August 11
5:00 woke cold and shivering. Turned a/c up for degrees. Put on sweat pants to warm up.
Song: I will fix my eyes on the one who goes before me… I don’t remember all of the song, but I have tune playing in mind.
I have headache at back of head, stomach cramping, thirsty, tongue hurts, whole body aches, nerves/muscles ache.
Psalm 119:114; Jeremiah 18:22; Psalm 46:1
Need to fix my gut.
https://naturalife.org/health/naturally-heal-your-gut https://www.amymyersmd.com/article/heal-your-gut-naturally/ https://fullyfunctional.com/blog/how-to-heal-your-gut-naturally/
Having trouble getting food to not go through me like water. I’m beginning to feel like I’m starving. Taste buds are off.
OTC natural cures by Shane Ellison, M.S. Chapter 9: Avoid Cancer Now Elderberry, cloudberry, ellagic acid, green tea, broccoli, skullcap, and turmeric. Most potent weapons against cancer: turmeric Jarrow Formula – Curcumin 95 www.overthecounternaturalcures.com
Digestive enzymes such as bromelain and B17 are able to scrape off the outer layer of cancer cells. Your immune system must be healthy to fight against cancer. See chapter 6
https://www.turmericforhealth.com/turmeric-benefits/turmeric-for-cancer There’s a lot to read there. I’ll have to do so in chunks.
Thankful for… 1. Friends and family checking up on me today. 2. Able to eat food even though it’s going right through me 3. Jordon’s interview went well today 4. Dezirae is excited about school. 5. Dezirae gets Mrs Dawson as her homeroom teacher this year.
Everything has been going right through me today. Taste buds are off so things taste weird on top of it. Felt lethargic first half of day, but gained some energy after 2pm. Able to get three loads clothes washed. Two loads folded and put away. Third load in dryer. Able to help Dezirae with dishwasher today so she didn’t feel like she was only one cleaning kitchen. Neuropathy with arms and hands first thing this morning. Headache eased on its own without meds. Whole body throbbing now. Probably did too much, but I feel like I accomplished things today. Took pm vitamins and ibuprofen. Chest pain is a 4 /5 presently. Hands stinging. Stomach cramping and pain were horrible this morning, but it’s eased some. Feet hurt and tingling.
August 12
6:48 Lord, please stop the runs. Up twice in the night to go. Once I also had indigestion. Tried to chew a Tums and almost puked. I want to go with Dezirae to get the start of her Senior photos done but can’t if I have to run to the bathroom every so often. I don’t know what to do.
When I first woke, my entire esophagus/GI tract was spasming making me shiver even though I wasn’t cold at first. Deep breathing exercises for quite a while.
Song: ♫ I Need Thee Every Hour ♫
https://naturalremedyideas.com/get-rid-of-diarrhea/
https://www.dana-farber.org/health-library/articles/managing-chemotherapy-induced-diarrhea/
15 Foods to Eat When You Have Diarrhea from Chemotherapy – Wellfoodrecipes.com
So today I guess I experiment with herbal teas and carrots.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Jeremiah 23-25;
Ended up calling Drs office to inquire about the Lomotil shot. Nurse offered fluids as well. I declined the fluids as I was just there on Wednesday for fluids.
Able to get in straight way so Joe took me. Dezirae asked me to take the bath bombs she made for my cancer buddies.
The nurses were all appreciative and said that was very thoughtful. We were in an out. One of nurses informed me that they went ahead and scheduled everything on my next appointment on 9/2 so I could go take my baby to college and not worry about it. Not really how I was trying to ask for the change in appointment, but thankful that they are understanding about important matters.
Asked nurse tending to me if most cancer patients end up having diarrhea problems. She agreed. You’d think after all these years of cancer research they’d really try to address the side effects issue or try to find more natural resources for healing patients. I know it’s about the bottom line and money, but good grief a five-year survival success rate isn’t very successful in my book.
Took several hours for the shot to start helping and slow number of trips to bathroom.
3:00 Mom took Dezirae and Tara to get pictures with the sunflowers but ended up taking all the grandkids too.
Joe and Jordon cooked dinner. Ate about a quarter of my plate and had to make run to bathroom. Had to get Joe to cut my meat. Ended up focusing on eating the meat instead of the sides because I knew I needed the protein. I’ve basically been on a liquid diet most of the week.
Watched a movie with the family once Dezirae got home.
I got up to help with cleaning kitchen up and the guys told me to sit down. They cleaned it up. Thank you, Lord. I ended up going to bed.
Had a small meltdown in bed talking with Joe. I don’t feel well. Haven’t been sleeping too well. Jordon leaves for college in couple weeks. Dezirae starts high school on Monday. We don’t have the money to get the things Jordon needs for college. I’m not ready for my babies to grow up. I feel like I blipped out and lost five years and trying to get it back. I cried for a little bit. Then made observation that I had tears flowing and out loud thanked God I could cry tears because that meant I’m not dehydrated. Joe chuckled and said that’s true only you. I smile and turn to get comfortable and fall asleep.
