Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 24-25 March 2020
March 24
1159 had to break down an get the chemical lice treatment knowing full well its make me sick – I’m allergic to pestacides – natural treatments not working. Not sure how I got them. Ugh! I just hope it doesn’t set me back especially with the covid going around.
Got sick to stomach half way through treatment and puked in garbage can. Stomach upset. Took vitamin C in addition to night rx plus a Benadryl. Headache. Center chest stabbing, throbbing. Throat swollen a bit. Had trouble swallowing pills. A wee nauseous. Low back throbbing. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling. Toes tingle. Hands ache. Tired.
March 25
730 it’s amazing how quickly fake news spreads
1230p Every time I hold the phone to my ear my arm and hand goes numb.
145 people keep asking me health questions as if I’m a doctor or something. No, I’m no expert but am more than willing to share what has helped me endure through the physical ailments and limitations.
Question:
- How much magnesium do I need to take to stop muscle cramping?
Answer: It varies from person to person. When I started taking magnesium for cramping, I had to take 1,000mg magnesium a day for a little while. I was able to decrease dosage and am taking 500mg daily now.
Other things that help with muscle cramps: stretching, massaging, apply ice or heat, & hydration (goal should be to drink half your weight in water daily).
Question:
- A friend is having significant trouble with constipation. What should he take?
Answer: Have he discussed this with his doctor? Yes. Doctor just suggested over the counter stool softener.
Things I use to help me have regular bowel movements:
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables is ideal, but when you are unable.
* Magnesium 500mg daily
* 1 heaping tbs diatomaceous earth (for me it works within couple hours. It has alot of health benefits too. www.diatomaceousearth.com
* Increase your fiber intake
* Vitamin C – daily intake should be around 500mg to 2,000mg (depends on your deficiency)
* Vitamin D3 – between 2,000 IUs – 4,000 IUs daily
* Vitamin B12 – dosage depends in individual. One of the Dr’s I saw suggested I take 2 mg daily.
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700 crashed in chair in livingroom for over an hour. Woken by phone call.
1100
Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 22-23 March 2020
March 22
253 church gave me card for pastor wives appreciation. I didn’t suspect anything until Joe said we all have to be at church tomorrow whether I’m feeling good or not. Saw Mom with a card. When they presented the card, Joe said that they were planning a big day to show their appreciation but it got partially cancelled due to the coronavirus. Lol ! The church people signed the card. It was nice to be appreciated anyways.
305p went to use restroom. Something red caught my eye on Joe’s night stand. I was having difficulty focusing on item to see what it was ended up tripping and falling into the bathroom sink and bruised my left forearm. Told Joe in case I wonder later why my arm is bruised.
I really hate this memory trouble issue. It makes me feel like I lie (tell false truths because I honestly don’t recall things).
1129 amount of people having covid19 seemingly rising. Rumors that President Trump will issue nationwide are at home order to protect Americans. Three states already on lockdown (NY, CA, & WA). LA will be on lockdown as of 5pm tomorrow. Jakob still in KY. Joe may have to go up and get him. Rumors that nationwide lock down could last as long as 10-12 weeks. Nice. Guess that means I’ll have to homeschool using only curriculum I have on hand. Really wanted Jordon to do the astronomy class next year. It’s expensive so I was waiting to see it go on sale. Praying for God’s wisdom and protection. I definitely don’t have 12 weeks of food stored up.
Upper back and neck stinging throbbing. Arms and hands tingly. Arms & shoulders sore. Low back throbbing. Center of chest throbbing. Rt hip hurts. Stinging in rt foot periodically to point it make foot jump. Lower let leg tourniquet tightening feeling with some numbness. Lft foot burning. Toes tingling.
March 23
640a low back throbbing. Calves crampy. Headache. Hurts to move.
800 pain easing as I move to do few things around house.
Today’s chores: wash our clothes, make homemade cream mushroom soup, make homemade bread. Also packed up one box of Jakob’s stuff. That’s enough for me. Whew!?
1015 received word that Wal-Mart had some bread. Limiting it to one per person. I’m over it. Called mom. She was getting ready to go to Costco and asked me to go with her. pray ok my have good night sleep. I’m utterly exhausted
Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 20-21 March 2020
March 20
0600 I hurt worse today than yday. Every inch of my body is throbbing and I have headache to boot. Random sharp needle pain in corner of eyes which makes them water.
955 both legs and feet feel like they fell asleep and are waking…extreme pins and needles sensation entire length. Ouchy mamma!
1000 how to heal your gutt video
Notes: it takes 3 months at minimum to get your gutt healthy. Dr. Daniel Fenster believes everyone should be taking a multivitamin, fish oil, & probiotic (10.26). Importance of gutt health is related to mental health.
- Take look at your life. What are the stressors. Is there anything you can shift or change? Take time to breath & meditate (17:34). Stop and pause a moment.
- Established a daily routine. Get adequate sleep. Wake up & go to bed about same time each day.
- The one food you love most. Get rid of bc it generally causes you the most problem (17:55).
Super fulvic minerals
Heal gutt through
Enzyme, microbiome, & detox (22.30)
Gut Repair (26:58)
- Remove toxins and infections
- Repair
- Replace
Probiotic is essential. Fulvic acid provided multiple minerals to aid body in healing. Digestive enzymes needed to help break down food and absorb minerals (30:50).
Fact: 80% of your immune system is in your gut and regulated by beneficial bacteria and microbes.
1000 God’s been good today. Was given a pan of fettuccini, 2 zucchini, 2 squash, 2 onions, 5 heads romaine, 4 heads of iceberg, and case of sliced mushrooms.
Got my car back from shop today. Hefty bill to boot but it needed done.
1135 whole body still aches but not as bad as this morning. Low back throbbing. Headache. Rt hip aches. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with numbness & tingling from ankle to foot. Toes cold. Sinuses congested. No bloody noses today. PtL! Read something today that said nsaids make coronavirus worse. Bloody noses started back up about week ago. Silver lining. I stopped taking the naproxen to see if that’ll help reduce blood flow. I take other non nsaids when pain is unbearable.
Moved wrong and rt side started spasming/cramping. Hands swollen and achy. Raised white patches back on half of tongue. Calves throbbing almost cramping.
March 21
830 rough night. Had trouble breathing. Woke to stinging pain throughout body. Hurts to move.
1030a stinging pain increases. Cannot ignore pain.
Dezirae kind as she helped make brunch this morning.
Told Joe I need an adjustment. He agreed. Asked to make apt with new chiropractor. He agreed. I really want to try Olena Wellness but I’ll have to save $ for that.
1130 Joe inquired if there were mandatory stay home policy put into action do we have enough food for two weeks? I don’t know. Had to De-ice and inventory freezer. Ugh! Not something I was planning on doing.
110p I thought I was hurting before. Oh!!! Must rest a while. Headache. Whole body throbbing. Stomach hurts. Back, arms, hands stinging. Low back throbbing with periodic sharp stabbing stinging. Calves cramping throb. Feet throbbing with toes tingling. Shoulders & upper back stinging throbbing. Ears hurt. Tailbone throbbing. Fingers stinging. Neck hurts to move. In essence, feel like I just received major beat down.
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Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 18-19 March 2020
March 18
645a had to take Joe to work this morning bc mine’s in shop. Very dense fog made it difficult to see. Thankful Rae in car with me. Got bit confused as to where to go. Dodged head-on collision in my lane on Sollie. Big pickup truck turned on Sollie into my lane. Scared me. Missed turning on my road to neighborhood.
Lower lft leg & foot muscles twitching. Feet tingling. Rd hip throbbing with sharp pain in butt region. Headache. Woke to bloody nose. Tired and need to rest.
1100a had to go to co-op to pick up files. Had impulse urge to stop at thrift store to look for file cabinet. Found a four drawer one for $10. Yay! Decided to buy black paint to cover rust marks.
1230 stop at store and morning errand wore me out. Came home. Ate lunch and rested a bit.
230 Decided to try painting file cabinet. Half way through my fingers had trouble cooperating. Took me a bit to get project done.
530 few hours later project is creeping up on me. I’m in much pain. It hurts to move. Headache worsens. If only crying would ease pain I would but it won’t so I’m not. Really could though.
700p Can’t get comfortable so I decide to check on some people to see how they’re doing.
March 19
800 woke in extreme pain. Decided to take pain rx so I can get out of bed. Whole body throbbing. Dr side stomach muscles spasming…feels rather weird…almost like combination of baby kicking violently from inside and hundreds of butterflies fluttering inside stomach.
It hurts to move. Took me an hour to muster up energy to get out of bed.
Nerves stinging through put body. Have to remind myself that pain let’s me know I’m alive.
1000 worked on establishing a daily routine for our house. Maybe that’ll help me feel like I’m getting back to some normalicy.
1150 need to bring home the Christian counselling paces and start them.
Decided to work thru routine. In doing so, folded clothes for Rae to put away on her bed. Started load of laundry. Arms & hands stinging. Short of breath. Exhausted. Resting for a bit.
In studying for ladies devotions and trying to figure out details to incorporate a Titus 2 ministry, thought came to mind. Maybe it’s good thing I’ve forgot how to do a lot of things bc it gives me fresh perspective on how to start establishing daily routines, cleaning chores, etc.?
1000 got Jordon to clear out broken dresser out of his room. Decided to clean & straighten pantry. Finished Rae’s laundry. Wore myself out. Joe decided to send me to bed after dinner so I could rest bc he doesn’t want me to get sick. It irritated me to be secluded from family. Rae came and watched a movie with me
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Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 16-17 March 2020
March 16
800a rough night up every few hours. Whole body aches like my muscles have shrunk and I am stretching them back out as I move. Good thing is that it’s clearer for me to breath this morn.
Headache. Neck tight. Shoulders tight and hurt. Entire back hurts. Rt hip hurts. Hands achy and swollen. Legs ache. Feet tingly. Feel like I broke a fever in my sleep.
Muscles eased up some as I began to move around. Still having trouble with cramping/spasms if I move wrong.
1.30p Joe decided to go check on getting service for Rae’s phone. We have to get it unlocked first. While we were out decided to go grocery shopping. Shocked out how empty the shelves were. Only shelves barely touched were milk & candy aisles. Outing wore me out. Feel like crashing. Jordon offered to put food away for me. I took nap for couple hours. It was peaceful sleep.
721p still having trouble with bloody nose lft side. Made Creamy Garlic Tuna Pasta (aka Tuna Noodle Casserole) for dinner. It was a nice twist to how I normally make it.
1136 there’s an app on my phone that I’m learning to utilize. I’ve been able to drink 100oz water two days in a row. Yeah! It helps remind me when I should drink more water. Eventually need to figure out how the rest of the app works.
Nose still slightly bloody lft side. Need to find charging cord. Upper back hurts. Neck tight. Slight headache. Scalp itches think my psoriasis is acting up. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling. Feet tingly. Hands achy & swollen. Tired but wide awake.
March 17
1159p can’t seem to get my nosebleeds under control. Ugh. Major headache.
Tbi mtg this morning. News that one of the people had tumor on back of brain that inoperable. She died on her birthday. How sad. I don’t even remember what she looks like because I have trouble remembering all their names. I came away spiritually, emotionally, & physically drained. Teresa informed me that she put my name in for a TBI study at USA with the therapy students for three days. Will be working with physical therapy and occupational therapy students and may even get to work with speech therapy students.
Major headache right now. Inside I’m excited about it but I feel so drained right now I don’t know how to show it.
How do I counsel a person who stands for everything I don’t? Who I feel is mad at God for things that happened in her past. I can see the anger in her eyes and it hurts me that she’s hurting and depressed. If I’m truly honest with myself, I battle with depression as well. I know I need to encourage myself in the Lord as David did. I sometimes feel so alone.
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Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 14-15 March 2020
March 14
1005pm tough night. Woke several times due to abdominal pain. It got worse when I tried to move. It eased by morning but cramping spans would flair if I moved too much. Took me a bit to be able to get up this morning.
Stayed home to rest from soul winning today. I hated doing so but I could hardly move. Joe ended up cancelling it anyways due to this Coronavirus scare. Media hyping up more than needed.
People need the Lord. I cannot imagine living in that much fear that your afraid to run out of toilet paper. Taking some precautions is good but some people go overboard. I wonder how much media would hype it up if it wasn’t an election year.
March 15
1208a I’m wide awake. Congested. Need to blow nose but afraid it’ll bleed again. Not sure what’s cause this tome. Not using benadryl. Stopped using naproxen. I hurt for it too. Tylenol only helps ease headache a smidge. Frustrating.
Hands swollen and throbbing. Eyes watery. Headache. Low back aches. Rt hip aches. Lower lft leg tourniquit tighten feeling with some numbness. Feet tingly.
Praying for Rae as she’s not feeling good. Went to bed early. Sore throat. Headache. Chills. I wonder if there’s a symptom checker.?
630 set alarm to take shower this am. Tried to move to get out of bed and rt side cramp horrobily.
730 read 1 Corinthians 3 &4
1053 home with Rae sick today. Trouble with bloody nose lft side. Can’t figure it out. Feeling quite weak now.
500 took two hour nap. Not feeling so good. Exhausted. Bad dreams kinds of. It’s like my brain is working through all the traumatic events in my life and working them out…maybe it’s God helping my brain to transfer them from muscle memory to brain memory. I know it sounds crazy. Most recent was my first love in college. After we were talking about getting married, I was devastated when I found out the news I did and we weren’t getting married. My brain scanned to loving husband I’m married to today and Jeremiah 29:11. My brain was okay that my past turned out the way it did.
Dezirae starting to feel better. We’ll see how she’s feeling tomorrow. May have to take her to Drs. Current regimine 1500mg Vitamin C, elderberry 2 capsules, and zinc 3xs day. I’m doing same.
1000 feeling quite lousy about now. Whole body aches differently than normal. Center of chest hurts. Headache has been dull most of day. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with some travelling numbness and tingling to foot. Periodix abdominal cramping thru day. Muscles hyperactive spam mode…not sure cause of sudden frequency. If I turn just so sides start spasming and I have to sit still and/or double over until they subside. Coughing. Bloody nose lft nostril all day off and on. Finally found a nasal saline spray to moisten nasal passage to see if that’ll help.
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Matters of the Heart
Matters of the Heart
1 Samuel 16:7 says “But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.”
God does not look at a person’s skin tone, background, clothing apparel, or social status. Rather, He looks at the thoughts and intents of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).
“This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.” Matthew 15:8
There are many in churches today who honor God with their mouths and actions, but their hearts are far from God. Their heart – their true self – is consumed by worldly concerns.
God’s Word says the God searches the heart.
“I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:10
We can rationalize the way we are living. But God sees your true intentions.
The type of heart you have matters to God!
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Proverbs 21:2
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