LS & BC Memoirs – February 24-25, 2022
LS & BC Health Memoirs – February 22-23, 2022
February 22
345 Joe sick. He was up and down all night.
600 broken sleep. Rough night. In excruciating pain. Nerves are stinging all over. Skin hypersensitive. Exhausted.
Weather only forecasts 7% rain, but it feels like more. Very stiff it hurts to move or lie still.
1 John 4:18; Leviticus 26-27;
Feet hurting. It feels like my feet are waking from being asleep but also like I’m walking on broken glass.
1000 God provided food for our family. It was more than I expected. Will be able to share with some others in our church as well. Thank you, Lord.
1230p Watch movie with Joe, while resting and eating lunch.
255 pick Rae up from school
410 working on mileage for tax filing. Sitting on the hard chair is killing my back. It’s screaming pain. My left leg has gone numbish but still has sharp stabbing pain all up and down to toes. Need to go lay flat for a bit. Pain level a 9/10. Ears ringing. I just want to cry. 😭
Taking pain Rx.
5:15 Fell asleep for an hour.
Time to work on dinner. Cooking some of the meat given to us today. Not what I had planned so I am winging it. Not certain what to do as pantry is limited but asking God to help figure it out.
8:28 sitting in recliner helping Rae with homework. My left leg goes numb like when your feet fall asleep when sitting on them too long. Lower lft leg from mid calf tourniquet tightening feeling with tingling and numbness to foot.
902 my sister called to chat. Nice to chat with her all way from Nepal.
1045 oops. Discovered I forgot to take morning meds.
My back is giving me fits today. So much pain. Head hurts. Ears feel clogged but they’re not. Intense throbbing back pain. Rt hip throbbing. Legs throbbing. Nerves stringing. Hands throbbing. Feet hurt. Skin itchy. Exhausted and tired.
Lft shoulder aching. Neck stiff and hurts.
February 23
624 overslept. Didn’t hear alarm. Not much sleep plus having nightmare. Nerves feel like they are pulsating hard throughout body and burning. Stiff and sore like I’ve been in a fight. Extremely tired. Muscles randomly and periodically twitching thru body.
Proverbs 14:22; Numbers 1-2
Skin hypersensitive – crumbs on recliner feel like shards of glass cutting my skin.
Sinuses congested. Pain level an 8.
Unexpectedly need to take gals to school last minute. Happen upon a bad accident on route. Looks as if a motorcycle ran into front quarter panel of dark gray small crossover vehicle turning lft onto Nan Gray. He appreciates hit going pretty fast. Said a prayer for all those involved. Called school to let them know gals would be tardy. They were aware of said accident. No tardiness to be given this morning.
850 Mom come over to ask me to call Jakob to make sure he was okay. She received a disturbing phone call from a scammer making her think that Jakob was involved in a bad accident and possibly facing jail time. Needed her to mail a change of clothes and cash overnight to keep him out of jail. She called police in town and in Jonesboro. Jonesboro police told her it was a scam. But told her to call her grandson to make sure he was okay.
Talked with Jakob. He’s doing good. Explained what was going on. It relieved Mom.
Decided to work on cleaning in my bedroom today. Changes sheets and declutter nightstand. Hung clothes. Folded two baskets of clean clothes and put them away.
1120 I’m in a lot of pain now. Low back throbbing intensely!!! Lft leg sharp pain down leg, tourniquet tightening feeling mid calf and below calf feeling numbish.
Room’s looking better. Feet are getting cold. Putting socks on. I have a headache now.
Laying flat to ease back pain. Lights off. Covering up with blanket as I’m getting cold. Lft shoulder and upper arm now sharp pain & throbbing. Nerves stinging.
1250 talk with church mate. Trying to be encouraging as things are tough right now.
Informed that we have more stuff donated to church. What a blessing it has been to our church family. Thank you, Lord.
145 light vacuum through house. I’m wiped out, short of breath, headache worsening, pain increases. Suddenly feel not so good. Need to go lay down a bit. I think this is first time attempting most of house post LS. Good for me, but won’t try that too often just yet. Whew 😅😥.
Need to lay down a bit.
Not feeling so good. Indigestion. Realized I forgot to take morning meds. Taking them now.
Planned on fish for dinner but I’m not in mood for fish. Not sure what to do. I’ll ask Joe after he gets home.
330 sharp stabbing pain in chest. I’ve done too much. Costochondritis is flaring up. No!!! I’m down for the night.😢
Head is pounding. I try to sit in different positions to ease pain , but it’s not working. Difficulty thinking straight when I hurt this much.
530 Rae practicing piano. My brain is going up and down on scales in my head while she plays them on piano. It’s making me a bit dizzy. Lol.
Joe graciously decides to put together dinner and cook it tonight.
602 took 800mg ibuprofen and 2k mg Vitamin C. Need to make visit to chiropractor soon.
630 I cannot take the pain any longer need an Epsom salt soak. Soaked for quite a while until pain started easing.
Study with Rae for Lit quiz tomorrow. Brew cup of chamomile tea.
830 going to bed early tonight. Spend time journaling.
It’s been a good day overall aside from the extreme pain from overdoing.
Thankful for:
1. Joe graciously cooking dinner tonight.
He’s an excellent cook too 😘
2. Items donated to church
3. Able to get part of room decluttered and cleaned
“One Decision” by Celeste Woodard
♫ Higher Ground ♫
LS & BC Health Memoirs – February 20-21, 2022
February 20
630 My body feels like a large deep bruise. It hurts to lay still or move. Pain level an 8.
Song: 🎶All your anxiety all your care🎶
Sinuses congested. Eyes watery. Exhausted. Doesn’t feel like I slept much last night.
Leviticus 22-23; Proverbs 7:19
800 had to get Rae to help me curl my hair for church. My arms fatigued out half way through. I’m exhausted.
849 realized I forgot my hymnbook that I picked offertory from. Called Mom to ask her to grab it for me.
Difficulty playing piano this morning. Vision blurred on outer edges. Hand eye coordination amuck. Easily lost place in music. Right forearm cramping something fierce. Try shaking it off between hymns. Pain level about a 6.
Enjoy getting hugs from most of the kids during fellowship time. I look forward to it.
Suddenly exhausted and sleepy.
1200 center of chest starting to hurt – sharp stabbing pain on rt side
140 laying down after lunch. I’m exhausted and feeling like I’m about to pass out.
Apparently I passed out while typing in journal…woke 30 minutes later. Still tired. Continued to rest another 45 minutes or so.
3:30 decided to sort some clothing in mission closet for 20 minutes.
Worked on trimming roses bushes. Only able to get three trimmed before pain in back and legs were too much.
Sat at desk working on church things for a while.
500p choir practice. Played song through first stanza. I messed up royally at end of song so I stopped. I looked up to see Joe looking at me. I ask him what? He informed me that I need to play next stanza. I reply, Oh! I messed up so I stopped. Started playing next stanza got half way through and Joe gets me to stop because I tickled him so much him and several others were laughing so hard they couldn’t sing. Lol 😆
1100 my whole body throbbing pain. I feel so bruised all over. Muscles periodically spasming randomly through body. Muscles currently twitching thought torso and legs. Exhausted. Slight headache.
Took night vitamins plus pain Rx and Benadryl.
Thankful for:
1. Hugs from kids today
2. Able to be a blessing to someone else by inviting that person to each lunch with us
3. Rae spending night with her cousin.
February 21
800 rough night. Feel like I was in a fight. Sheets look that way too. Hurting all over and stiff too.
Songs on mind: 🎶Are you washed? 🎶 And 🎶Beautiful Name🎶
Leviticus 24-25; Romans 13:9-10; 1 Kings 17:3-4
1000 Picking up the house from the weekend. Whew.
2 loads clothes washed, dinner in slow cooker, letter prepped for mailing – walked to mail box and realized that mail not running today, burn papers
I’m plum exhausted.
Nerves are stinging burning throughout body something fierce right now. Pain level 8. Think I’ll rest for a while may even take a nap.
Never fell asleep. Just about to and Rae came into house. It startled me.
Later…Joe watching a hunting show. Normally, I don’t really mind but today’s noise irritated me so much because the noise hurt my nerves to the bones causing much pain. I had to go to bedroom and shut door to try to not hear the grating noise.
Rae had piano lessons tonight. Took notebook to work on next month scripture journal calendar. Studying the different types of hearts in the Bible. It will be interesting.
Decided to load recycles to take in morning. Thought about waiting until morning, but I have difficulty getting going in morning chose to do tonight. Didn’t realize that coming in and out of house plus making racket outside would wake Joe. Oops 🤐. He only fussed a little. Whew 😥.
Slight headache. Nerves stinging and burning throughout body. Low back hurts. Shoulders giving fits today – both popped at different times a couple times. Lft arm quite sore like I worked out. Rt arm aches, but lft worse. Legs throbbing. Feet hurt. Skin itchy especially palms. Hips are throbbing. Legs going numb. Upper back stinging and itchy.
LS & BC Health Memoirs – February 18-19, 2022
“Eternity” by Heather Wynn
♫ Mansion Over The Hilltop ♫
LS & BC Memoirs – February 16-17, 2022
February 16
530 I hurt so much all over. Feel like I was beaten up badly. I’m so tired and just want to cry.
Leviticus 11-13; 1 John 3:11; Acts 7: 54-60
Song: In Jesus’ name we press on
I hurt so much it hurts to move. I desperately need a day to rest, but I have a friend that needs help.
Take morning meds and vitamins plus pain Rx. Pain levels at 8. I’m not in tears but close to it. I won’t say 10 bc that means I need to go to hospital and I’m not going there unless it’s a dire need.
The Single Best Hour You Can Spend Right Now (or Ever)
http://www.personal-development.info/binaural-beats/
Not sure what I think about this information just yet. Need to do some research. A little skeptical.
Help Rae study for exams today. Share verse and pray with her and see her off to school. Attempt to straighten living room, but it hurts to much to move. Every muscle seems to be wound extra tight. Slight movement in wrong direction causes muscle spasms.
Need to lay down for little bit.
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7:54 Holosync challenge day 2:
Notate
What was your experience?
What was the rest of your day like?
How did you sleep?
How do you feel different?
How is day 2 different from day 1?
While listening today place attention on breath
Larger and stronger prefrontal cortex will help: willpower, ability to chose, focus will improve, longer term planning will improve, allows you to resist temptations, improve creativity, learn easier, memory improves, better decision making, calms lymbic system
Soundtrack
:11 raining and almost immediate reverberation from ringing bell. Brain instantly hurts.
:34 I start to feel the reverb ripple through my body. Nerve pain intensifies. I don’t like it one bit.
1:19 muscles start to randomly twitch throughout body. Head behind to itch.
1:40 chest wall begins to ache deeply. Increased pain is agitating me.
2:20 muscles in legs being to burn
3:15 reverb from noises ripple through body and increase pain. It’s making me want to cry from the pain.
3:39 muscles in upper back begin to sting. I’m not liking this. I begin chewing on my inner lip.
5:59 I’m getting sleepy
6:50 head really hurts
12:38 feeling distracted and back of head and neck throbbing
13:45 burning chilling sensation in front part of brain. Brain feels like it’s swelling but also releasing pressure. Weird.
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Right now I just want to sleep the pain away. Set alarm for 30 minutes.
Playing wholetones music while I rest.
Mind starts racing through all activities that need to be done, but with excitement. Pain in body slowly starting to ease though I’m still very stiff and hurting much.
February 17
530 too early still very tired. Stiff and hurting all over. Need more sleep.
Lights bothersome. Hands , arms, legs, And feet tingling and throbbing. Low back throbbing.
Romans 8:37; Isaiah 6:5-7
Discover it’s been raining and calling for scattered thunderstorms today. Great. I have two appointments and possibly a third to go to today. I don’t want to be out caught in them. Ugh
Stretch and yawn and lft side of neck cramps horribly for couple minutes. Have to move and readjust to get it to ease up.
Leviticus 14-15
Feet, ankles, and bottom part of tibia freezing cold
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Holosync challenge day 3
Intro video notes:
Everyone’s experiences will vary.
Sometimes the listen sessions that feel uncomfortable actually create the greatest positive changes in the brain.
Instead of resisting let it be okay. See what happens and watch with curiosity
Soundtrack notes:
:15 again the reverberation sound ripples throughout my body instantly making brain hurt.
1:27 I’m envisioning myself floating on a boat in the ocean near a bouy in a rainstorm.
1:47 I’m becoming very uncomfortable and have to readjust my pillows.
2:36 my insides are hurting more
4:15 I envision myself and a friend in some kind of shop with treats goofing off. There’s an indoor waterfall in the background and bells chime when customers come and go. My friend takes a treat off the table and eats it. We giggle like teenagers.
4:50 nerves in upper back start stinging and burning.
5:00 I start to feel restless and slightly agitated
6:00 reverb from bells continues to ripple through my nerves throughout body. Pain increases
6:50 muscles begin to randomly twitch throughout body
7:15 nerves are stinging burning throughout body. I’m getting very sleepy.
9:06 skin begins to feel like it needs to be peeled to ease swelling
11:20 envision a bunch of people of all ages running around a building. I watch for a while and hesitantly decide to join them. When I do, they disappear and I’m left standing alone. A tear escapes my left eye (not in the dream, but physically).
12:20 a second tear escapes right eye. I’m in much pain physically.
14:00 I now have a headache. Ugh
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953 on way home from first appointment I got distracted and missed my turn to go home. Took me a moment to realize why surroundings weren’t familiar. Lol. At least I figured it out before I got lost. 🤣
Put dinner in slow cooker – Ham & Potato Casserole.
1100 decided to work little more on tax prep. Making progress, but not as fast as I’d like. Can only do it in segments and even then it gives me headache from focusing.
1120 Jordon comes home. It scares me. I knew he was coming home soon and still I jump.
I get up to take break and walk around a little.
1250 time goes by quick. Need to eat lunch before taking Jordon to Dr. Good thing he has appointment. He had metal shelf fall on his head this morning. He has bad headache, feels little dizzy, and is sleepy. Will have Doc check him out.
I’ve got headache. Vision hurts and is blurry. Nerves lightly burning and throbbing. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling from lower tibia to foot. Feet cold. Toes tingling. Tired.
Jordon checks out okay.
930 exhausted and hurting all over. Going to bed
1040 can’t keep eyes open
Feel little better after nap. Decided I could try to go to see friend. While getting ready , the earring I saw fall down the drain appeared on the mat in my bathroom. Praise!!! I was so excited to get my earring back I text Joe the praise right away. Thank you, Lord.
Able to go to friends house to be any encouragement. Enjoyed eating brunch with her (grilled chicken bacon sandwich and sweet potato fries.
Went to church to pick up couple things, but also had enough energy to do couple things as well.
Once back home, had enough energy to make dinner though I had to ask for help. Exhausted and rested rest of evening. Went to bed at 9:30.
Exhausted, but feel good about the day. I’m still quite stiff all over and hurting a lot. Pain level about a 6/7. Took night meds/vitamins plus 1/2 benadryl and 800 mg naproxen. Head hurts but not a headache. Neck hurts. Shoulders tight and throbbing. Arms and hands tingling and throbbing. Low back throbbing. Legs stinging, burning, throbbing. Feet stinging throbbing. I’m actually hot today, but no fever. Knees throbbing. Nerves prickly through body.
Thankful for
1. Ability to keep my friend date
2. Finding my earring.
3. God provided some food
February 17
(milk, snacks, peaches, juice)
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