800 woke to intense stinging pain from neck to toes. Left arm & hand nimb & tingly.
900 headache strengthening but will push through as I’m able to get food put up for fall/winter.
1125 able to make breakfast & prep 2 cookie sheets of fried squash for freezing. Have 1 jar of small squash pieces ready for canning later. I’m exhausted. Need to lay down for half hour or so. Rae put tomatoes out to ripen. I will make sauce out of them later.
Head pounding. Vision blurry. Brain becoming foggy. Hands throbbing. Upper back stinging. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Tourniquet tightening feeling in lower lft leg seems less. I’ll take improvements any day! Yay. Now time to rest.
840 family processed 10 – 4 cups qt bg green beans, 10 – 4 cup at bg fried squash, 1 qt jar squash, 4 trays dehydrated peppers (hot, banana, & green peppers). I’m exhausted and hurting. Thankful for their help. Love my family.
1100 low back hurting fiercely making difficulty to walk. Whole body hurting from head to toes. Hands throbbing. Tummy hurts. Headache. Night meds taken. Not sure if I took pain rx or not. Thought to but can’t confirm. Will air on side of caution and wait 4-6 hours. If I didn’t take, I’ll be awake then anyways. Center chest throbbing. Neck hurts. Feet hurt. Limbs throbbing and burning like I worked out. I did. I did work out – family & I put food away for winter or at least next several months. Head pounding. Brain hurts. Vision sleepy.
1130p skin itchy. Muscles randomly twitching in legs.
May 26
Thunderstorms make for a day filled with pain and very little energy. Going to bed before 9pm.
918 center of chest chilling burning stinging pain. Deep tissue muscle pain all day. Lethargic.
May 27
700 slept hard last night. Woke tired and hurting all over. Corners of eyes crusty.
900 today Rae & I go to a friend’s to help her at her house. I mostly sit and visit but do help as I’m able. Today I helped her by clipping her toenails and remove the nail polish on her toes.
Being down on floor hurt my hip fierce like.
1100 rt hip intensely throbbing since early afternoon. Low back throbbing. Thunderstorms didn’t help. Pain all over body most all day. Lethargic.
Night meds taken. Naproxen & 1/2 muscle relaxer to help me sleep.
Happy April 18th! It is a great day to have a great day! Today’s devo is “Faith Trumps Fear” written by Virginia Harris! Please take the time to read as she shares her heart with us today! Make today an awesome day!
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Faith Trumps Fear – Virginia Harris
II Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
According to my online dictionary, the definition of fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
Fear is a very common human emotion. We can be happily going along our way when all of a sudden….Wham! Something happens, or a thought pops up in our mind, or we hear something…and instantly that spirit of fear grips our heart. Although, this is a very common emotion, this spirit is not of the Lord. I pray that these thoughts that have helped me when I am fearful will be a help to you.
1. Fight fear with truth. Psalm 53:5 “There were they in great fear, where no fear was:…” How many times do we worry and fear the unknown? We fear what might happen. We ask, “What if…?”
Understandably we cannot go through life throwing all caution to the wind and never planning or thinking about the future. We must, however, trust that unknown future to the One who knows and sees all things. When those fearful thoughts invade our minds, we must run to Scripture to remind us of our all-powerful, all-knowing God who loves and cares for us individually.
If you fear being alone, go to Hebrews 13:5 “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
If you fear persecution, go to Psalms 18:2 “The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”
If you fear sickness or death, go to Psalm 23:4 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
2. Look to be a help to someone else who might be struggling.
Galatians 6:10 “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
Not only is it helpful in getting our minds focused on the needs of others and off of our fears, it is actually a sin to not do good when we are able.
James 4:17 “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
When those thoughts of fear and doubt begin to plague our minds, make a conscious decision to refocus our attention on encouraging others. If you like to cook or bake, head to the kitchen and get busy making something delicious to share. If your skills lie elsewhere, maybe sit down and write a note or letter to someone who is in need of encouragement. How special a hand written note is these days. I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the convenience of texting, but sometimes I miss the frequent hand-written notes of days gone by. I often think I need to do better in this area. I know how much it means to me to receive such a note. In whatever way that is comfortable to you, reach out and show that you care. You’ll quickly find that your fear has faded some.
3. Saturate yourself with good, godly, uplifting Christian music and Scripture. Music has SUCH power. Ephesians 5:19 “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;” With the modern convenience of smartphones with Scripture and music apps available for no cost, avail yourself of these tools in uplifting your spirit and keeping your thoughts positive and God-centered. If those around you prefer quiet to constant music playing or other noise, use some wireless ear pods so you can put one in one ear and still hear if someone needs you. Find some Christian podcasts to enjoy. Two that I enjoy regularly are the Friend to Friend podcast hosted by Jessica Smallwood and Pastor’s Morning Musings hosted by my wonderful husband, Pastor Jeff Harris. There are so many avenues where we can feast our minds on God’s Word and things that will help us in our Christian life.
Growing and strengthening our faith is the key to fighting fear. No matter how strong our faith, we are still human and will still fear at times. Through the truth of God’s Word, purposing to focus on encouraging others, and completely enveloping ourselves in godly music, Scripture, and other godly influences, we will be able to lessen the grip of fear in our lives.
530 went to bed around 10p. It didn’t take me long to fall.asleep. Strange dreams all night. Don’t remember except I was looking for something or someone in all of them.
Woke feeling like In had been beat up. Headache. Upper body hurts to move. Hands swollen and throbbing. Eyes watery. Sinuses congested. Center of chest hurts – sore like I’ve been punched square in chest. Rt hip hurts. Lower lft leg just above ankle the tourniquet tightening feeling has loosened a little though still there with some numbness & tingling in foot. Let muscles tight.
As long as I remember to take 2k mg of Vitamin C, my bm’s are regular. Forget and I can do days without and feel miserable.
Neck sore but range of motion is good.
800a-1100a Mom, Rae, & I went to pick more veggies. Filled back end of Mom’s van up. Also got a gallon of blueberries & 2 baskets of peaches.
Mom thinks the weird scar on my neck is actually ringworm. Told her I wasn’t sure what it was or how long it’d been there. Just know I noticed it when a kid at church had ringworm earlier this year. Suggested I treat it with iodine.
I’m hurting all over. Back every inch is throbbing. Hands swollen and throbbing. Feet ache. I’m exhausted. Separated bags for church families & one for a neighbor. Now to preserve the rest for later.
300p a friend is giving us his dog bc he keeps getting out even after he fixed his fence. It’s suppose to be a lab terrier mix. Joe checking to see if dog is going to be a good fit.
345p Joe decides to bring dog home with us. I’m happy for kids but I’m still undecided.
1000p canning batch of green beans now. Looking forward to going to bed tonight.
1125 just remembered about iodine when I looked in mirror while brushing teeth & looking at tongue. Can see some pink on tongue again. Neat.
1129 finally in bed. I’m exhausted and hurting from head to toe. Tourniquet tightening feeling in lower lft leg is slowly easing. Toes slightly less tingly. Hands swollen and throbbing. Entire back throbbing intensley. Center chest hurts with periodic sharp pain. Headache. Neck hurts. Feeling pretty good about what we got preserved today & feeling blessed.
May 24
500a woke to throbbing from head to toe. Calves cramping. Bm 3xs. Exhausted. Hard to move. Tylenol helps ease headaches but doesn’t help deep aches and pains.
600a must’ve been moaning bc Joe came to bed after studying and began rubbing back & calves. Felt good.
700a time to get up. Slow moving.
1050 Forgot to plug in the crockpot. Ugh!
1130 rt hip & lower back throbbing. Trouble focusing playing piano. Seemingly unable to hit right notes. Rt side neck hurts making headache worse.
1210 Joe helped get lunch ready. My low back & rt hip throbbing intensely. Whole body hurts aches. Tired.
1255 laying down to rest a while. They’res so much to do but if I don’t rest none of it’ll get done.
300 nap cut short due to Jakob’s emergency. Oh well. Got things to do to get ready for next week.
Low back & rt hip are really throbbing!
Brain feels foggy. Eyes feel blurred & crossed.
400 Joe confirmed that the Jubilee is still on in June. I am still on to give my testimony regarding my lightning strike on Tuesday morning. I’m excited, nervous, & in awe of how God is working all of out and answering prayers for His glory. Eyes filling with conflicting tears.
630 really flubbing on playing piano tonight. Bladder quite busy since Friday’s adjustment. Brain & vusion feels jumbled. I guess all the activity last few days is catching up. Taking a naproxen. Pain is about to make me cry.
1100p going to bed. Eyes heavy. Headache. Upper back stinging. Sinuses not as congested. Bladder busy. Center chest stinging. Scalp itches. Hands swollen and ache deeply. Nose itches. Iodine & bandaid applied to circle on neck. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Laying on belly eases it some. Feet throbbing & tingly. Lft foot numb. Exhausted. Naproxen taken for pain. Night meds taken. Neck aches but not throbbing. Improvements ever so slight I see. PtL! One day I lol forward to no pain.
530 fell asleep just after midnight. Woke to rt hip throbbing. Both arms & hands numb and tingling. Center chest hurting. Headache.
Read Job 39-40
Whole body aches deeply. Hurts to move. Still tired.
630 taking Jordon to work (actually he’s driving. Then girl time with Rae. Taking drive to Bucees. She wants a 30oz stainless steel cup.
1030 got home from store ready to crash. I’m exhausted. Rae realized her glasses are missing. Looked around house & car. Went back to store to find them run over in parking lot. Frustrating.
300 can’t stay awake anymore. Need a nap.
340 nap not long enough. I just have no more umph. I’m exhausted.
0440 Joe offered to pick up Jordon on way to church. I’m relieved.
0505 arrived at church. Gotta finish dinner. Rice & veggie on stove. Meat in crockpot. Sat a piece while rice cooking. Mind started wandering to things that need done at church. Feeling overwhelmed. Joe saw I was distraught. Explained. He thanked me for pushing through in spite of my weaknesses & prayed with me. Awh! So romantical. He then offered to put out dinner to serve. Almost burnt the rice. Asked permission to take night off from playing piano. Pushing through in Christ’s strength bc I’d still be in bed.
1159 exhausted. Skin itchy. Headache. Hurt all over. Chest center throbbing & popping each way I move. Eyes burning. Chilly. Toes freezing.
May 22
900 being treated by new chiro. Little nervous not sure how it’ll go.
Dr Young believes! He was very thorough. He asked bunch of questions especially of neurological factors. Amazed that all learning (visual, auditory, & kinetic) is difficult for me post lightning strike. Said I should’ve been seeing a neurologist all this time. We told him I did. He gave puzzled look then Joe proceeded to tell him what happened. He repeated and what did he mean? Joe explained. He was aghast. Said he should be reported. He agreed that no one should joke like that.
He said I was going to be a challenge because I have a lot of things going on that need addressed. He did acupuncture treatment today. Placed needles in 3 places in legs, 2 in hands, 1 in chest, & 1 in head. Going to do shotgun approach for master reset of my system. Said reason my tongue has white patches is the fact that my system is overloaded with mucus.
First needle in lft foot shot pain all way up my leg. Once he got all needles in (12 in all) if I moved my hands or feet it would shot pain through that region. After about 10 minutes, my lft hand and arm started going numb. Joe let Dr know. Dr came and took needles out in arms, chest, & head. Left needles in legs & feet.
Able to adjust feet, knees, legs, hips, back, & neck. Several tender pressure point throughout body. Some when pressed on them I had almost instant tears.
100 gone with family to go fishing. Joe already caught two with his casting net. Lft foot still feels sprained and painful. Neck pain has eased and range of motion is slightly better. Hands throb.
154 legs ache. Low back & rt hip starting to ache.
300p feeling exhausted. Tailbone aches. Let foot feels funny combo between sprained & bruised with a bit of numbness & tingling mixed in.
Neck has a bit more range of motion and doesnt hurt as bad. Shoulders not as tense but still ache. Headache. Very tired. Laying down for half hour before helping with dinner.
920 rt hip throbbing hard to get comfortable. Lft foot still aches. Extremely tired. Cold.
800p pushed too hard/too much today. Finished canning veggies today (25 jars) My body is screaming in pain all over.
Crashed for an hour after dinner then woke just to go to bed. Thankful for the veggies. Eyes are leaking water.
930 nerves stinging from head to toe. Center chest burning throbbing pain. Chest poped few times in bed moving send sharp stabbing pain thru torso.
Took night meds & pain rx.
May 19
630 slept most of night woke couple times to use restroom. Stumbled to restroom more like it had to hold on to furniture to keep from falling.
740 still tired. Hands and arms numb & tingling. May need to just rest today. Still hurt from head to toe but at least pain isn’t screaming like last night. Low back & rt hip intense throbbing just sitting. Will use heat pad. 2 jars didn’t seal. Not bad odds. Will refrigerate and use first. Need to plan meals but brain feels like mush. Need to write thank you’s. Applied pain eo rub to low back/rt hip and neck areas.
756 playing wholetones chroma on tv this morning. Open Door – floating sheet of beautiful red reminds me of the ocean…so peaceful. Unable to handle watching the twirling of lines. It hurts my brain and eyes right yet. Love watching the beautiful deep red rose with cleverly placed rain droplets that seems to twinkle. Makes my soul just want to cry in adoration of God’s beautiful creation of which I’m unworthy.
Feeling tingling chilling sensation in neck traveling down spine to low back.
Going to start D.E. to see if it’ll ease some of this pain naturally. I loathe having to take pain pills. They have so many ill side effects.
800 Joe suggested & take Epsom salt bath. He had Rae get it ready for me. It felt so good until my tailbone started throbbing.
1015 I hurt from head to toe. Back, st hip, & tailbone throbbing. Can’t seem to get comfortable. Legs cramping with tingling and numbness in lft lower leg below knee to foot. Feet throbbing. Headache. Sinuses congested. Eyes watery. Lft nostril slightly blood.
May 20
700 slept half way decent. Woke twice. Low back, tailbone, & rt hip throbbing. Whole body aches. Hard to move.
930 went to sit with friend while Rae cleaned her house for her. I help too as I’m able. She asked us to take her to grocery store to get few items when we were done. We did.
1000 crashed on chair in living room around 8pm. Woke just before 10p to go to bed. I’m in great pain. Tailbone & rt hip throbbing severly. Know I moaned in pain while sleeping in chair. Heard one of kids if you’re hurting go to bed then fell back asleep.
Took night meds, & pain rx. Using Dr Teals Sleep Lotion. Smells so good.
Headache. Hurt from head to toe. Neck hurts. Shoulders tense and ache. Eyes itch. Sinuses slightly congested. Arms ache deep. Hands swollen & throbbing with periodic prickly stinging. Back aches. Low back, tailbone, & rt hip throbbing intensely. Makes difficult to get comfortable. Legs ache like I’ve run a marathon. Chest center burns. Numbness & tingling from just above ankles to toes. Worse at toes. Skin feels itchy.
1207am yay! Finally going to bed. Canned 7 qt jars green beans with help of family. I’m exhausted. Whole body throbbing from head to toe. Took night meds & three Tylenol. Using Dr Teal’s sleep lotion. Smells good. Center of chest hurting. Tailbone feels bruised. Low back intense pain.
324 encountered some firsts on our excursion. Drove thru random car search. Entire Interstate traffic made to drive thru truck weigh station. Thankfully we weren’t stopped.
Arrived at the hotel. We were a bit skeptical of neighborhood. Tried to check in but refused service because we’re from Alabama & Alabama is a Covid19 hotspot right now. I live there and didn’t even know it. Frustrating!!
1000 ended up finding hotel near Point Clear, AL. Ate dinner at a beautiful Italian Restaurant named Gambino’s. Learned I don’t like prime rib. We switched plates. I ended up with tour of Italy. Loved the service and all the workers were so friendly and happy that we chose to eat there. Definitely will return.
May 16
Attempted to go to Eastern Shore shopping centre but most of the stores are closed. Went inside Dillards. All the patterns and shapes and turns gave me a bad headache. No wonder I don’t go shopping much anymore. It hurts my brain.
Decided to head back home. Have bulletins and canning to do. I’m already tired and ready for a nap. Stopped for lunch. Met couple people we know. Nice chat. Stopped at DG for canning lids.
1136 finally finished canning for the day. Family helped. 22 pint/quart jars canned. Still have more to go. Will have to wait til Monday but least we got beans done.
I’m beyond exhausted and hurting horribly from head to toe. Probably won’t take long to ddoze off.
May 17
630 woke thinking I overslept. In lots of pain. Slight headache. Neck hurts. Shoulders stiff. Back hurts. Hands swollen and stingy throb. Low back throbbing. Rt hip throbbing. Legs throbbing. Tummy hurts. Feet & toes throbbing & tingly. Eyes watery. Sinuses congested. Skin itchy. Arms ache deeply.
1024 sharp stabbing pain in rt back side of head. Lft ear ringing for about 10 minutes. Took naproxen. Extremely tired. Eat couple pieces of dark chocolate.
1130 trouble staying focused on piano. Lost my place mid stream. Back & rt hip throbbing. Extra sleepy. Feel a crash oncoming.
1230 Couldn’t push anymore. Rae fixed the mashed potatoes. I had to go lay down before I passed out.
100 Joe woke me for lunch.
334 ate lunch went back to laying down. Slept for 1.5 hrs. Could sleep longer.
415 Decided to finish painting last life vest. Rt hand went completely numb making it difficult to control hand to paint. Ugh!
620 trouble playing piano…hands & brain won’t coordinate with each other very well. Stinging, burning sensation in center of chest. Hands throbbing.
640 intense pain in rt side & hip unable to get comfortable
1003 I’m in much pain all over but especially my lower back. Rt side still cramping. Hands throbbing. Thunderstorming. Headache. Neck hurts. Muscles in shoulders stiff.
Took night meds plus pain rx. Using Dr Teals Sleepy Time lotion. I really like the smell of it. It’s soothing and relaxing. I’m so exhausted. Need some deep sleep. Praying I’ll get some tonight.
1047 pain in back has increased. Please be with the church that caught fire tonight in montevideo, mn. Thank you no one was on it. Feel for those who will have to deal with aftermath. Please give wisdom & guidance and bless in spite of the trial. Make it a blessing instead.
700 woke to both arms and hands numb and tingly. Rt side cramping. Mouth very dry. Headache. Sharp pain in rt hip. Lft leg numbing & tingling.
855 hurting all over and exhausted. Dr hip throbbing intensely
930 going to bed early. Applying heating pad to rt hip. Feel hot.
Sharp pain in rt ankle and lft but cheek then nerves crawling making it feel like something’s crawling on me. Ugh! Skin extra sensitive. Whole body deeply aches like storms brewing.
Headache. Lethargic. Whole body aches. Brain fog. Trouble focusing. Rt hip throbbing intensely.
1030 pushed thru some of PT exercises. I have slacked off due to Costco flair up and having trouble remembering & getting motivated to do them. I can feel it too. Not fun at all. discovered I forgot to take am meds. Took night meds plus rain rx. Hopefully pain will ease soon so I can fall asleep.
May 13
400 woke with bad headache and rt hip throbbing. Shoulders & upper back stinging.
500 headache worse. Took migraine rx. Drank some water. Deep breaths.
700 able to fall back to sleep humming “Just When I Need Him Most” (or at least what I can remember of it).
Odd dream had me being tazed jolting me awake as I literally felt it throughout my body. Not a good feeling to wake up to.
930 Rae cleaning LM’s house today. Showed up at tail end of disaster of her hot water tank caputting. Sweet PT nurse had found water spewing all over. Water everywhere on floor. Rae & I helped finished cleaning up plus dusted lr & br, & cleaned front outside windows.
I’m exhausted and wore out.
445 Rt hip throbbing. Sitting on heat pad..
940p I’m falling asleep sitting up. Going to bed early. I’m tuckered out. Rt hip throbbing. Need to lay flat. Low back throbbing. Headache. Lower let leg tourniquet tightening feeling. Hands swollen and hurting. Neck hurts. Nose stuffy. Center of chest hurts. Taking night meds and pain rx.
May 14
600 broken sleep woke at 2am, 430, & 530. I’m exhausted. Mom, kids, & I get to go pick green beans today. Opportunity to swim in pool if we have time. It’ll be nice but I’m so tired. Gotta remember to take b12 to help with energy.
God is good to me. This is a hug from God. Thank you Lord for Your abundant love, mercy, & grace.
Still don’t know if I’m on to give my testimony next month as previously scheduled. I kind of hope so but quite nervous. This pandemic has everything topsy turvy.
I just learned that I have availability of Google docs on my phone. That’s so cool! I can work on my docs on the go. Now just to remember it for later
250 just finished putting 14 pint jars of beans in pressure canner. Kids helped. Waiting for them to can now. Whew! I’m exhausted and hurting all over. Headache. Bright lights bothersome. Muscles in legs twitching
530 laying down to rest a while
630 kids asked how I was feeling. Asked if they want truth. Yes. Told them I hurt and nerves feel like they’re on fire.
725 I’m so tired. Whole body throbbing.
756 legs burning. Having hard time keeping eyes open. Feel like I’m gonna crash. Brain hurts. Neck hurts.
200 I’m tuckered out. Need a nap. Amazing how just using my brain a little wears me out.
330 Decided to work on mission project…painting name on life preservers(jackets). Word doesn’t look right. Anyways, messed up on one and tried to fix it. Made it worse but finally managed to clean it up best I could. Hands hurt and arms going numb. Sure wish I could get an answer to all these little ailments post LS. But where do I look? Who would be willing to help work with me and take initiative in helping? Have to take periodic break to shake hands and arms out. Managed to get 2 painted. One left.
559 feet freezing. Keeping socks on for service. Headache. Now rt leg & foot is numb & tingly.
Brain is foggy & tired. Eyes hurt. Middle of back stinging. Rt hip aching.
Sleepy. Arms & elbows ache. Hands ache. Neck hurts. Legs cold…covering up with my sweater. Nose stuffy. Headache worsening. Lights bright and becoming bothersome.
645 vision getting blurry. Low back throbbing. Both legs going numb. Calves throbbing.
May 11
1000 rough night. Woke several times in night. First time due to horrible nightmare I don’t even want to recall. Groggy when I woke. Eyes blurry. Headache.
Read Bible and got up around 9am. Able to water garden, wash and hang load of clothes, put away a clean load from last week, and put meat in crockpot for dinner. Now am exhausted and headache is becoming a migraine.
1130 Charlie horse of a cramp in lft calf. Laughing so I don’t cry caused Jordon to laugh at me. Caused me to stand to try to alleviate pain.
1250 eyes hurt. Lights bright. Rt side cramping just sitting down to eat lunch. Kids cooked hot pockets and Mac n cheese. Glad I use Monday’s to recoup from weekends. I can really tell I’m out of multivitamin and fish oil. Need to get more.
153 plumb exhausted. Laying down for 10 minutes. Took Advil sinus, ginger capsule, & applying ice pack to head.
243 ended up being almost 30 minutes but migraine starting to ease some. Cold pack felt really good on my head.
Whole body aches deeply as if storms coming.
900p I really dislike how migraines make me feel so drained and lethargic afterwards. Thankful for a day to rest.
1100 center of chest hurting. Very tired. Not much energy today. Eyes hurts. Skin sensitive to touch. Lights bothersome to eyes. Exhausted.
700 rough night. Woke to whole body hurting. Nose stuffed so bad that I was breathing thru mouth. Dry mouth. Thirsty. Headache. Tired. So much pain but at least my rib slipped back into place sometime during the night. I hope that don’t happen again any time soon. I’m so tired.
Blew nose. Applied thin layer of vasoline inside nostrils. Sniffed Vicks to open sinuses. Drank water. Attempted to fall back to sleep til alarm went off.
720 unable to fall back to sleep. Choose to pray for those who come to mind. Then decide to read Bble a while. Turn slowly to lay on stomach. Legs throbbing and leg muscles go into mini spasms. Eyes water. Need to keep ginger next to bed so I can take that first instead of migraine med. Headache worsening. Need to minimize it before it’s full blown. Too much to do today to get ready for tomorrow.
850 picking up kitchen. My house is a mess. While attempting to make breakfast, I suddenly get a stinging needle pain in tip of my rt index finger. It stops me in my tracts. Decide to sit and drink thyme tea to see if it’ll go away. Think I got half cup down before it was time to go.
1130 family going to Sam’s to get stuff for tomorrow. Decided to use wheelchair to reserve strength for tomorrow. Ended up using manual wheelchair with kids pushing me. Don’t like it but it is what it is. Wore me out. Now people panicking about the supposed meat shortage. This is ridiculous. We need to be vigilant because our advisaries are taking advantage with this pandemic.
Spiritual battles all around us. Must put armour on daily even hourly.
Joe bought lunch while we were out. Decided to take drive thru cemetery to give time to eat food and see the ducks. Didn’t see duckzilla. Wonder where he is?
600p can feel myself draining of energy and crashing. I’m wore out. Need to rest. Asked Rae to put a movie in. Crashed little while.
1159 sunburn itching
Whole body aches. Brain hurts. Headache. Sinuses congested.
May 9
1030 I’m amazed and shocked at the love I received today from church at our fellowship. They surprised me by taking time to express their appreciation for all I do especially since my lightning strike. They said I was an encouragement because of my determination to push through with the strength I get from the Lord.
Some said I’m an encouragement to them to keep going because I do. They presented me with a gift card to spend only on me.
1130 played bean bag toss for first time in I don’t remember how long. Got wore out but it was enjoyable.
220 just arrived home from fellowship. I’m plum wore out. Straight to bed I go to rest my aching back and pass out. Mentall & physically drained.
430 wow slept for two hours. Feel a little in a daze and probably could sleep longer but need to sleep tonight.
730 I’m flat wore out from today. No more energy to muster up. Center of chest throbbing.
800 family surprised me with spa basket filled with goodies for Mother’s Day. I really like it. Looking forward to using it all.
1137 just finished prepping bulletins, sign up sheet, prayer bulletin for tomorrow. Had kids fold bulletins. I’m tuckered out. No energy.
Woke up late and moving quite slow due to hurting all over. Bloody nose.
Mom, kids, & I went to beach. Beautiful day. Enjoyed “grounding” in the sand. It felt so good to have extra electricity drain from my body. It’s like negative energy draining from body and positive energy healing body.
Stayed too long. I’m very sunburned even though I applied sunblock every 30 minutes or so. Using diy essential oil too much sun remedy to ease the burn. Seems to help.
Noticed that while at beach my headache was very minimum but once we headed back home it increased.
Feet are ice cold though rest of body hot from sun burn.
Skin hurts from sunburn. Headache. Neck hurts. Shoulders tight and ache. Low back aches. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with minor numbness. Tired.
May 7
0930 working on prepping letters, borders, and decor for new bulletin board for church.
1042 high pitch ringing noise in rt ear. Lasted one minute. Oh it hurts.
1245 Mom has bad sunburn. Going over to share homemade w/o too much sun spray. It works. Within five minutes she said burn was already starting to ease.
138 check on friend to see about a pkg. Learn she’s in ER bc of bad headache. Stop what I’m doing to take time to pray for her. Offer to share things that have helped me and my headachez/migraines.
230 get word that Jordon’s on way to shop. Decided to get ready for church and pack for church. Nose bleeding slightly again. Apply light film petroleum jelly inside nose. Don’t like feeling rushed. I forget things easily and it tenses up my muscles.
350 rt wrist throbbing. Feels like I sprained it but have no clue how.
Waiting for Jordon to get back from a job then heading to church. I’m so tired and feel like I need a nap. Can tell I didn’t take a B12 tab this morning. Oops I don’t think I even took my meds. Rt hip throbbing.
530 attempting to put up bulletin board I worked hard on all day. Had Rae take the old one down & put away. Got called into pastor’s office for unexpected counseling session. The bulletin board will have to wait.
714 I’m hurting in the worse way. Nose stuffed & congested. Neck cramping horribly while playing piano. Trouble following where I am (which stanza) just playing. We’ve worked out a system for song leader to que me when we were on last stanza except I didn’t hear him. Oops. Kept playing bc I was trying to follow his hand waving. His hand kept moving so I kept playing except we were done with the song. Lol.
Neck cramping on lft side. Having trouble ignoring it. Pain traveling down lft side. Applying eo pain roller. Oh the coolness feels wonderful on my sunburn. Low back throbbing. Feet throbbing. Hands hurting. I’m wore out.
950 guess I’m done for night. I hurt from head to toe. Low back throbbing making it difficult to walk. I’m walking like an old decrepit little lady! Not good. Need to rest a while. Headache hurts.
1024 turned wrong getting ready for bed rt side near ribs go into Charlie horse pain cramping. It’s debilitating.
I’m in tears moaning it hurts so bad. Joe decides to rub. Spine hurts. Manage to choke out it’s on rt side back near ribs. I hollar and cry it hurts. Joe discovers one of my ribs got caught on top of the other. Says I have to stretch it out. I’m not moving. Crying and having trouble breathing as nose is now severely clogged. Trying to take deep breaths to calm myself down as I can feel my body tensing causing more pain.
While trying to lie still as possible to avoid pain decided to look up possible causes.
