 Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 8:04 PM
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| Rosebud3, I forgot to say why I particularly appreciate your presence here. Christian Scientists, & ex-CSists as well, have a dearth of knowledge regarding the human body, so I've always thought it would be great if we could have a medical professional reading the posts to alert us to any potential serious health concerns- as they are often a topic. Again, whether we agree on doctrinal issues or not, I'm glad you're here! zoarean
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Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 10:39 AM
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Dear Zorean,
Thanks for the response. I thought you might have taken what I said negatively. I don't believe it is in my scope of practice to make any kind of health assessments etc. as an "RN"especially not on line etc. and out of the clinical setting. I'd prefer for you to think of me as a friend who simply has that background and perspective, but as far as giving any professional opinion on specific issues a person may have ; that is out of my domain and I have never tried to present myself in such a manner.
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Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 10:50 AM
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| Dear Zorean, Oops, I think I forgot to log-in again so my post is probably going to come up anonymous but I think you'll know it's from me.
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Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 1:59 PM
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Anonymous (6/2/2008)
I don't believe it is in my scope of practice to make any kind of health assessments etc. as an "RN"especially not on line etc. and out of the clinical setting.Yeah, I can understand, with all the lawsuits flying around. But I wasn't really referring to making a diagnosis as much as simply suggesting that someone with "red flag" symptoms see a professional. I got chicken pox as a 14 year old & didn't even realize what I had until 12 years later! zoarean
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Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 4:41 PM
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| Rosebud stated, "I think it would be good for people to start taking responsibility for their actions and not just blame it on a religion." A statement such as that is along the same lines as "well, people die when they go to doctors too." Children raised in Christian Science have a very bizzare shared experience and in this case, YES, it CAN BE BLAMED ON RELIGiON. This is not to say that all raised in Christian Science suffered the same problems, or that other religions do not have their problems. Christian Science homes, especially those practicing radical reliance, are not the norm. Therefore, the suttle and overt acts of damage are unique to many of us. Most I assume, would agree that our parents loved us and loved God and were only trying to live up to what they believed was reality. It is the Christian Science brainwashing and denial of reality that is so harmful. This is such a hard issue for many of us because we have lived it. It is hard to read the posts because it brings all that "gunk" up. It is not so simple as to say that we shouldn't "blame it on a religion". If I had been raised by a Methodist mother, I would not have suffered the damage which lives on with me today..both pshychologically as well as physical damage from untreated problems as a child...and I would bet my life that my mother would still be alive if she had been Methodist, or Baptist, or any other religion except Christian Science. She believed Christian Science to the core, read the lesson, class taught, and yes, even understood it. Sadly, it wasn't enough and it killed her and it wasn't a peaceful or dignified death at all.
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Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 10:58 PM
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| Gentle Dove - I wholeheartedly agree YES IT CAN BE BLAMED ON RELIGION. For me personally, I have realized over the last couple of days since my last post is that what is happening for me at the moment is that I have been carrying around a lot of my parent's religious conflicts - my Dad who left CS due to bad childhood experiences and blamed all of the world's ills on any belief in God (ie any God, not just the CS concept of God), and my Mum who agreed to stop going to church when she married my Dad to please him as he was so against religion of any kind. I have been carrying this stuff around for so long, and now it is bursting through to the surface - like a huge black boil which needs to burst in order to be healed. This is in addition to my very profound awareness of God's love and acceptance of me with all my pain, which Zoraean so wonderfully reminded me of. Does any of this sound at all familiar? Please, I would appreciate only experience, or (non CS ) biblical doctrine if anyone wants to reply, as I am feeling quite vulnerable. in the light
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Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:34 PM
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| Dear Zorean, It's hard for me to imagine what you guys went through and how you experience yourself and the world. Perhaps you can educate me. It sounds like it must have been a very strange experience for you
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Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:36 PM
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| Dear Gentle Dove, This is ditto to what I said to Zorean. Educate me as you wish for I have not had your experience.
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Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:45 PM
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| Dear In the Light, I was thinking a lot about you yesterday. I was listening to some music you might find comforting. It is very Christian and written by a female. I believe she wrote it when her mother was dying and she was discovering her relationship with Jesus Christ. One song especially gave me the shivers (in a good way) when I thought of you. I used to like to listen to it when I was caring for a very loved friend who was dying through the Hospice program in her home. I went through the whole process with her. It was difficult but very honest, very able to be open to grief with her husband and primary care-giver. If you would like the name of this CD let me know. Perhaps it would help with validation and your feelings of vulnerability. Believe me, going through that was very vulnerable for me and I kept thinking that at those times God is really holding us gently, loving us. My heart goes out to you.
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Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:49 PM
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| Dear Rosebud3 Thankyou for your kind words and for thinking of me. Yes, I would like to know the name of the CD - it sounds as though it would be helpful. in the light.
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