tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post7832113087573179781..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: FearFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46429251992414774972014-07-02T13:33:43.148+01:002014-07-02T13:33:43.148+01:00I do so sympathize with you. Having to remind one...I do so sympathize with you. Having to remind oneself to take care instead of just plunging into life is frustrating and very scary: and your condition sounds to be really frightening. It is that cold squeeze on the heart (sorry no pun intended) when one suddenly realizes that one has forgotten to be careful in the joy and enthusiasm of the moment. Good luck, I hope that it is a very long timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54465253218845812082014-07-02T04:21:52.712+01:002014-07-02T04:21:52.712+01:00Oh, Friko! It is horrible to have something like ...Oh, Friko! It is horrible to have something like that hanging over you waiting to pounce unexpectedly. Have they ever talked about a pacemaker? Dagan has had one since he was 12 and it made his life so much easier, but I don't know if one would work in your case or not. <br />Your poor gardeners are not doing too well, either. Goodness! I hope things go better now. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-84470172370357651472014-07-01T07:35:53.346+01:002014-07-01T07:35:53.346+01:00I completely understand what you mean and am so so...I completely understand what you mean and am so sorry that you have this condition to live with. It sounds very frightening indeed. It is great that you know how to manage it and live your life despite it, but is is so frustrating to be constantly aware of having to take care. I hope that it is a very long time indeed before you have another episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42645753071325095652014-06-30T12:34:21.750+01:002014-06-30T12:34:21.750+01:00Oh Friko - I'm glad the canal was only 5' ...Oh Friko - I'm glad the canal was only 5' deep and thus all was well with beloved and said youngster.<br /><br />Gardeners are I guess perhaps suffering similarly to you .. but I'm glad to see you're through this episode - it must be frightening ... and too much gardening is obviously not a good thing .. I hope the meds can and will continue to help ...<br /><br />With thoughts ..Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-12771974472654480582014-06-29T20:13:50.876+01:002014-06-29T20:13:50.876+01:00Some fear is chemical reaction to danger, appropri...Some fear is chemical reaction to danger, appropriate. Some is overreaction. Some is chosen and held onto, like an addiction. All are rather different from the others. Best let come and go. The heart can get stuck in the first one, and that's where pacemakers can be really useful. Or the ablation, although I don't know much about that procedure. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39807194048748878032014-06-29T15:03:49.910+01:002014-06-29T15:03:49.910+01:00It's sometimes hard to remember to be careful ...It's sometimes hard to remember to be careful not to overdo things. We want to be able to do things just as we did when we were younger and fitter. I'm sorry you had such a frightening reminder to take care and hope you can go on enjoying your lovely garden more gently.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7273338194191960282014-06-29T02:48:08.928+01:002014-06-29T02:48:08.928+01:00Fear is a common human condition as testified to b...Fear is a common human condition as testified to by both Shakespeare and Florence N. It's an inbuilt survival instinct that intensifies with age as one realizes how precarious life is. I hope that you will be able to put the apprehension of another episode into a closet where its rustlings are muted or silent. Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80353083721064508432014-06-28T20:10:54.191+01:002014-06-28T20:10:54.191+01:00It's so easy to tell yourself that what you ar...It's so easy to tell yourself that what you are feeling isn't anything to worry about when you are enjoying what you are doing.....take care.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22677087890048824412014-06-28T16:05:23.012+01:002014-06-28T16:05:23.012+01:00Sometimes I am afraid of being demolished anew, bu...Sometimes I am afraid of being demolished anew, but I know it isn't cowardly..it is what I do with the fear from there that matters. You are a pretty resourceful chick, Ursula. You know your own agency. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87187674289650912242014-06-28T08:36:02.356+01:002014-06-28T08:36:02.356+01:00My brother had this problem but it has not trouble...My brother had this problem but it has not troubled him for years. I think stress worsens it? A friend also has very occasional attacks - again I think it is overdoing it which brings it on but I am not an expert. Didn't that war criminal Tony Blair also have it? And he is going strong. I send you all good wishes.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78200188706646782842014-06-28T08:22:07.322+01:002014-06-28T08:22:07.322+01:00Oh, what a shame to have this set back. But at lea...Oh, what a shame to have this set back. But at least you know what caused it, and it's a level of activity that you wouldn't normally be doing. Take it easy, and may everything settle again, including the fear.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58444781403021393462014-06-27T01:39:06.332+01:002014-06-27T01:39:06.332+01:00My mom's husband as A-fib. No fun, I know. He ...My mom's husband as A-fib. No fun, I know. He is considering having an ablation procedure to get rid of it for good. Have you heard of that? We've been doing some research, and it sounds a little less overwhelming than we imagined. Very good statistics for success, in fact.<br /><br />In the meantime, he takes a drug called amniotorone. It successfully controlled his attacks for years, Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74537138070007235512014-06-26T19:45:53.139+01:002014-06-26T19:45:53.139+01:00No wonder you're feeling that fear! That's...No wonder you're feeling that fear! That's truly scary! Please go easy on yourself and hope you feel better soon. But I know how the fear can linger, get imbedded. My husband has similar fears about epileptic seizures. The possibility of a seizure is never far from his mind. I'm sure that was a very, very long 9 hours and hope that you don't have such a frightening experience Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74188919961567338392014-06-26T11:27:51.969+01:002014-06-26T11:27:51.969+01:00Gosh that sounds scary! Atrial fibrillation is qui...Gosh that sounds scary! Atrial fibrillation is quite dangerous isn't it? <br />Please don't go ripping out weeds and root balls anymore.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-55129471319364478082014-06-26T06:25:54.098+01:002014-06-26T06:25:54.098+01:00I know the impact of diminished capacity (pacemake...I know the impact of diminished capacity (pacemaker, rebuilt heart) and the effects of anticipatory anxiety. It gives me the jumps, I'll tell you. Sometimes I have to take a break before I even start something in the garden, and even more frequent breaks thereafter. But I'm retired now and naturally lazy so I'd probably do that anyway. Work gets done by and by but don't forget to Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3256694104220255892014-06-26T02:55:59.167+01:002014-06-26T02:55:59.167+01:00Jeepers, Friko.
Please do resist the temptation t...Jeepers, Friko.<br /><br />Please do resist the temptation to answer all the calls from your garden. Please do listen to the call of the shade under a tree, and perhaps add a glass of something cool to that picture.<br /><br />(I am nowadays also trying to remind myself to be more sensible about exertion. I am not always good at listening to certain warning signals.)<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-13519217119758218072014-06-25T23:02:56.928+01:002014-06-25T23:02:56.928+01:00It sounds horrid and I'm glad you've recov...It sounds horrid and I'm glad you've recovered so well .<br /> "Taking it easy " must be difficult when the garden is sprouting in all directions but it might be a good idea to sit and just enjoy the summer sun for a while till you find someone to do the heavy stuff for you .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27160765021192149412014-06-25T21:42:44.677+01:002014-06-25T21:42:44.677+01:00Nine hours! No wonder you have feelings of fear. G...Nine hours! No wonder you have feelings of fear. Go easy on yourself.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53225575064034082152014-06-25T19:49:37.372+01:002014-06-25T19:49:37.372+01:00Please take care
I know this one also do too much
...Please take care<br />I know this one also do too much<br />but love being outside and gardening<br />but we need to pace ourselves.<br />Here I am saying this<br />and I lack this quality.<br />This summer I can no longer use the lawn tractor<br />and help is so difficult to find.<br />Surrounding me everyting is growing and <br />am trying to look at my surroundings<br />with new eyes and One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-55839931521038769762014-06-25T19:21:26.302+01:002014-06-25T19:21:26.302+01:00I am so sorry to hear you've had this episode ...I am so sorry to hear you've had this episode Friko, especially as you were enjoying yourself so.<br />Fear is indeed debilitating and is very stubborn about hanging around.<br /><br />Beloveds story is a wonderful example of courageous acts overcoming great fears.Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-10611402003443720952014-06-25T18:52:41.160+01:002014-06-25T18:52:41.160+01:00That "‘faint cold fear, that freezes up the h...That "‘faint cold fear, that freezes up the heat of life’. The fact that Shakespeare came up with the phrase says something - hitting the nail on the head where shared experience and common feeling is concerned. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-5593148564780311202014-06-25T14:35:59.254+01:002014-06-25T14:35:59.254+01:00Glad the episode was short-lived, dear Friko. Take...Glad the episode was short-lived, dear Friko. Take good care of yourself. <br />Warm hugs from a viral-flu tormented soul. Sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251497690649264925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14460437754924005962014-06-25T13:44:04.123+01:002014-06-25T13:44:04.123+01:00The young are fearless. Fear comes from experience...The young are fearless. Fear comes from experiences and aging brings it all to us. My greatest fear is not dying, but is not being able to live as I do. <br /><br />Take care of yourself and accept that some things don't have to be done immediately.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33519837306858829492014-06-25T13:03:27.064+01:002014-06-25T13:03:27.064+01:00Do take care of yourself Friko! I believe that fea...Do take care of yourself Friko! I believe that fear is sometimes our internal voice telling us that something could be amiss. Don't overdo it, especially in this summer heat! Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-31958280561763989672014-06-25T08:26:01.768+01:002014-06-25T08:26:01.768+01:00Hello:
We are most sorry to read this and do hope...Hello:<br /><br />We are most sorry to read this and do hope that you are feeling your normal self again.<br /><br />Blogger problems resulted in our being 'off air' for several days!!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com