ex-nj-jw
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Dad is doing good..
by ex-nj-jw infirst of all i want to say thanks to all those sending good thoughts/vibes and even prayers!.
my dad made it through 7 hours of surgery, he did loose quite a bit of blood but he's a tough old man and is hanging in there.
the stroke affected the left side of his body, the doctor thinks he will have some loss of function on his left side, but until he actually wakes up fully and goes thru therapy we really won't know.. i don't know if it's because i'm a nurse or if the nurses and doctors were tired of dealing with the jw's and my mom, but they gave the ok for me .
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Update on my Dad
by ex-nj-jw indad had a heart attack and stroke on friday.
they actually think the stroke started on wednesday or thursday, very mild and escalated on friday.
the doctors have wanted to place a pacemaker and internal def.
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Just got a phone call
by ex-nj-jw injust got a call from my jw mom, she wanted to let me know that my dad was taken to the hospital friday!!
!, he had another heart attack.
he is on a ventilator and needs bypass surgery (again) but the doctors can't operate since his hemoglobin is low and he has been on coumadin (blood thinner).
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Very scarry encounter
by ex-nj-jw ini just had an encounter with a man at the bank and i'm still shaking:.
i pull up to the bank to use the atm ( atm in small lobby), i park next to a large truck and next to the truck was another car.
there was 1 man using the atm, and no one in line or outside.
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I'm online at home....
by ex-nj-jw infinally i got my computer and internet connection at home!!
i'm using an old windows system so i can't use all the "cool" smiley's right now!.
i can finally stop having withdrawal symptoms when i leave work and can't log onto jwd!
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Today is my anniversary
by ex-nj-jw ini've been married to the same man for 21 years today .
god knows we've had our ups and downs, but we've been together for 24 years and married 21 of those 24 years!!!!
nj.
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I need help from researchers
by ex-nj-jw ini recently started talking to an old friend that is still a jdub.
i think he is starting to have some doubts about jdubism due to some events in his personal life recently.. i think i remember a thread not too long ago about different pagan beliefs/rituals that jdub's observe.
like wedding rings, bridal gowns and the whole bridal shower stuff, and if i'm not mistaken the whole wedding cermony thing also.. if anyone knows where i can find out this information that shows some pagan rituals that jdub's currently participate in i would greatly appreciate it.. thanks a million.
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Crises of Conscience
by ex-nj-jw ini just finished the book by ray franz, coc, and for some reason i'm madder than ever at this organization!!!
i've been out for over 20 years and now i'm even more pissed off!!!!
why am i so angry at things i already knew although i'm sure i've just repressed them over the years and got on with my life, anyone else have this anger problem after reading this book, or is it just me??.
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Mother's Day
by ex-nj-jw ini just wanted to take the opportunity to wish all our jwd mother's a happy mother's day.. many of us have children that do not speak with or associate with us, some have lost their children in custody battles only to have limited access to them, some have lost their children in death, you are still a mother and no one can change that experience.
"happy mother's day".
those of us who have children with health, mental or physical disabilities may have lots of challenges but we love them unconditionally, none the less.
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Finally starting to understand faders...
by ex-nj-jw ini haven't been posting for about 2 weeks, just kinda lurking, reading other posts, but not participating because i started to feel like i had nothing interesting to add, my life experiences, personal issues were just not very interesting to others on the forum, i felt.. i also started reading coc as well as reading old posts and reviewing the links from "old timer" jwd members.
see, i never got deep into this cult, 18 years from birth to end and i was outta there!!
i never pioneered, never had the ms or elder husband, although i dated a ms, he was only 19 early 20's at best (i was only 16) but that didn't last.