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Latest post on 05 June 2011 - 19:54
There's a shop in a mall in Jumeirah that sells wool and quilting stuff - its not a place I'd ever go back to given the absolutely miserable unfriendly faces that work there, more-so the older lady who looks at people as if they've stepped in a cow pat. You though might be made of sterner stuff than me and if you are then you'll find what you need there.
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Latest post on 05 June 2011 - 12:43
As we see in the thread there are always exceptions to the rule and I have no issue with people taking their time or using the disabled loos if they genuinely need it due to a medical issue or disability. I am generally talking about the non exceptions, simply those who go into the loo and take longer than 5 minutes. Why does it have to take that long?! Unless you are clearing up a mess all over the seat that someone else left (often happens) I think some people just sit on there and text their friends or rest their legs at the expense of others waiting. For the sake of argument, I just went to the loo on the way back from lunch and timed myself. From entering the cubicle to leaving the cubicle took exactly 32 seconds - and I was not rushing! Number 2's longer, granted, but seriously its just as rude taking forever in a cubicle when you know someone is waiting behind you almost wetting themselves as it is me asking if they could hurry it along! I'm just saying... Kylie, I'm really trying to take on board what your saying. Honestly. But ....................lolol
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Latest post on 05 June 2011 - 12:16
stay away from Scumdee!! try Broughty Ferry? LOL - have you been to the Ferry recently? It no whit it yaised tae be hen, even tho the fowk in it wid like tae think it is. It wid gee yeh a right scunner. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 05/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 31 May 2011 - 12:00
not sure if it was a wind up but had thought all of her posts were slightly munchosen (sp) esq..... I think if you're going to be making judgements about a persons mental health you should at least try and get it right. What you are suggesting is that the lady who posted about her daughter has Munchausens by Proxy and not Munchausens. There's quite a distinct difference but regardless of that - that was quite some call you made. Yes but there were also posts about the poster being in an abusive relationship etc etc - which wouldn't have been by proxy - hence why i put esq at the end........ You've totally lost me -thank god.
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Latest post on 31 May 2011 - 11:55
I dont sorry but I'll be back in the region in few days and if I can help you with some ideas that arent aba related, because I know next to nothing about it because it never appealed to me - I'll glady try to help you.
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Latest post on 31 May 2011 - 11:52
not sure if it was a wind up but had thought all of her posts were slightly munchosen (sp) esq..... I think if you're going to be making judgements about a persons mental health you should at least try and get it right. What you are suggesting is that the lady who posted about her daughter has Munchausens by Proxy and not Munchausens. There's quite a distinct difference but regardless of that - that was quite some call you made.
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Latest post on 27 May 2011 - 23:50
I read a very nice article in the Salvation Army War Cry today. It was by a psychiatrist who's a practicing Christian and he said that nowadays doctors are encouraged to ask patients if they have a faith they can turn to. It was an official NHS approach to things and because of the directive it was OK for doctors to ask. He himself was a practicing Christian and he said his faith helped him practice as a Dr and through his work he served God. I thoroughly enjoyed the article.
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Latest post on 26 May 2011 - 08:16
GA - your post is spot and on.
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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 21:26
What you want to do sounds a bit juvenile to be honest - as do the blokes. A hookers bar? lololol I bet they'd run a mile if one of them came onto them. I'd leave him where he is and when he comes home I'd take the pee out of him - then I would have a think about what if anything could be going wrong.
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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 13:57
Sue I think you are referring to Tourettes syndrome :http://www.medicinenet.com/tourette_syndrome_symptoms/views.htm thanks but i know what Tourettes is.... maybe the woman imagined it and i've wasted years looking for it lol Based on my knowledge of Tourettes, my son has it, I doubt thats what was meant and I would put money on her meaning an asd, but her not knowing that was what she meant. That old saying about a little knowledge being a bad thing is very true - it just seems that nowadays everyone has to have a syndrome and it really is to the dettriment of those who really do. And going to something livelytrish has said, me and my friends invented our very own syndrome in answer to why her husband is the way he is - he has b*****d syndrome :D <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 24/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 11:41
I think its Ibn Sina Pharmacy who are the agents for CHicco
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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 11:38
does he just do it to you or to everyone in general ? There is a condition that i know affects children, maybe adults too, but i can't remember the name of it (something syndrome no doubt...) - there may be someone qualified here who knows... Basically it means that the sufferer has no understanding that their words or actions can affect other people... Either that or he's just an @rse... Sue you're referring to Aspergers Syndrome - a lifelong and debilitating condition that severly impacts on a person abilty to makes sense of the world, processes information and relate to other people. Its a form of autism and there is nothing mild about it - thats just a general comment by the way because people are inclined to say when they hear someone has aspergers syndrome that they are mildy autistic. Its like saying someones a little bit pregnant. Anyway here's a link for anyone who's interested in it. Its quite often a hidden disability in that people can have it and not understand why they feel ill at ease in the world, and people who have aspergers can very often, and sadly, be looked upon by others as being odd, rude, etc etc etc. http://www.autism.org.uk/asperger
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 20:21
DC - I doubt you'd need your husband to do that. I think you're aware now and should things happen again you'll be more up for helping yourself. There's just something about the first bout of a mental health problem that can make a person hesitate when it comes to believing that they're not well For you though I wish good health and happiness always :) <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 22/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 19:56
Oh god, thats all I need. am due to travel back here with my boy in 12 days and his passport expires 5 days after that. lets hope it will all blow over by then. ;)
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 19:43
Does anyone know the likelihood of getting PND again with a second baby? I dont know the answer to that but my own thoughts on the subject are that once a person has had one bout of depression and/or an anxiety related disorder, it lays down a blue-print for future bouts if the circumstances are right. And I do know for sure that after my bout of pnd, which wasnt really that bad in the grand scheme of pnd, I was watched closely during my next pregnancy because for sure there were signs with me during the previous one that something was brewing. So I think the answer probably is - if there isnt an increased risk why would extra care and attention be given to people during subsequent pregnancies and deliveries. Maybe thats me just being daft tho and I'm getting things all wrong. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 22/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 18:37
Well if my mum's anything to go by it never goes away! Funnily enough we were talking about it just recently. Me and my sister's are all in our twenties now, and mum STILL has wild and scary scenarios about things that could happen to us!!! Interestinly, she did have bad PND after each of us ..... don't want to worry any of you but it's worth knowing I think. Oh god, me and your mum would get on great together. And its funny this thread has come up today because I just told my daughter a couple of hours ago that I didnt want her and husband to take my 3 grandchildren on holiday without me. And the reason? Well France is near to Portugal and there are bad people about. Not that they'd ever be left alone - but you know it would be better if there were more of us with you. I think I really do need to get a grip but in all honesty - I dont think I ever will because this nannying lark is far more worrysome than mummying :) eta - there are a couple of ladies posting on this thread who I can identify with very strongly. Suffice it say that during one of my pregnancies I once went back to the house 12 times in an hour to check I had switched the kettle off. And yes, I did end up with PND. I think people can be really blase about the early onset on mental health problems when we should in fact be on to them as soon as - because once the blue print has been laid down its there for years just waiting to show its face again when the time is right. edited by DesertRose1958 on 22/05/2011 <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 22/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 19 May 2011 - 10:12
I've no idea about the hotel but wherever you stay in the end food and non-alocholic drinks wont be a problem. However you really must keep in mind that though Salalah is part of Oman its a very different place to Muscat and the people are also different - they are far more traditional. So for those reasons Salalah isnt a place I would consider spending Ramadan.
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Latest post on 18 May 2011 - 11:39
Jwal ;)for some people by the time the ask for help with these attacks they are too far down the line for natural approaches to be of much help to them. And lets face it - most if not all medications have side effects so where do we draw the line at suggesting a medication is horrible and a person shouldnt take it? The reality is that sometimes people do just have to put up with side effects in order to eventually get better. Its not ideal its just the way it is.
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Latest post on 18 May 2011 - 11:07
Does anyone else suffer from anxiety attacks for no apparent reason in the early hours of the morning? I have seen Dr Amer at DCHC on Beach Road who prescribed Xanax which I am am reluctant to take...or even get from the pharmacy. I have no worries and can't think of anything to have counselling for, plus we haven't got spare money to be spending on counselling. I wake every morning at 3 or 4am with a racing heart, hot and cold sweats, crying, fast breathing, nausea, etc. It has been over 2 weeks now and is slightly better than when it first started but nowhere near normal! After an hour or so I feel back to normal. So every day I think it won't happen the next day...but it does :( Please help or advise xxxx Please do not take that medication, it is horrible stuff, I really agree with the ladies who said exercise and radically change your diet, loads of fresh fruit veg, fish etc...try all the natural remedies first like the herbals and st johns wort etc....and get a 2nd opinion, medication should be the absolute last resort. Also have you thought about some form of counselling? There is also hypnotherapy type counselling, or cognitive brain therapy, please seek out this type of help first and foremost good luck. Medication has its place in the treatment of anxiety and can help break the viscious circle of the attacks. Its a fact the more you have of these attacks the more you will go on to have. And not just now but in the future as well, because once your body has responded to anxiety in this way - the chances are very high that it will happen again and even years from now. That's not to say though it should be used without any of the other practical approaches to helping with things because you really do have to deal with them from all angles. But to say dont take the medication because its horrible is irresponsible to say the least. OK you may personally have found it horrible or someone you know may have found it horrible but there are plenty of people around who wouldn't say the same based on their personal experiences. The use of medication really is down to an individual making an informed choice along with the advice of their DR. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 18/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 18 May 2011 - 00:31
My grandparents were cousins and had six children all of whom are without any abnormalities. The chances are increased slighty as compared to the general population who marry outside the family is what I have heard. Its more than slightly for various things and illness and disability can often skip a generation. And the chance of a problem increases each time a new generation of the same family marry each other. It can be very interesting taking a look around a family where cousins have married and seeing the path these things can take years later. LIkewise when you're listening to tales from a by-gone age and there's always a person or two who are spoken about differently and all the while because something is being played down. In my experience most families would have their teeth pulled out rather than admit that cousins marrying played a role in certain situations within the family. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 18/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 22:17
I don't know what i would do. I know what I have thought i might do at varying different ages of my life. I have very good friends who have actively chosen to not have kids, one friend indeed it was a criteria for the relationship with her now husband....something I really struggled to get my head round as she was destined if ever anyone was to be a wonderful parent. I have another close friend who is a step mum to now grown up kids since they were early teens, but again...more children were out of the question. ALL of these relationships are strong, enduring and love filled, and all the women involved are secure in their decision to not have kids even if that was not how they origonally envisioned their lives. So, it really does come down to you and what you can live with. For myself? I always saw my life as filled with lots of children...we are lucky to have our one. And know ourselves to be. While my hubby was an "i don't mind if we do or don't' fence sitter, he comes from a very large family and adores our one and only. However, when it comes to adding to the brood through adoption we have hit a couple of hurdles, and most interestingly one of the quiet ones is me. While I love that child and am blessed, grateful and lucky to have her in my life...i don't really think I am cut out to be the earth mother of my fantasies, and now of course...I'm too flaming old to contemplate those endless sleepless nights with anything approaching enthusiasm. So, I guess what my wee ramble is getting out...try and get on the same page, but do know your page will change as you grow. I went through this thread from the bottom up and even before I saw your name on this post - I knew it was you who'd written it. xxxxx
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 22:14
Try getting a couple of (neutered) cats. Snakes really don't like them at all. This was going to be my suggestion but I decided against it in case the cat protection society had something to say about it.
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 22:10
My lot have cousins who they socialise with on a regular basis and who are a very big part of their life. They're as thick as thieves to be honest. But they also have cousins who they dont really know and who are nothing to them in reality. I know the fact they are very close to some of their cousins and not with others causes some upset in the family but thats just the way it is - I'm very close to the mother of those cousins also. As for cousin to cousin marriage - it does go on in my husbands family but rarely. However my lot are horrified by the thought of it on a personal level and though other family members have said why doesnt your son or daughter marry the son or daughter of so and so given they are so close - my lot and the other lot say no because they look upon each other as brothers and sisters. However if other family members marry each other they dont really say much because they don't want to offend but I know they want to say -think twice about this because there is a very good chance our brothers autism and so and so aspergers will strike again. But each to there own because I know of some very happy marriages that involve cousins. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 17/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 01:07
MrsL, just came back to this because another thread had set me thinking - so here goes antibiotics can equal yeast infections and yeast infections can equal behavioural issues. its just something I've recalled from a friend of mines who's an autism biomedder. hth :)
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Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 12:40
AV :) You would be talking about Chelation therapy. For more infortmation you should read up on, or visit forums, that are relevent to the Bio-medical approach to treating autism. Be prepared though that should you go to an autism forum that is for both parents who are bio-medders and those who aren't - that it will be a very nasty place at times given the emotion the entire bio-med approach evokes in people. And chelation is the like the big daddy of bio-med, its really what people try last, even when they believe there child has mercury poisoning, and long after they've adopted other bio-med interventions first. In my mind though the only way you'll get a good idea of for and against arguements regarding it is if you join a forum where there's mixed opinion on it. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 16/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 15 May 2011 - 23:32
MrsL. over the years I've come across many mums on a forum I belong to who've said this about their children - but then just as many say its because the child isnt well and nothing to do with the medication. hth :)
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Latest post on 15 May 2011 - 23:26
My son is severly autistic and has tourettes also. He's 20 now and a very seasoned traveller but only because practice really does make 'fine' in his case. It still doesn't stop me getting nervous though and 2 weeks before we're due to fly home after 10 weeks in the Uk - Im starting to get a wee bit fluttery about the journey. For me the worry is the noise and jerking around he can do due to the tourettes. He's almost 6 foot 3 and can be quite something. For that reason we only ever fly at night so he sleeps and Ive found the best airline to cater for him and his needs has been gulf air. I cant praise the crew highly enough. they are second to none. This time though we're doing oman air because its non stop and the connection with gulf air isnt so good these days. so for us its always fly at night and non-stop if need be. if the journey is a very long one then I would break it down over days. We've done NZ a few times and thats what I call a long journey. if you can avoid economy class the do so. I find my son is happier and calmer with few people around him in a small space. also because the less time hanging around at the airpor the better. also the lounge facilities are calmer. take favourite dvd's on board with you take any favourite foods on baord with you. take ear plugs or an mp3 player if your children will tolerate them - anything to block out any noise that could cause distress. make people aware of what the situation is - a heads up from mum is always better than people being left in the dark. I've only once ever met with hostility and that was when we were coming here - someone asked to be moved from the cabin but I think he just wanted into first and chanced his arm - cos my son was asleep minutes before we got off the ground. medication - my son gets his eye q and his melatonin just the way he does every night. I'd be scared to try a sedative because my boy had one once many years ago for a hearing test and he tried to climb the curtains in the hospital. I've only found out later that it can have the opposite effect on our children and instead of sedating them it can get them well and truly going. Its probably the autistic persons airline equivalent of a supersonic flight. :D At all stages of the journey do your best to avoid waiting in lines - but dont be surprised if at heathrow you have to. Its not disabled person friendly so if you have to travel economy then join the medical treatment line - do not wait in the normal ones. Try to board last and try to be off the aircraft first - and ask for assistance. let the people who wait outside the aircraft with names written on a board be for you, and not people who are just taking the p....... for reasons that are less then honest. If you have to fly economy, and I did for many years, then try to arrange it so you have one adult for each child - and a spare adult even if its just to give you confidence. It would be worthwhile getting someone to come and travel with you. hth
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Latest post on 13 May 2011 - 16:11
Rightly or wrongly the first thing on my list has to be 1. My youngest child having a day that means he smiles from behind his eyes and his contentment obvious. 2. seeing any of my children and grandchildren 3. speaking to any of my children/grandchildren on the phone 4. realising that I've done something and I feel like a grown up at last. I'm 53. 5. Singing out loud in my car and pretending I have a fab voice. 6. Picking my home grown veg 7. knowing that my children are happy 8. feeling good when I bother to blow dry my hair and put a bit of make up on in the morning 9. liking it that the family dogs are happy when I get home. 10. a nice walk at the beach in the winter 11. a cool wind but not like today - its freezing where I am 12. realising that at 60 my husband is still in very good health 13. knowing that my friends really do love me. it took a long time to believe it. 14. My grand-daughter running at me and jumping up - her legs fit round my waist just so. 15. hearing my wee grandson telling his class every time I go to collect him - THATS MY NANA. 16. that though me and my eldest have had some right barnies - I know the truth and so does he :D 17. buying loads of books for when my cataracts get done - very soon. 18. getting up and having my lone hour in the house before others get up 19. my husband making the morning tea and telling me for the millionth time in our life together that he only wants a half cup 20. Realising that it really is the simple things in life that are the best.
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Latest post on 13 May 2011 - 01:06
Sharon - surely 'im indoors aint that bad he needs a nanny!? sharon?????
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Latest post on 13 May 2011 - 01:04
I also wish you'd read them.
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Latest post on 11 May 2011 - 22:17
Ive no idea because our our pool was done by Shanfari and our house building contractor took care of the masonry work. However, how about contacting those expat guys who go around the wave cleaning pools and ask them, or him, if he knows anyone who could do the work for you.
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Latest post on 11 May 2011 - 11:38
What a sad state of affairs. I couldnt even hazard a guess at how this and the general ' its mine you broke it you pay for it' approach could be worked out. And to call a spouse a liar. Blimey, I really am hoping this is all a wind up because its just so ugly its awful. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 11/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 11 May 2011 - 11:33
Thanks for that Sticky - my neice goes to that school and is leaving this year. Its an area of very high unemployment and the future is rather bleak for the kids - a lot of the boys end up in the Black Watch just because.
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Latest post on 11 May 2011 - 11:08
and maybe melatonin but the last time I looked it wasnt available over the counter in Dubai - it is oman though. I give it to my son and its used in the Uk for people with sleep issues. I've tried it when we went to NZ and slept like a log. Yes I forgot about Melatonin. I have bought it over the counter in Dubai and it did work. Unfortunately it game me blinding headaches which the doctor said is very rare so maybe that would work for dh. As 1 or 2mg could do the trick and if you can get the time release version then all the better. And it could be that the sleep you had gave the headache, you know that one you can get when you sleep too well. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 11/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 11 May 2011 - 10:26
and maybe melatonin but the last time I looked it wasnt available over the counter in Dubai - it is oman though. I give it to my son and its used in the Uk for people with sleep issues. I've tried it when we went to NZ and slept like a log.
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Latest post on 11 May 2011 - 10:22
If you google insomnia there's loads out there with regards to practical suggestions on how to get a good nights sleep. Its not as simple as going to bed and just closing your eyes - I wish. As for 2 hours sleep - I gave up when it got as bad as that and now have my own room that I'm very happy in. My husband is free to be as much of as insomniac as he wants and because he'll do nothing to help himself I had no qualms about moving room. We're no strangers to each other and the marital bedroom is still given the respect of the marital bedroom, but I can quite honestly say I have no intentions of ever spending another night in there again unless my husband is in a coma.
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Latest post on 10 May 2011 - 18:28
Look, OP. I think you need to sit the guy down and tell him, "I need more booty. Either you give it to me, or I'm going to find it somewhere else." Khalas. Honesty is the best policy. Thats quite some threat. Blimey.
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Latest post on 10 May 2011 - 18:13
My husband did DXB to Newcastle twice last week, business class, and the plane was full both ways both times. We were very surprised because its not the biggest of airports/destinations. But did I not read in the paper a few days ago that emirates are reducing their prices?
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Latest post on 10 May 2011 - 16:28
chickychic, you've said that when you make the effort your husband responds - so just keep on making the effort. Ok so you might think thats not fair, but the reality is that 'if you dont use it you lose it' and maybe thats whats happened with your husband. Time will soon tell if he's going to start looking at you differently, not that I think he does see you as mum, more that he maybe doesnt see his part in this - and if things work out then great. If not you'll at least know YOU tried to change things. And dont worry about people advising you on this - its more than likely they can only advise because they once needed the advice themselves.
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Latest post on 10 May 2011 - 10:44
Sanddy the girls all know where to go if the need help - they are told from the Phillipines. But not only that there's the maid gravepine and for sure someone, even a maid from another country, will have told her what she should be doing and where she should be doing it. I think I would pass the info on as well as some money for a taxi fare, but I'd also say to the friend of a cousin that I want no more information about the situation unless its to be told the girl has gone to the embassy. And all the moreso because the friend of a cousin herself isnt willing to get involved beyond passing on what she is being told. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 10/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 May 2011 - 09:25
Sandy give the lady the details of where the POLO office is and perhaps the money to get there. Maybe you could even take her there yourself because if she really is being treated badly her story will stand up to scrutiny and she'll be happy to go with you. But if in a few weeks she's still with the family then you'll just have to accept she has her reasons for still being with them. I have a feeling though that the maid already knows exactly where she should be going.
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Latest post on 09 May 2011 - 09:27
HI there, the following is a link to a healty eating pyramid for 3 year olds. I've only posted it so you can see how much milk a wee one of that age needs and just what else they also need. You just need the confidence to say 'no' - thats all, and the pyramid should help you with that. http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_center/healthy_eating/toddler_food.html#
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 19:47
so your BIL (married to your brother) is in your wedding pic and does not want to be put up on FB?? no my BIL nor my bro were in the pic I posted. It was me and my mom the only thing I can think of is that he thinks I shouldnt post pics because she's dead or because she looked frail in the pic because of the chemo edited by srdoucet on 05/05/2011 You post whatever you like about your mum and whenever you like. She's your mum and you'll only ever do the right thing. And so what if its 5 years now, its nothing, even if it was 50 years it would still be nothing because we're never old enough to lose our mums. We still have a birthday party for my mum and there's nothing maudling or awful about it. Its a few hours dedicated to the woman she was and we talk about things like - oh god what would mum/nana have made of that. We even put on broad scottish accents when we're doing it. Its a laugh, a big big laugh. Oh and she even has pride of place on our Christmas tree. Her name meant star in latin so you can guess where and what she is on the tree. Its the best bit of the night when someone climbs up the ladder and we're sitting ther saying - for god sake watch where you stick the branch!!!! :D As for you sister in law - email her and say to her exactly what you said to us. Or if you're too tired you could just say coming from someone living close to family blah blah blah it really is time you wound your neck in and shut the **** up. xxx
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 09:23
Azaiba, Just to clarify. By Rusail I mean the little commerical compound to the left of the Clock Tower roundabout if you are approaching it from the airport. It would be striaght ahead of the clock tower roundabout if you were coming from seeb and keeping City Centre on your right. Park up and the shop is next door to the Bella Pais Restuarant. They will even bind the carpet all the way round if you dont want to stick your carpet to the floor and spoil any tiles you have underneath. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 05/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 21:22
on a mild burn, does it really provide relief? I just bunnt my arm on the kettle and it's stinging!! hubby says try toothpaste but im scared!!:\: I dont know if it works but I can say that my husband and his family have great faith in toothpaste as a cure all for all ills. There's not much that happens that doesnt have them yelling - bring colgate, bring colgate. he's not arab, is he? ;-) hehehehehehe :) <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 03/05/2011</em>
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 21:19
on a mild burn, does it really provide relief? I just bunnt my arm on the kettle and it's stinging!! hubby says try toothpaste but im scared!!:\: I dont know if it works but I can say that my husband and his family have great faith in toothpaste as a cure all for all ills. There's not much that happens that doesnt have them yelling - bring colgate, bring colgate.
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Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 20:34
In Rusail, just opposite OIB, there's a company called Ruwi Furnishing. You should be able to find what you want there but it will also depend on whats available in Dubai. And perhaps Alasfoor Furnishing.
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Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 19:40
I had the balloon done in the Uk about 5 years ago and had it removed after about 3 months. It was awful, just awful. Never ever ever ever again. But prior to having it done in the Uk I had been in touch with the people you've mentioned in Dubai - I was left feeling that I was lucky after my consultation to still be in possesion of my hand given their shark like tendancies. It wasnt an opinion that changed any when they contacted me later about the band - which I later had done in Oman. As a co-incidence I've met a lady who had the op done at Cosmosurge because they took payments in instalments and if ever there was a candidate not to have the band or anyother kind of weight loss surgery it was her - she had been both anorexic and bulimic when younger. However, even is she hadnt been, her eating habits meant she shouldnt have had a band done in the first place. It didtn matter to the people in Cosmosurge though. So back to the balloon. When I went back to the UK to have it done the Drs were very honest with me and said that thought they quote weight loss figures of 4 stone with the balloon recent studies showed the average weight loss was about 5 - 14 pounds. Oh and take it from me - you will be so full of wind with the balloon you could play all the instruments in a brass band and still have loads of wind left to spare. And Dubai is in an earthquake zone and homes are built accordingly - well all I can say is Thank God.
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Latest post on 02 May 2011 - 21:26
The PA is Western (from Ireland) & usually the surgery is great. They have a UK doctor, but believe no UK preson outside of the UAE can write prescriptions. I'll call Medi Centre to see if they say the same thing. Thanks Could it be down to whether the Dr you are seeing hasn't kept his membership of the GMC? up todate and because of this he can no longer write prescriptions that are dispensed in the Uk. I only ask because we do this with a med for my son, albeit from Oman, but I can distinctly remember his DR saying dont worry I pay a lot of money to the GMC every year to still be able to do this. I then have the prescription dispensed privately in any uk chemist. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 02/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 10:30
HI Mayajk - have only today received an email from a Julia Aidrensen of Harub Medical Centre and on the list of services provided it said the following Our British trained Occupational Therapist works with children to foster the development of fine/gross motor skills, concentration abilities and sensory functioning in order to maximize participation and independence in daily activities. She is qualified to conduct assessments, formulate a comprehensive treatment package, and provide continued services for children in need. She mainly works in conjunction with parents in the school or nursery setting. Phone number is 24600750
 
 
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