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Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 27-28 April 2020
April 27
Muscle & joints ache upon waking. Sleepy but need to get moving. Let hand hurts where I cut it. Used colloidal silver to rinse it last night. Looks bit better this morning & not as red. Knee hurts when I up too long.
Have house call to make this morning. Looking forward to it.
913 recvd call from a local pastor’s wife. Wanted to know if I’d be interested in some sheet music. Oh, what a blessing. She has three totes full plus a bookshelf to store them in. Praise the Lord! An answer to an unspoken request.
936 recvd phone call to postpone house call. Ugh! Her daughter not feeling well this morning. Try again on Wednesday.
945 music & bookshelf delivered to my doorstep.
1000 recvd message that my mom is coming over to help me clean my house windows in preparation for caulking them. Not what I planned today but it needs done. Kids will help.
119 Windows are cleaned, shrubs trimmed, sidewalk & driveway pressure washed. Oh, Jordon & Jakob took tree stand out of woods. Whew! Time for much needed break.
Oh, I helped as I could but mostly sat to supervise kids. Even if I tried to do stuff I was being fussed at to not do too much. Work for 5 minutes or so then I was sitting to rest bc low back throbbing and out of breath. Sun and cool breeze felt so good.
230 need to lay down feel crash on coming like I’m about to pass out.
400 crashed for two hours.
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420 headed to store with Rae to get few items. I forgot to look for butter.
445 Joe had a rough day at work. Coworkers acting like children. Ugh. Joe having to take a stand.
1000p KL checked on me. Reminded me about applying eos. Thanked her. Decided to apply frankinsense. I remembered I used it for a while to heal the wound on my head after LS.
1159p decided to try my PT exercises. Not able to put much pressure on my knee so unable to do half squat and cat/cow. Only able to do partial bridges. Sore all over afterward. Can tell it’s been a while. Definitely need to get back into my PT exercises routine.
Headache. Low back throbbing. Rt hip hurts. Shoulders hurt. Hands burning ache. Legs ache. Toes stinging tingly. Skin itchy. Muscles in legs jittery feeling. Lft elbow hurts…bruised. Pain about a 7/8. But I feel good about myself because we were able to stuff done around the house.
April 28
730 rough night. Nightmares (snakes, & woke myself up at one point yelling fire) bad headache. Nose stuffed up. Trouble breathing. Used saline nasal spray to moisten nostrils a bit. Mouth feels parched as if I’m a little dehydrated.
930 going with Rae to sit with LM while Rae cleans her house.
Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 24-26 April 2020
April 24
Mom came over today for her & Dezirae to perm my hair. Took about 3 hours. Had to get up periodically bc sitting in hard chair hurts.
Friend called asking me to make home visit on Monday. Told her I would. Praying I can be an encouragement to her.
Another friend called 30 minutes later asking for help with a mutual friend. LW fell yday. LJ hurt her back and put on bed rest for weekend. Asked if I’d go get few groceries & pick her up some dinner. Told her I would. Took about two and a half hours by time all was done n said.
Wore out. Took cat nap.
Rae asked me to go for walk. Took my wheelchair so we could walk farther. Able to walk to Sassy then had Rae wheel me back. Trying to push me up incline on our driveway she almost too me out of chair. We just cracked up laughing. Piping out possible headlines. Lol.
It was good day for me. I’m wore out but in good way. Glad to be a blessing to someone else.
Headache mild. Neck aches. Torso, legs, n hands throbbing. Periodic stinging stabbing pain in rt leg. Jerking makes body hurt worse. Toes tingly. Stinging pain in shoulder blade area. Tired. M
April 25
945 clearly I’m still at risk for falls. Twas watering my small garden. Peripheral vision still off. I think I accidentally stepped on edge of sidewalk and I went down. Hurt my hands and scrapped up my knee pretty bad. Had to hollar for help. Lft hip & left arm bruised too. Ugh!
I was sore with deep bone ache now I plumb throb all over. Guess I’ll be taking it easy for a bit. Ugh!
Decided to go lay down in bed for while. I need a nap.
345 still very sore all over
430 Joe grilled pork steak for dinner. Delicious.
515 lft knee swelling. Putting ice on it for 20 minutes.
1045 knee still bleeding slightly when I keep it down. Joe changing the bandage. Headache. Exhausted. Knee stinging. Whole body aches.
1130 took pain rx & muscle relaxer. Humming His Eye Is on the Sparrow in my mind.
Headache. Neck throbbing. Arms ache. Hands swollen and hurting. Lft arm near elbow bruised. Torso throbbing. Low back throbbing. Tailbone bruised with line where I landed on edge of sidewalk. Legs throbbing burning. Lft knee burning. Joe had to change bandage. Feet & ankles throbbing. Toes tingly. Chest hurts. Glad it wasn’t though it makes me feel like a crippled old lady.
April 26
Decent day. Not as sore as I thought I’d be. Joe changed bandage on my knee twice and applied pain massage oil to my back/tailbone area.
Had moderate difficulty playing piano but was able to sing some to the hymns I was more familiar with. Wasn’t able to do that pre lightning strike. Also can transpose 4 hymns from 4 sharps to flats. Don’t know how nor can I explain except I just can now. Thinking maybe if I could afford in person piano lessons I might just get better. Rae really wants to take lessons. Praying God works that detail out for her.
Took almost two hour nap. I was tired out. Can tell I haven’t been doing PT exercises. Core keeps cramping horribly if I turn too far in one direction. Takes minute to several minutes to get it to subside. Guess I’ll try to start back up tomorrow.
Able to paint two more life jackets for the Sea Hope boat. Couldn’t do anymore because my hands started cramping and my right hand started shaking. Had to fix one of letters because the edge was not straight.
Headache minimum. Bright lights bothersome. Neck aches. Shoulders ache. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Hands swollen and hurting. Tailbone aches. Lft knee hurting. Toes freezing. Feet ache. Lft elbow area hurts. Fingers throbbing. Rt ankle twitching and itching. Random stabbing shooting pain in forearms. Brain fog. Tired but awake. Overall pain 7/8 but able to get down to 5 with pain rx. Took pain rx & muscle relaxer to help me sleep tonight.
Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 23 April 2020
April 23
530 woke in terrible pain. Joe rubbed back and hip for me before leaving for work. Deep bone throbbing pain thru body. Going to be an interesting day.
Read Bible.
630 getting chilled to bone. Pulling up comforter. Applied pain rub to hip & chest areas. Took pain rx. Hopefully I can fall back to sleep for an hour. Praying for everyone that comes to mind.
800a able to sleep another hour. Had to take pain rx.
1024 worked on grading tests and inputting info into my binder. Also attempted to figure out curriculum for next year. Gave me bad headache an wore me out.
Felt drained physically and emotionally and very lethargic today. We were under severe thinderstorm and tornado warning most of day. Think I took 2 or 3 naps in my chair. I hurt something awful today from head to toe.
Leftovers for dinner. I had no energy to do anything. Everyone was on their own to get what they wanted.
Headache. Neck hurts. Back stings. Low back aches. Hands swollen and achy. Legs ache deeply. Inside lft foot near heel feels bruised – like I smashed it at against a boulder. Tingly in lower lft leg and feet. Knees ache. Center of chest throbbing. Exhausted like I haven’t slept in days.
As we were going to bed, Joe told me a funny story. He said last night I must have been sleeping but I tapped him on the shoulder while he was sleeping. He said what. I sheepishly asked if he was sleeping. He said he was then rolled back over. Said I tapped him on shoulder again. He asked what. I again asked him if he was sleeping. He said I was. I then asked him if he would rub my back. Lol! I crack me up!!! I have no recollection of doing any of that. Hilarious.
Today is Earth Day and the perfect time to share this info on grounding again!
I’m so glad to have like minded friends! My friend Rikki shares this today! Happy Earth day!!
“How many of you know how important it is to be out in the dirt or grass daily?
How often are you barefoot outside?!
Our bodies are made up of energy– and being grounded can make a huge difference in your health and life.
Did you know our bodies are electrical FIRST, chemical second?!
My children each make it a point to go outside daily and get “grounded”! They all notice a difference immediately (and this was especially true when they were only babies!)
We depend on Earth for life, yet we isolate ourselves from her everyday! We walk on rubber or plastic soled shoes all day, everyday, we are constantly disrupted with harmful EMFs via our phones, TV, wifi, microwaves, cell phone towers, and we don’t get to connect with her the way we were meant to!
Throughout history, humans mostly walked barefoot or with footwear made of animal skins and slept on the ground or on skins. Through this contact, the ground’s abundant free electrons were able to enter the body, which is electrically conductive. In this way, every part of the body could balance with the electrical potential of the Earth and it would stabilize the electrical environment of all organs, tissues, and cells!
Cardiologist Dr. Stephen Sinatra, author of “Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?” explains that
“Earthing is like taking handfuls of antioxidants”
Studies show that people who regularly ground themselves have these health benefits:
- Improved immune function
- Neutralizes free radicals
- Improved digestion
- Improved sleep
- Rapid healing of injuries
- Improved blood circulation
- Harmonization and stabilization of the body’s basic biological rhythms
- Accelerated recovery from intense athletic activity
- Reduction of inflammation
- Reduced stress/ anxiety / irritability/cortisol
- Reduced electro sensitivity
Grounding the body at night during sleep has shown to positively affect morning fatigue levels, daytime energy, and reduced pain levels.
Even if it’s cold where you live, you can get an earthing mat or blanket and get grounded while you sleep!”
https://grounded.com/earthing-mat
Check out this AMAZING video! I promise it will blow you away! also check out all of the other links for more great info and a several studies that are INCREDIBLE!
https://www.facebook.com/UpliftedLife/videos/1751618998466905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/
https://www.barefoothealing.com.au/v/what-is-earthing/22
https://www.fibrofix.com/blogs/news/health-benefits-of-grounding-earthing
Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 22 April 2020
April 22
Rough night. Kept getting woke up. Ugh! Hurt all over like beat up. Vision very blurry this morning. Trouble even seeing to type this. Eyes feel like they have crusty layer on top. It hurts.
900 Decided to miracle grow the garden. Learned while back how to make my own miracle grow recipe. Saves tons on money and easy to make. I have recipe written on side of gallon jug so it’s easy for me to find and follow. I feed garden once a week with it. Cucumbers are growing great.
930 putting up items from miracle grow recipe I smell something awful. It smells moldy. I put my nose to use and discovered that the faucet had been leaking and it’s horrible smelling under kitchen sink. Apparently it’d been leaking for a while. Take everything out (I know I’m going to feel this later) and start cleaning/investigating. The water was under the tile. Ugh! Had to pull three tile up. Cleaned with Lysol spray and rag.
1000 Joe home sick. He confirmed that faucet is leaking. Need to go get new one.
100p Joe & Jordon install new faucet. I fall asleep on chair because the trip wore me out besides not getting much sleep last night. Sleep for little over an hour.
300 new faucet looks good. Need to get some stuff done around house.
Neck hurts. Tired. Body aches.
400 teach Jordon on to make meatloaf. Have to use cookbook bc I don’t remember all the steps. He delegates making mashed potatoes to his sister. Lol.
530 dinner is delicious. Phone call. Prayer request & update about church members relative.
630 Decided to check on some of my peeps. Feet freezing cold. Put blanket on to warm them up. Took couple hours.
1000 I’m exhausted and hurting deeply all over. Another storm brewing tomorrow with possible tornadoes.
Headache mild – able to ignore at times, Neck throbbing unable to turn all way to shoulder either side & pain radiated down neck to shoulders, Shoulders tight and achy, Arms ache, Hands swollen and throbbing, Torso okay, Sides cramp bad if I turn too far to sides either way. Legs deep ache & throbbing, Feet throbbing & tingly, lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with numbness. Center of chest aches. Skin itchy. Stinging in back. Didn’t do too much this afternoon or evening. Had no energy.
Feet& legs go numb & tingly if I cross legs for length of time.
Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 19-21 April 2020
April 19
7am oh, I hurt all over! Periodic sharp stabbing pain in rt side of chest kept me away most of night. Snoozed alarm…5 more minutes.
8am oh bother, I accidentally turned alarm off. Waking up late.
830 Joe & Jakob help me shuck beans for lunch. I hate waking up late it puts me in a rush and I don’t handle it too well. This is the day the Lord hath made I don’t want to be grumpy but it’s so hard. It’s hard not being grumpy when you hurt so bad. Headache bad.
1200 it’s really hard to play piano with bad headache. Everything is rubbing me the wrong way.
100 center of chest hurting more. Need to rest. Feel crash coming on. Need to lay down a while.
1145p I can feel the thunderstorm brewing outside. I can see the lightning flashing. Decided to check phone for weather report. Currently under tornado watch until 12:15am. Decide to go check TV bc news video on phone is freezing up. Three possible tornadoes in our area. I begin praying my church family is safe and okay.
Body is tense and I hurt something fierce all over. Center of chest throbbing. Neck throbbing. Hands swollen and achy. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Legs ache. Feet ache. Skin itches.
Taking deep breathes and praying til I fall asleep.
April 20
Woke with deep pain in bones all over. Took me a bit to get moving.
Took Rae to work – cleaning elderly friends house. I sat mostly to keep her company but did help some.
At some point while we were there Rae put my hair in bun without me knowing. I was unaware until she said something while we were heading to take my laptop to pc guy for repair. My CD drive quit working. Thankfully it’s still under warranty. Praise the Lord!
Checked on church people to see how they faired storm. Everyone seems to be okay.
Joe came home feeling like mud. Think he has sinus infection. It’s that time for it. Asked me to make him a Dr apt. Tomorrow at 9:45am. He wasn’t up to what I had for dinner. Back to drawing board. Took me an hour to ponder what else to have…ended up with steak tips & gravy over mashed potatoes n corn. Winner.
This momma one tuckered out cookie. I hurt all over but I feel good about myself bc we got to be a blessing to someone else today.
Whole body hurts. I’m exhausted. Sinuses congested. Forgot to take am meds. Hopefully I can get some rest tonight.
April 21
730 rough night. Fought for covers. Bad dream.
Whole body hurts. Arms and hands numbish and tingly upon waking. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Hands swollen and throbbing.
925 going with Joe for his Dr apt. Hard to believe people think they need to be tested for covid19 because they have diarrhea.
Dr was in good spirits. Joe has sinus infection. Call in rx for that and new rx for his back pain rx. She even asked me how I was doing. Struggled with verbiage to express what I wanted to say but able to reword to let her know I was improving but still had to be careful not to aggravate the costo.
1200 trip wore me out. Need nap then will go get husband’s rx
Nap interrupted. Someone asked me a question. Heard Rae say she’s sleeping. I guess I answered then then fell back to sleep for little bit. Woke tired.
500 took Mom to store with me and got parents few groceries to help them out.
Why do I feel so zapped of energy? I even took extra b12
Mom talked about taking D3 in conjunction with K2 to prevent bone loss.
https://betteryou.com/vitamin-d-vitamin-k
530 pushed myself to make no bake fudge cookies. Rae helped. By time I got cookies on wax paper my back was throbbing a 9. Need to sit a while and rest. Glad it’s Raes night to cook.
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1150 tired but wide awake. Brain tired too. Upper back & shoulders throbbing. Skin itchy. Finished one set of exercises. Feel like I’ve regressed in PT exercises. Need to work towards regaining stamina. Center chest hurts. Periodic muscle twitching in legs today. Feet hurt. Headache. Hands aching. Low back & rt hip aches. Sides cramp bad causing me to freeze up if I turn wrong. Not thinking straight. Trouble expressing thought & mixing up what I’m trying to say. Lethargic feeling. Chest popping.
Discouraged Because of the Way – Karis Potter
Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 27- April 2020
What in the World is Happening? By Vicky Pope
