Re: A Little Bit of Sunshine!! ;o)
From: Marc (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jan 23 10:53:07 1999
I really enjoyed your story. I am amazed that you are only 15. You seem like you
are very mature....I am sure you will be a star some day with the attitude you
have. Thanks again for that litl bit of sunshine.
Mary
West Virginia
anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> Hello everyone! My name is Tina for those of you who dont know , and I am 15.
> I have heard your posts lately and Ive been going through a really tough time
> right now also with Lupron , but have also kept myself happy. I had an idea to
> have a little continual subject called , "A Little Bit of Sunshine." This
> could be a subject where we just write happy things and little things about
> ourselves , to get to know more than just Endometriosis. I think we all need a
> little bit of cheer along with this forum , so I will tell what happened to me
> last night that made me very excited.....
>
> Well , as Ive said before , I had to stop doing ballet this summer
> because of the endo.... which was really upsetting because I was aiming
> towards being professional and had already passed my professional exam infront
> of the National Council last year. But , this huge really great Ice Complex
> just opened near me and it has really great coaches for figure skating. Figure
> skating was always something I loved to watch , but at age 15 , I thought it
> was too late to be any good. Well , I convinced myself to sign up for lessons
> and they put me in the adult class. I loved it instantly , I was very nervous
> because I had never been on ice before , but when I got out there I was so
> focused and had such a clear mind that I did great. Ive been going for about
> one month.... anyways , last night , at my lesson , I was nervous about
> getting back on the ice after my surgery. My instructor , one of the main
> coaches found out that I did ballet , so jokingly she was like , ok , now show
> us some ballet on the ice. So , I took up her challenge and skated around
> doing all these ballet movements and arms , then I did this spin and ended in
> a pose. I am just in the beginner:Learn how to skate program now , so she was
> pretty shocked. She said that she wanted to get me into competition! And that
> she was passing me with honors , and she was passing no one else in my class.
> Anyways , this is one of my dreams unraveling ....so this is my little bit of
> sunshine for the week!
> What I want to say in response to some of the posts Ive read
> lately is this.... Never give up on any of your dreams. Endometriosis is a
> very painful disease , but were alive. Thats enough reason to be happy.
> Remember this saying:
>
> "Always keep your face towards the sun and let the shadows fall behind you."
> Love Tina , I hope you dont all think this is a dumb idea , but I think we
> all need a little cheering up!
>
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