Hi everyone, my name is Nathalie, I’m from Québec Canada. I’m married ( 20 years), have 3 beautiful children and I’ve been 28 years old for at least 15 years 🤣🤣. I used to work in catering but had to stop 6 years ago because my symptoms were getting bad. I have a rare brain disorder called Arnold Chiari ( I’ll let you guys google that), I have pretty much all the symptoms and other illnesses associated with it, even surgery didn’t help much. I can’t put any pressure in my head or I’ll get bad headaches for days and all my nerves have been attacked ( even the small ones).So now I spend my time playing Candy Crush, reading and keeping my 2 bunnies ( Leo and Stormy) company. I enjoy everyone in the community, people are so nice and it makes my days brighter. 😁. To anyone suffering chronic pain, I feel you, take it one day at a time, can’t give up.😘
Hi @Nat09, thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about your health. I wanted to share with you that I was born and raised in Montreal. I moved to the USA when I was 23. Do you live in Quebec? Montreal?
Hi @Elsa, I was born and raised in Ottawa till age 7, then we moved in Aylmer ( now called Gatineau) . I moved to Masham to raise my kids in a quiet country town but when my symptoms go so bad and I needed surgery ( symptoms only started showing up when I was 35 years old and they weren’t that bad, but over the next 5 years they kept getting worse) I couldn’t work anymore and we lost are house. So we moved to Shawville ( in the Pontiac) near my husband’s family and that is where I live now. Hi @Chicken_Slayer, although it’s bad, I tell myself it could be worse, tomorrow is another day. 😊
@Nat09, I've been to Ottawa quite a few times and it's beautiful there. I have heard of Gatineau. Do you now have to speak French living in Quebec?
It's kind of amazing, yet sad, that when we have these physical problems we manage. I am legally blind in my right eye for almost 3 years now. I had 9 surgeries in that eye, 4 of which were cornea transplants. It has rejected and I really don't want another surgery. My other eye is so-so but I expect to lose vision one day because it's a strain on that eye.
@Elsa, Québec is very unique place, most people speak French especially from Montreal going east of the province, but in the west part (the Outaouais section, where I live, that borders Ontario) it’s more bilingual and you can find a few towns ( like mine) that are predominantly English. My husband and children were raised English although they also speak French. In Québec, for your child to be able to go at an English school one of the parents must have had an English education ( Québec government sends you a certificate to prove you did), if you don’t have that certificate, they have to go to French school even if the parents aren’t French. We also have the French police ( that’s what we call them). They are in charge of making sure that French remains a priority over English, so if you have a busyness, your advertising sign or menu...,must be in French you can have the English translation but it must be smaller then the French one or if you’re caught you can be fined. There are still some who will fight over language but I think it’s a very lovely province. I’m sorry to hear about your vision problem, I do hope they can help you somehow. I know how tired you can get from all the tests and surgeries, I have one coming up next week for carpal tunnel ( I don’t even do repetitive movements, nerves issues), left hand this time, at least it won’t be as bad as last time, they did the right one in August and it’s all good until you need to go to the bathroom 🤔 not very good with the left hand 🤣 oh well. Maybe they will come up with something new to help with your vision, 🤞🏻👋🏻
Hope it all goes ok @Nat09 I have CT bad in my left hand but am avoiding going for surgery as long as poss. Its manageable and a night splint helps. (well until I take it off in my sleep lol) I think its because I hold phones and tablets in that hand all the time. You just get on with things don't you when you live with it. I need new knees but even if I wasn't over heavy, I wouldn't want them yet. So I hobble more than walk but at least I get places, and if late, sometimes I can even do a fast hobble It gives my children something to laugh about, silver lining see Sorry for the abruptness of the last post, I got sidetracked and pressed reply before thinking of a less blunt response 🤔
@Nat09 good luck on your surgery! You weren't born yet when the French separatists tried to take over Montreal. They were bombing the mailboxes and they also wanted to separate from Canada. They kept saying that they were there before the English people and it was time to take it back! That was a total nightmare! And that is how all signs became French and my niece and nephews were allowed to go to an English speaking school with proof that the parents were English speaking. That was a total nightmare. That's one of the reasons why I would never move back there. Besides that my kids and grandkids are here.
Thanks @Chicken_Slayer, last one went really well, this one should to. The worst part is the freezing but she freezes as she goes and uses a lot, so it not too too bad. The surgery itself only lasts about 10 minutes and I don’t even have to stay afterwards. Recovery is not so bad, takes a while, just got to do the exercises they give. Don’t blame you for waiting till absolutely necessary, did the same.😁
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