July 8
6:00p- woke sometime in night (didn’t get up or check time) bc muscles were spasming thruout body
Joe said Jordon’s been sick all night. I heard nothing. Poor baby.
12:30p- Joe came home early from work sick. Lord please help I need strength and calmness to endure
11:16p- think a/c is not working properly or it was xtra hot outside today. Phone temp says it’s still 83° outside with possible t-storms at midnight.
Whole body aches. Rt side throbbing. Headache. Took Tylenol. Neck hurts. I’m exhausted. Thankful I had potato corn chowder on menu today. Tasted good too. Cancelled apts for tomorrow. Will reschedule when bug has passed.
July 9
10:29p- can’t believe I forgot to journal anything today. Decent day thpugh 2nd day of taking care of sickies.
Rough night last night – woke around 4am – broken sleep rest of night filled with terrifying nightmares that seemed real!!! Woke feeling like I had been in battle all night. Exhausted and whole body ached.
Woke to phone call from Dr office I left msg with day prior about needing to rescheduled due to sickness. Only remember asking to call them back.
Mom made homemade chicken noodle soup for us for lunch. It was delicious. Guys ate it for dinner too. Dezirae & I had leftover potato corn chowder.
Kids went with me to store to pick up a few items we were out of. Short time wore me out. Got caught in rain. Thought at least it’s not thundering. Just as I finished my thought it did thunder. Ugh! Able to beat rain home. Once in doors bottom let out. Started getting bad headache on way home.
Around 7:30, I received message from a stranger thanking me for sharing my story. I didn’t even know it was public yet. I looked it up. Read article to Joe. Read thank you msg to my husband (though I still haven’t registered it all yet). I was going to go back to it but now I can’t find it. Weird.
Center of chest hurts, rt side aches, feet ache, rt hip hurts, calves throbbing, neck hurtz, headache, got dizzy during exercises had to grab bed for balance, washing few dishes caused lower back to throb, skin itches, muscles feel tight, random hiccups of and on during day, muscles randomly twitching thru body, upper back burning at times, trouble thinking, forgot several times what I was doing, forgot what day it was, lft arm shaking
July 10
8:00a- rough night woke at 4am then up and down. Bad dreams. Woke with my brain feeling like it’s on a – cannot think of name but can see it on playground. Those circle things that spin real fast – merry go round (had to google it). So tired.
9:30a- must run errand to Sam’s club for church. Only wheelchair available is a dead one. Decided to eat lunch first. Kids found plug to let wheelchair charge while we were eating. Charge lasted just long enough for shopping venture. I’m tired. Time to go home and rest a bit.
11:57a- lady from Ala Head Injury Foundation contacted me. She asked if she could share my story on their Facebook page and possibly their website. Wow! I said yes.
1:00p- decided to make cowboy cookies. Asked for help stirring batter bc arms hurt. They didn’t turn out so good. Had to have help removing them from cookie sheets. Arms wearing out.
2:00p- resting a bit
3:00p- working on finishing items for VBS next week.
5:00p- Joe asked what I was making. Told him I tried to make cowboy cookies but they didn’t turn out right. He assured me they weren’t suppose to be symmetrical. I said I guess I did alright bc they’re nice and ugly looking. Haha.
5:30p- time to make dinner. Struggling to open things. Don’t seem to have enough grip or strength to open jars. Cooked meat and started rice. Daughter volunteered to finish it up for me. Sweet of her. My rt ear is throbbing like toothache!
8:00p- son called to talk. While talking with him, my rt ear began throbbing and my eyes started watering (I wasn’t crying). Daughter asked, “Are you crying Mom?” I replied, “No. Lately whenever my pain level increases, my eyes automatically begin watering though I’m not crying. It’s strange I know.”
11:12p- lower lft leg tourniquit tighten feeling with some with numbness, rt ear still throbbing, bones keep cracking when I move -ouch!, hands swollen and achy, rt hip aches, low back aches, skin itchez. Need to get a vicks cotton ball for ear.
11:30p- headache getting worse, neck hurts
