Can we join hands together for a moment of peace on the DU? I need a favor

[Omaha Steve]

My darling wife Marta hates crowds. She also has bad feet, knees, hips, and a bad back from osteoarthritis. Her voluntary duties yesterday kept her on her feet for hours helping strangers find their correct district to caucus in regardless of candidate. We are after all in the same party. When she was done, she kicked in where help was needed in the gym. Today she is swollen and very sore. Please post a get well message here. I'll send her the surprise link later. Thank you.

Omaha Steve

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Get well, Marta!

[WritersBlock]

2. Feel better soon, Marta!!

You did a good thing :)

[Gormy Cuss]

Put yer feet up and rest, Marta.

You deserve it!
Thank you for helping the democratic process in your state.

[TomInTib]

3. Mine just flew out the window.

Get well wishes from the Left Coast.

Tom

[gateley]

4. Look out, Marta!

Here comes LOTS of hugs and love from Steve's DU pals!

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

[Skinner]

5. Feel better, Marta.

Thanks for volunteering. :thumbsup:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. Marta, thank you.

:toast:

[Cabcere]

7. Feel better, Marta

and thank you for all your help with the caucuses - not many people would be brave enough to take on all that work, and I respect you greatly for it! :hi:

Peace,
~Cabcere

[countingbluecars]

8. Feel better soon, Marta.

Thanks for all your hard work.

[NanceGreggs]

9. Hey, Marta!

Thanks for all you do!

:applause: :patriot: :applause:

[I Have A Dream]

10. Thank you for your service, Marta!

I hope that you're feeling better really soon. :Please take care of yourself. :hug:

:hi:

[JerseygirlCT]

11. Feel better, Marta! nt

[liberal N proud]

12. Thanks for putting in your time

wish you well.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

13. Hope you feel better, Marta! Thanks for helping out!

Take some advil!

[polichick]

14. Thanks for all you do Marta - feel better soon! :)

[katsy]

15. Get better Marta!

And thanks for your volunteer work -

:applause:

[TwilightGardener]

16. Get well, Marta!!

[IndyOp]

17. Marta - Thank YOU for everything you did yesterday for our democracy and our

world. Rest. Feel better soon. :hug:

[Dhalgren]

18. Hope you feel better real soon, Marta!

:hi:

:hug:

[hyphenate]

19. Marta

Please feel better soon! I want you to get a nice footbath, soak your feet for as long as you need to, and get some rest. Get a warm plush blanket and wrap it tight, and inch the thermostat up a notch! If you got furkids, I hope they lick your face in a nice loving kiss, or sleep tight with you tonight.

Take care!
Mary

[Ellipsis]

20. Get better and know you helped make a difference.

:patriot:

[midnight]

21. Marta see if the gym has a yoga class for you to take. It is

gentle, and will help keep your joints flexible. Take care and feel better.

[lost-in-nj]

22. Marta

Thank You for your volunteer work!!!!!

:hi:
relax and breath.....






lost

[alteredstate]

23. You rock, Marta!

I hope you feel better soon.

[alteredstate]

26. kick

[alteredstate]

67. Hope you're feeling great today!

:)

[Celebration]

24. Marta, get well

You deserve a deep tissue massage!!

[Donnachaidh]

25. Marta -- send Steve to the store for some of those neat self-heating knee pads

Put your feet up. slap those pads on the knees (and any other area that's crickety) And put on a movie you haven't seen in a while. We did a Looney Tunes evening a few weeks back, complete with popcorn AND an unplugged phone. And pomegranate green tea.

Elevate them tootsies and Laugh at something!

[housewolf]

27. Dear Angel Marta,

May you be graced with restful blessings of peace, love and healing. Thank you for helping.

[Jane Austin]

28. Feel better soon, Marta.

I get the same thing - overdo it one day, pay for it the next two. :(

Got any nettle tea? Helps a lot with any arthritis problems.

And remember to drink lots of fluids to help flush out all those stress buildup by-products.

Thanks for all you did for the Nebraska caucuses!

[catnhatnh]

29. Marta....

You and Steve are the type people this country needs and deserves.Rest and feel well.....

[Donkeykick]

30. I wish you a speedy recovery.

You're a good person to do what you do. :toast:

[Just-plain-Kathy]

31. Marta you sound like a wonderful person who has a wonderful husband.

I hope you feel better real soon!

:)

[PDJane]

32. I empathize, truly I do..........

rest, stay warm, stretch a bit when you can, laugh at something silly, and be aware that folks care....and that what you do is noted and appreciated.

Oh, yes, and when you're feeling better, read a book called "Full Catastrophe Living" by Jon Kabat-Zin. It's a help, sometimes.


:hug:

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

33. Way to go, Marta!!

I appreciate what you did for democracy yesterday! Feel better soon! :yourock:

[sam sarrha]

34. soak those feet and lean back, let someone help you a little..take a break, thanks..good luck

:loveya: :patriot:

[Book Lover]

35. Marta, my best wishes for your poor sore feet!

Thanks for taking one for the team yesterday. Hope you feel better soon!

[Bobbie47]

36. Get Well, Marta...................

and thank you for all you did!

[emilyg]

37. Get well!

[Fresh_Start]

38. Marta, thank you for your volunteer work

hope you feel better soon

[havocmom]

39. Dear Marta, How 'bout I make you some warm, spicy chicken curry

The ginger and turmeric will help ease some joint inflammation and just plain make a tasty dish...

How I wish I really could fix you a nice, savory supper so you could just rest and be pampered, in thanks for all your hard work for the cause. It would be a real pleasure to fix enough supper so there would be wonderful leftovers and no cooking for a couple days while you rest and recuperate from your efforts for democracy.

I understand completely the courage and dedication it takes to work that hard, knowing pain will follow. Your personal devotion is inspiring.

:patriot: Patriots are not just those who fight wars. Patriots are ALL those who fight for making America better.

[stellanoir]

40. I've not tried this but have older friends who find it incredibly helpful.

http://www.petergillham.com/product-line/peter-gillhams-natural-calm.php

It's my understanding that the flavored versions are much more palatable than the plain.

Also this is from some earlier writing that I crafted a couple years ago.

"12. I stole this one from the now rumored to be reincarnated, though used to
be, old "sleeping prophet" Edgar Cayce.

Take baths. If you have no bathtub available, then bathe around. Aaaand
don't tell me that you have no extra time for baths, as baths take about
15 minutes, showers take 5-10. No one is really that busy or all too
important to not be able to do so.

Cayce recommended adding 1 part baking soda to 2 parts Epsom Salts
for baths. That stuff is really cheap. and readily available. I add
my fave oil (lavender). You can add yours. Ritual full immersion is
an age old, time & tried tradition for more than just physical
purification. It is especially so for more sensitive sorts. It is great
to do during lunations. That would mean, once every two weeks or so.
It is alleged to release all sorts of accumulated psychic effluvia
from bodies and auric fields . I just know that when I take one, I
invariably feel reborn, and am reminded that I too have a life, instead
of contemplating the troubles of others all the time as is my
ridiculously inherent proclivity.

Addendum from ccpup's grammy: dunk under at least three times."

Hope those suggestions help and blessings unto her for her efforts.

[Hissyspit]

41. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

[applegrove]

42. Thank you Marta. Thanks for fighting the good fight.

[caseycoon]

43. Take a well earned rest Marta! And thank you

for all your hard work.
You're a real trooper!
I hope you are feeling better very soon.
:toast:

[flvegan]

44. Get well, Marta, and thank you for your service!!!

[justgamma]

45. Thanks for all you do, Marta

Now take it easy girl, you deserve a rest. Hope you feel better soon.:grouphug:

[DesertRat]

46. Take good care, Marta!

:yourock:

[rosesaylavee]

47. Get WELL Marta!

:loveya: :yourock::loveya: :grouphug: :loveya:

[Kahuna]

48. Awww! Get well Marta and use lots of rubbing alcohol! nt

[bigbrother05]

49. Thanks Marta, feel better

:hug:

[Mnemosyne]

50. Marta,

:hug:

[UpInArms]

51. Thanks for what you have done - what you will do

and what you think can be done, Marta!

Sit down, relax and let someone else do it for a while now :)

:hi:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

52. Hope you're feeling better soon, Marta.

Your type of dedication should be an inspiration to all of us.

Thank you for all you do. :hug:

[liberalnurse]

53. You are so appreciated!

[flashl]

54. Feel Better Soon! nt

[stillcool]

55. Feel better Marta....

and thank you for all the work you do!

[libnnc]

56. Thanks for doing all you do, Marta!

Hope you feel better soon :yourock: :applause:

[proud2BlibKansan]

57. Marta, hope you feel better soon

BTW, your husband rocks!!

[annabanana]

58. Dear Dear Marta!

I feel for you, I truly do. As a lady of achy joints myself, I understand. May you get a nice warm soak in epsom salts and a good rest. I hope you feel better, dear.

[BrotherBuzz]

59. Marta, you need a get well massage more then a message.

A long soak in a hot tub might help, too. Here's hoping you recover soon.

[Bluerthanblue]

60. sending you wishes for comfort and healing-

be gentle with yourself, you are precious

peace~

blu

[FlyingSquirrel]

61. You rock, Marta!

:yourock:

Get better!

:loveya:

[eppur_se_muova]

62. Get well, Marta! You're more than entitled to some good rest now! nt

[Change has come]

63. Thank you Marta. You too Steve

:yourock: Hope you feel better soon.

[sandnsea]

64. Hey Marta,

thanks for sharing your great guy with DU!! Get better soon and thanks for working for democracy.

[EFerrari]

65. Hi there, Marta.

My back has been in and out for weeks. Just when we need our spines, too.

Feel better. You and Steve are in my thoughts.

Beth

[Pastiche423]

66. Thank you for your hard work, Marta!

Now, please rest and feel better.

[Uncle Joe]

68. I hope you feel better soon, Marta and

if I might humbly suggest look in to taking some alfalfa supplements for your arthritis, it might help.


Take care,

Uncle Joe

[madokie]

69. sending some good mad assed okie feel better wishes to Marta

[DeepModem Mom]

70. Thank you for your work on behalf of our party, Marta -- feel better soon!

[me b zola]

71. Thank you, Marta

Along with my appreciation, I am sending healing thoughts. Please be good to yourself--you deserve it--and take some of the advice given by DUers upthread.

To Steve & Marta :grouphug:

[blondeatlast]

72. Marta: thank you for fighting the good fight, and get well soon!

As one who battles ill health off and on myself, I know what it is to want to help put but just not have the energy to do so.

Good on you, darlin'! :hug:

[asdjrocky]

73. Hey Marta-

One activist to another, feel better! And a good soak in a bubble bath won't hurt either. (Also, howdy Omaha Steve, from sunny Ca!)

[NC_Nurse]

74. Thank you so much for your efforts, Marta!

I hope you feel better today. :hug:

[rockymountaindem]

75. Get well soon!

[bdamomma]

76. sending a get well message to you

[Eurobabe]

77. I sent Marta my last Valentine Heart

Feel better soon Marta! :hug:

[redwitch]

78. Marta you are a good woman.

:loveya: Thanks for being part of the solution!



P.S. Your husband is a real sweetie!

[blm]

79. Here's an internet rub for those aching muscles, Marta. (( )) (( )) (( ))

.

[Individualist]

80. Hope you're feeling better by now, Marta

I know from experience that painful joints can really get you down.

:hug:

[RuleOfNah]

81. This rub is for you Marta!

Purely therapeutic Omaha Steve, purely therapeutic. ;)

[donheld]

82. Aw Marta Dear

Thank you so much for giving this much of yourself. I hope you feel much better really soon.

[bobbolink]

83. Cheers to you, good and faithful servant!

:patriot:

Job well done.... here's hoping your recuperation is pleasant!

:pals:

[Jim Lane]

84. Marta, I've been there, too....

I hurt my foot and the doctor told me I needed to rest it. Alas, that was only a day or two before an election where I'd signed up to be a pollwatcher for the Mario Cuomo campaign.

Like you, I gave priority to my volunteer pro-democracy work, and paid the price for it the next day.

Trust me, the pain will go away. Long after it's gone, you'll remember that you were one of those who pitched in. Way to go!

[casus belli]

85. All the best, Marta! Get well soon! n/t

[spanone]

86. love & hugs

:-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :-) :woohoo: :applause: :headbang: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

87. Thank you SO MUCH, Marta!!! *BIG HUG*

:hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

88. Please get better soon Marta

Sending healing thoughts and love your way!

Blessings be upon you both.

:hug: :loveya: :pals:

Steve :yourock: for doing this!

:toast:

[devilgrrl]

89. Get well Marta!

I hope she feels better. :-)