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Thank heaven for small victories, thank you for enabling me to shower,wash my hair ,brush my teeth, put my socks on and tie my own shoelaces , ( deep breath ) for putting my own screen wash in my car, for eating a cooked breakfast all without losing my breath and more importantly for being at peace with myself .

I wish each and everyone of you the comfort of peace ,i hope you all enjoy your day

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Same to you soulboy I'm glad your having a good day. Let's hope it continues ☺

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So far so good popie , its,not made me want to dig out my shell suit and addidas trainers and go for a run yet ( thank god, im sure the fashion police would arrest me lol ) but it would be nice to go back to the 80s when i was fit and healthy ( big sigh)

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God forbid haha I can't believe people used to wear those awful shell suits, looking back now it's quite funny . 😆

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Thank god i never wore one ( honestly 😏) theres a joke about shell suits that i cant repeat here ,lets say its geographically biased lol

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ScouseTaffy in reply to

I got chatted up by a man in a uniform who was very fit, dark and handsome. We arranged to meet and I was excited. Oh what a letdown, soulboy had lent him his shell suit!! Hope the day goes well

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soulboy118 in reply toScouseTaffy

Seems i lent my shell suit to a sly dog , ill find him one day lol

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ScouseTaffy in reply tosoulboy118

When it was your turn to wear the suit...... Did you swagger when you walked and hold your arms out as if you had boils in your armpits? Also, please tell me it had some purple in it.

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soulboy118 in reply toScouseTaffy

You missed out the constipated expression on the face of all shell suit wearers ,luckily i wouldnt be seen dead in one but i do remember thd purple colour ,said shell suit wearers wore timberland boots to go on a night out as well

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ScouseTaffy in reply tosoulboy118

Style is temporary but Class is permanent

Wishing you many more days like this. Mx

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Right back at ya dog12

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sassy59

That’s great soulboy and long may you continue to have your small victories. Enjoy your day. Xxx

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soulboy118 in reply tosassy59

To few and far between these days but onward and upwards they say

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Gingerapple

WOW! Good morning soulboy118. That is indeed a great way to start the day, every day! Peace be to you and I am so glad you are not breathless👍😊🤗❤💃🍷

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soulboy118

Good morning gingerapple, im glad to

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Gingerapple in reply tosoulboy118

👍👍👍😊😊😊🍧🍦🍷💃☕🌻🌸😄❤❤

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soulboy118 in reply toGingerapple

Thats a lot of emoji's there , i bet your fluent in egyptian hiroglificks ( not spelt correctly i know )

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Gingerapple in reply tosoulboy118

No, I'm not. My emojis reflect my thoughts. I am an animated person, take the enjoyment of my life and who is in it very seriously, and I show joy😜

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CELAT06

That’s great for you, keep on keeping on. Baby steps. X

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soulboy118

Baby steps are my thing now celat06 ,to think i once took bold leaps like a gazelle lol

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CDPO16

In my book those big victories, I don't know how you have achieved them but I hope it all continues for you.

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soulboy118 in reply toCDPO16

To be honest nor do i , ive tried that many combinations of food ,meds ,vitamins it drives me nuts at times what ive worked out is moderation in everything have a varied diet and be grateful for small mercies

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SquirrelsHolt

Oh yes soulboy118 ,wouldn't that be just the best thing ever,to go back in time to when we were all healthy(or healthier)! We have to settle for all the memories we've stored up I suppose? Good to read you're doing well and your quite right,I think,in everything is ok if it's in moderation!!!!😜😝😋

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soulboy118 in reply toSquirrelsHolt

Memories are wonderful , thankfully we can still make more and as good as it is to look back we must look to the future and hopefully a new funny story to remember

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Izb1

Thats the way to do it soulboy, great way to start your day, long may it continue x

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soulboy118

Fingers crossed it continues

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Shazrab

Hi what great news I’m so happy for you, I understand how difficult it is when you need to rely on others for help with what may seem like little things but I know by my own life they’re big big things , I’m also thankful along the you as I managed to bath get p.j. On and brush my hair for first time in a long time I couldn’t style hair and did fall into bed afterwards and slept for about 2hrs it was very difficult but I felt so much determination kept telling myself I could do it and I did 👍😃 so well done you I’m actually so happy for you, it’s great to hear of such a big achievement , things that we used to take for granted are no more but your getting there. I’m really over the moon for you 😄😄🌹

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soulboy118 in reply toShazrab

Well done on your achievement ,im actually smiling here for you , little things done for ourselves by ourselves remind us,of who we are 👍😁

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Shazrab in reply tosoulboy118

You’re so right soalboy, it’s a great feeling to get to do anything, the bath I done all by myself is going to be one of the good memories I store in my mind until the nxt time 👍👍 take care hope you’re having a good day 🌹🌹

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soulboy118 in reply toShazrab

Today is a good day , going out for a meal then a birthday party later

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Fleurbaby

Wow! You lucky bugger, l just had ablutions last night, it took me 10+minutes to get my breath back.

Well done whatever it was you did.

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soulboy118 in reply toFleurbaby

Ablutions can be a problem not often mentioned here, its a personal subject i know but perhaps a bit of froup discussion might help people ? Its something to think about

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PosyP

I loved your words Soulboy, your body may not be working perfectly but your personality and your soul certainly are... Magic ! ....PosyP

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soulboy118

Thanks so much for those lovely words , stay positive and i hope you manage to get through to your guy to stop smoking ,that one decision alone will help prolong his health

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Margaret_craft

I am very happy for you soulboy118, I hope it continues. I wish you much joy, love, and laughter. Take care. Maggie xx

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soulboy118

Lets hope it continues ,today is another good day

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Hacienda

Lovely words. makes us Stop & Think how on occasions we feel like this, enjoying the Possibilities of "Doing". Having Peace, and taking it into our Future Daily Lives. Wishing you a Good positive Weekend soulboy. xxx

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soulboy118 in reply toHacienda

Thank you for the lovely sentiment hacienda, wishing you a good weekend x

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shouty

Thank you for sharing that. Trying to cope with a bereavement & the thought of getting showered seemed impossible till i read your post

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soulboy118 in reply toshouty

Sorry for your loss shouty ,berevement is hortible it can envelope everything ,i wish i had some magic words to help ease your loss but if i can say over time life will intrude on your grief and you will start to enjoy oife again ,believe me i know

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shouty in reply tosoulboy118

Thank you

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Whitechinchilla

What a wonderful Mantra soulboy118.

Many blessings coming your way for sharing that and reminding us to be grateful for every single blessing.

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BrianTaylor

I can’t do some of those things. I’m glad you can buddy 😊

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soulboy118

Cgeers brian

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NuttyNan9

So happy for you that you're having a really good day 🙂 fingers crossed that you have many more Gloria xx

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soulboy118 in reply toNuttyNan9

Thanks gloria ,im having another good day today im like a pig in you know what ,heres hoping this lasts ,hope your ok and lifes treating you if not well then reasonably x

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vittorio

BLIMEY ! ...= HOW DO YOU DO ALL THIS WITHOUT GETTING PUFFED OUT ? ! ... - I'ME FIT TO BE BURIED JUST HAVING A BATH - GETTING IN AND OUT " .....ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS !! ? ....LONG MAY IT LAST ! ....

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soulboy118 in reply tovittorio

With only 18% lung function left im at a loss myself ,i put it down to almost continuous pulmonary rehab that my health district does ,a good diet ,keep to my meds and dont consider any ordinary task to much trouble ,

At times vitorio im like a fish out of water trying to gulp air in but i know no matter how bad it gets im gonna be ok , i cant do baths anymore its showers for me ,stairs are my nemisis and humidity well dont get me started on that , ive had copd since 2005 so ive come to terms with it and i choose winnable battles with it ,hope you are ok at the mo

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vittorio in reply tosoulboy118

..AMAZING ! - YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE MONUMENTAL WILL-POWER .......NOT GIVEN TO ALL OF US I'ME AFRAID ! .... WELL DONE ! AND GOOD LUCK ...

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stamford1234

Well done you!

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les4560

just had a chance to read your post -hope things keep going ok for you!

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Dago1

Thank you babe and I wish you the same and more. Best wishes Kay xxxxx

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