You've certainly been on my mind! I keep thinking that you need more time to re-coup.. The aftermath of your surgery concerns me. I thought all of "that" was supposed to dissapear! Please keep letting me know what's going on in the "all" of your life.

Two weeks ago I had a little flair up wiith Bi-Polar symtoms but they've calmed down a bit. I takes the "stuffing" out you physically.

My writing group is going along well. People are beginning to interact and I've kind of
made a "pitch" in The Padded Room" to visit and vent "creatively". I stressed creatively! I don't want to create another rant room.

Everythings else is calm at home. I take walks to the shore and spend most of my time wrting memoir. I've turned into a real "Emily Dickenson"!

Much Love, Laurie

PS Get back to me as soon as you can! Have missed you...