July 27
5:00 fell back to sleep sometime after 11:30pm. I feel horrible. Headache. Joints hurts. Muscles stiff and achy. Corners of eyes watery. Sinuses congested. Neck throbbing. I’m freezing. Tummy hurts. Legs throbbing. Exhausted. Muscles feel like they’re twitching inside. Thirsty. Lips chapped. Feet tingling and chilly.
Hebrews 12:1; 2 Kings 18-19; Psalm 46; Psalm 149:6; Proverbs 18:10
2:00 decided to go with the kids to lunch, get part for their car, shop uniforms for Dezirae, and thrift store. Dezirae found a bookbag that she liked at the uniform store and it has lifetime warranty that I wanted for her. Yay! Had to use restroom at the store. Found some good thrift finds for my peeps. Dezirae found a T-shirt for me that says “I have Jesus in my heart”.
I’m definitely zonked out now. Indigestion. Still have diarrhea. Took meds. Laying down for a nap now.
4:01 Listening to wholetones music while resting.
5:15 Joe called to let me know he was on his way home. It woke me up. I don’t mind (most of the time) being woke by my love. I could’ve slept longer but then I wouldn’t sleep well tonight.
10:24 Able to make dinner. Had to ask for some help, but not much. I couldn’t hardly move y’day so this is an improvement.
The guys think they fixed Jakob’s car again. This time they replaced a break hose. Praying that it’s really fixed this time. They need to get back to their home – not that I haven’t enjoyed them being here.
I’m glad I was able to keep a promise to Dezirae about getting her uniforms today. Even happier she found a bookbag that she likes and it has the warranty.
Thrift Store was fun – thrifting is my therapy. My favorite Thrift Store is the Bargain Goodwill. Most people don’t like it because you have to dig through bins to find goods. I don’t mind because Joe and I were managers of the Hope Thrift Store for about 5 years. We had to sort through donations to see what could be used at the home and what could be sold for the home’s benefit. I miss that sometimes – mostly I miss serving the Lord with my hubby 24/7. One day God will make a way for that to happen again.
Body is telling me that making dinner and going with the kids for afternoon outing was a bit much today. I’m hurting much all over.
Headache. Muscles throbbing from head to toe. Neck hurts. Back and tummy hurt. Legs throbbing. Nasty taste in mouth makes me almost want to lose my cookies. Yuck. Lights bothersome. Tummy feels bloated. Still have diarrhea bad. Every time I eat it goes right through me.
Reached out to one of my groups on Facebook. Received a few suggestions to check out.
Shredded coconut flakes
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/coconut-defeats-debilitating-diarrhea
https://nutritionofpower.com/nutrition/coconut-to-prevent-diarrhea/
FLoraster – a yeast probiotic
https://brainreference.com/florastor-review/
Prebiotics and Probiotics
https://marnieclark.com/why-probiotics-and-prebiotics-are-so-crucial-during-chemotherapy/
Dezirae brought me to the hospital to get fluids. I didn’t think about how it would affect her seeing me hooked up to get fluids. Weight 178; bp 108/63; pulse 83 Dezirae broke down crying. I had to ask nurses for tissues. They all felt bad. Told them it’s just hitting her that I have cancer. She made me start crying. I text Joe and he called to talk with her. It helped. Decided to try a strawberry nutri-grain bar. Ended up giving the nurses a scare because I choked on the last piece. It was too big for my throat. One nurse grabbed a barf bag. I had to raise my right arm above my head while covering my mouth with my left hand. Took me a bit but I was able to get out that I choked on the nutri-grain bar. We were freezing. My whole body was shivering. I let Dezirae borrow my sweater. I had a blanket. I ended up asking for another blanket and gave her one so we could both be warmed up.
July 28
3:50 not sure why I woke, but I did. Minds a going. How much coconut do I need to consume to stop the diarrhea? In theory, would that mean I could drink the gut healing coffee with coconut oil and it would work? I’m convinced now more than ever that my gut was the issue behind my tongue issues post lightning strike. With several people asking how they could help, should I start an Amazon wish list with items that would help me in my cancer journey? I really don’t know how to let people know they could help and I don’t have the finances to get the items I need. The cysts on my head hurt. Wish I could get them taken care of. I add questions to growing list for oncologist.
Decide since my mind is going I’ll pray a while for whomever comes to mind.
4:30 Joe’s getting up to get ready for work. I ask him to check out my bellybutton because it looked red and weird to me y’day. He says it looks okay. Ask if I should just apply coconut oil. He agreed.
I have a bad headache. Not sure what it’s from. My eyes are burning too. Bad taste in mouth.
Philippians 3:14; Psalm 80, 135; Isaiah 49-53
Feeling a little better, but exhausted and lacking energy.
Managed to put dinner in the crockpot; Balance checkbook for the week; and pay the phone bill.
Needed to rest the rest of the day.
Able to go to church tonight. Had enough energy to finish putting the VBS items out in storage containers to be put away for another day. Took all my energy to do so.
Joe made me go sit down and rest a while before church started. I happily obliged.
My eyes are burning and watery. Feeling hot but feet are chilly. Headache. Nerves stinging moderately throughout body. Head itches. Lips chapped.
9:30 craving milk. Drink half glass.
10:30 going to bed. I’m exhausted and hurting.
