hello to our buds being effected by terror and natural disasters around the world.

i think of all of you a lot. i hope you will forgive my lack of posts on this matter. i get overwhelmed quite easily. i can't help wondering "what if that had been me?" stuck away from home, probably w/o meds, can't stand for more than a few minutes ... even tho i live in Oklahoma my agoraphobia went off the charts on 9/11 & i've been fighting back ever since. at least after the Oklahoma City bombing i was able to help at my local red cross (i am a volunteer) when hundreds came to give blood.

anyway... i would give anything to truly be able to reach through the compuer screen and hug the #$%@$ out of each and every one of you. please know i & many others think of you all the time... take heart & strength from us... it's there for the taking.

much love & hugs,
teddi

keep smiling... it matters! FYI-Because of its literal definition ("fear of the marketplace"), agoraphobia is often misunderstood as a fear of crowds or a fear of open spaces. The clinical definition of agoraphobia is a fear of situations or places "from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or in which help may not be available in the event" of a panic attack.