Re: Answers to Mary Wade's questions....

From: Mary Wade (acbcsrt@kansas.net)
Fri Dec 1 12:47:04 2000


Helen...I can't resist to...with an affectionate grin.....point out the flaw in your reasoning. That is, don't all writers of books have a first book?

I loved hearing about your musical background. My mother was a music teacher and we have been immersed in music since day one. I have found it to be a great comfort to me. I am sure that we all have ways of tweaking our environments to help to deal with our pain. There is a kind of silly musical/acoustical thing I found that helps me cope with the pain when I travel the long stretches of open road that my work requires. (Note: I am not recommending this....just laughing a bit to myself when I think of all the little things we build into our lives to help cope.) I set the radio to Max bass and Min treble with the goal being to get the bass to the point that I can feel the vibrations through the car seat and the door. It mingles with the pain with a bit of positive result. I have concluded that I reeeeeeeeally need some of those big woofers like the kids have so that I could get the bass vibes without the loudness. I am an audiologist and like playing with sound. I just haven't figured out how to tell my husband and my grown kids that I need woofers and sub-woofers for my car for Christmas :)))

At 11:14 AM 12/1/00 -0600, you wrote: >At Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Mary Wade wrote:
>
>1.) Mary said: "Do you have any interest in assembling the information
>into a book written from a "users" perspective? The thought that maybe
>we should take a whack at that keeps coming back to me."
>
>TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION:
>
>Yes, many times I have thought about writing a book about " Everything
>There Is To Know About Adhesions and Chronic Pain." BUT then I have to
>remind myself that I am not a writer of books!!
>
>If there is someone in Adhesion-Land, who has the talent for writing a
>book, I may be interested in collaborating with that person on a book
>about adhesions.
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>2.) Mary said: "Why do I have it in my head that you are an organist? My
>mother, also a Helen, is ( was?...can't play now because of blindness )
>an organist. I love my mental pictures of her playing joyful songs with
>fingers and feet flying. I picture you that way now. And if I am all
>confused and you aren't an organist....just scratch the above :)))))"
>
>TO ANSWER YOUR OBSERVATION:
>
>Yes, Mary, I have been an organist...for about 20 years; but I no longer
>do this on a regular basis.
>
>I have been the accompanist for our church choir for many years; and I
>also have a few piano students. Music has played a prominent part in my
>life...in that my piano training began when I was 6 years old.
>
>My husband, Don, taught music in the public schools for 21 years; and I
>had the pleasure of being the accompanist for his vocal and instrumental
>solos and groups.
>
>It has been my life-time involvement in music ( I am 69 ) which has
>helped me cope with the chronic pain, which I have had to live with
>since 1970.
>
>Based on my experience, I know that music has a therapeutic role to play
>in helping people, who suffer from the chronic pain of adhesions. Music
>helps to induce relaxation; and relaxation helps to relieve the tension,
>which tends to exacerbate chronic pain.
>
>Mary, you deserve an A+ for being so observant!! Best wishes to you that
>your upcoming surgery will be successful in relieving your adhesion
>pain!!
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>At Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Mary Wade wrote:
>
>Dear Helen,
>
>I was thrilled....well...make that "cautiously thrilled"....when Bev
>told me of your results in Germany. You have done such wonderful work
>here for all of us. Your website postings have added so much value to
>this forum. Do you have any interest in assembling the information into
>a book written from a "users" perspective? The thought that maybe we
>should take a whack at that keeps coming back to me.
>
>My surgery with Drs R&R will be two weeks from today. I've resisted
>taking anything but Elavil for the pain but am ready to take my doc up
>on his offer of pain meds to keep me a bit more comfortable until the
>surgery. I need some rest.
>
>I makes me happy to know that you will get to go into the holidays and
>the new year with the possibility of an adhesionless life. Why do I
>have it in my head that you are an organist? My mother, also a Helen, is
>(was?...can't
>play now because of blindness) an organist. I love my mental pictures
>of her playing joyful songs with fingers and feet flying. I picture you
>that way now. And if I am all confused and you aren't an
>organist....just
>scratch the above :)))))
>
>Love, Mary in Kansas
>


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