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!”

 

http://www.earthing.com/

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://draxe.com/earthing/

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.

https://hearttoheartmedicalcenter.com/healing-when-it-seems-impossible/

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.

Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 16-18 April 2020

April 16

730 woke to every inch of me in pain! My left lip stinging as if being zapped by an electrical charge of sorts. I hit snooze hoping in few minutes it would cease. Alarm goes off in 5 minutes. Nope now I have headache.

830 still hurting from head to toes with headache increasing in severity. Rt ear hurting. Get up to use restroom and almost fall back down. Legs feel like Jello and feet sting standing on them.

900 moving kind of slow this morn. I’m painfully sore all over as if recovering from being beat up or an intense rigorous workout. Never experienced either just know I hurt.

915 today’s goal is to figure out how to convert mp4 to wma for CD player. Trying to get sermons recorded for shut-ins due to this Coronavirus junk. I’ve been trying for two weeks.

After trying to figure it out & with a little help from friends, I finally figured out how to convert an mp4 to CD for an elderly man in our church so he can listen to the sermons. Thank you, Lord!

Time to go rest my brain for a bit. I’m tired. Head pounding. Vision blurred. Decided to play “The Key of David” wholetones while laying down. Had to get Jakob to help me figure out how. I may be technically challenged at times but not going to let it stop me.

1159 whole body aches, rt hipn& low back throb, lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling, center chest achrs, arms hurt and sore

 

April 17

930a Slept in late. Joe’s BP elevated and migraine. Rough night. Hurt all over. Woke to both arms being numb and tingling. Rt hip hurts.

100p Took kids to Lowe’s with me to help get the rocks to finish my flower garden out. Surprised how many people at Lowe’s getting supplies for home projects. Had to get kids to push buggy to car. All that weight hurt pushing.

300p met M Puryear at church. Rest of life jackets have come in. She asked if we were still willing to paint name on them. Excited to have small part in their preparations for the mission field.

She asked how I’ve been doing with the storms that came thru. Told her thankfully we just had some winds but I could feel them in my body. She was amazed. Can’t explain but I feel on coming storms deeply in my bones. Maybe something to do with the barametric pressure change. We jokingly said I could be a weather girl bc my body can feel it. Lol.

400p delivered first preaching CD to Bro. Sure hope I can remember how to do the next one. He seemed happy to see us.

930p Frustrating that pushing cart and finishing flower garden has made my chest hurt again. Rt hip throbbing. Hands hurt. Tired. Legs ache.

1020 weather forecasts storms next couple days. I can feel it deep in my bones. It’s a deep achy throbbing pain. Currently feel it from neck to toes.

1144 oops just found out forgot to take my morning meds. Other than deep muscle bone pain & chest throbbing…I feel okay. Sounds funny reading it back but it’s the new “normal” for me – in constant pain. Some days I hurt more than others. Every day I have a choice to wallow in self pity or to rise above and ask God to help me do the tasks I can handle and look for ways to be a blessing to others. Today I chose to take care of my husband. Love him bunches.

 

April 18

530 Joe accidentally woke me early. Tried not to be grumpy but it felt like I had just fallen asleep. Didn’t fall asleep until after 1am sometime. He apologized and told me to him back to sleep. Took me a bit but woke later around 9am. I loathe sleeping in that late. I’m trying to stay on some kind of schedule so I can sleep better at night. Not doing so hot lately.

Tried to work on my computer for little bit to get CD drive back working to no avail. Frustrating bc I’m trying to burn preaching CDs. Ugh! Called PC guy but they’re apparently closed today. Will have to try Monday.

Had to get out of house today. Decided to go get few items at the store. It was crazy there as if everyone else had same idea! Took me two hours. By time I got home I was in much pain from all the walking behind the buggy and needed to rest.

Joe gracious and cooked dinner. He experimented by trying to air fry the fish and shrimp. Wasn’t his best dish but I was thankful all the same.

Been having periodic sharp stabbing chest pain on rt side of chest since around 7:30p. Decided to increase my Vitamin C intake as well as drink V8 juice with hot sauce. Later applied pain balm to chest area and took naproxen 500mg. Chest is quite swollen especially on rt side. Will have to take it easy for few days.

My whole body seems to be throbbing. Feels like major thunderstorm brewing. Deep bone throb. Headache is minimal thankfully for now. Neck aches. Hands swollen and throbbing. Elbows feel bruised. Back throbbing. Shoulders stinging. Low back & rt hip burning throbbing. Legs ache. Lower lft tourniquet tightening feeling with some numbness. Feet stinging and tingling. Sharp periodic stabbing pain in rt side chest. Feet freezing. Putting feet next to Joe to warm up. It’ll probably wake him. Lol.

Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 13-15 April 2020

April 13

1250a craziness of my tbi is that I have memory challenges. I am in process of trying to read a book other than my Bible. I am currently on chapter two. I read first chapter twice and still don’t recall what I read. There are whole periods of time missing in my memories from my past. Wish I could get answers to the how and why. It’s like my brain has selective amnesia.

New memories are quite challenging and sometimes nonexistent. I used to let it bother me quite so but came to conclusuon that fretting over it isn’t doing me any good so I’ll just let God handle that part while I do as I can in my recovery.

Playing memory games on my phone during day. Taking fish oil. I think a homeschool mom said there’s research about overcoming tbi with fish oil but I haven’t studied it out yet.

Might need to switch books. Current one not holding my attention let alone retention.

Going to try to go to sleep now for awhile. Praying dreams are finally sweet. I’m glad that I can chat with my sister from across the miles. I miss her and family

 

April 14

12:15a I have way stressed myself out trying to get ear straps figured out for face masks. Took me all morning. I am beyond hurting with full blown headache.

Decided to take down time by posting to blog before bed. Surprisingly excited at see that 14 people viewed my blog today. Yay! Really need to update the journal side.

Found out today that the TBI camp has been postponed to possibly fall as all summer activities have been cancelled and summer classes will be online as well.

Brain fogged and hurting. Headache. Low back severely throbbing. Rt hip aches. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling from midway below knee to ankle with numbness and tingly. Hands swollen and throbbing. Eye watery. Congested. Toes tingle. Knees ache. Skin itchy. Arms ache deeply. Body deeply aches.

News said that there were about 40 tornadoes touch down across south during severe thunderstorms yday. No wonder I’ve been hurting much more lately. Buttock hurts. Legs throbbing. Took muscle relaxer and Tylenol. Muscles cramping severely. Moments ago it was so bad it almost caused me to drop to floor and I wanted to cry out but didn’t want to wake my hubby. He not have good sleep last night. He needs to be alert at port.

930a Having a hard time waking up. Already slept hour and half longer than suppose to. Forgot to half muscle relaxer so I guess that’s expected. Severe muscle cramping subsided for now. Whole body aches. Headache. Eyes stinging. Hands throbbing. Low back and legs achy burning. Feet hurting. Guess I need to try to get up and move.

Thankful that God can restore even dry bones. Ezekiel 37:5

1159p Dezirae trying to get her schoolwork done early. While deep down I admire her determination, it’s hurting me physically and mentally! Today she worked on English all day. She got frusterated every time I told her we needed to take meal break. I have headache.

During lunch break mom brought me her computer to ask me to back up her files to flash drive. I prayed and was able to get the antivirus downloaded for her finally (Don’t know what I did specifically but it worked. Thank you, Lord!).

I’m hurting all over. Muscle feel very tight in chest and neck area. Feel bloated. Drank over 100oz today. Tired. Hands swollen and aching with periodic sharp shooting pains. Headache. Random sharp stabbing pain in lft hand and forearm. Lower let leg tourniquet tightening feeling. Buttock hurts. Sinus congestion with post nasal drip causing coughing. Center of chest hurts.

Reading scripture before I doze off for night…Ezekiel 11:19-21.

 

April 15

5.50 slept decent once I fell asleep. Strange dreams…I’m pushing through crowds of people searching for something or someone (I don’t recall). Everything is so vivid in colors. I know not the what or why but I’m searching nonetheless. That’s all I can remember.

Rt hip throbbing. Low back aches. Upper back stinging. Headache. Hands achy. I’m tired. Eyes watery. I’m hot but chilly. Neck hurts. Feet tingly.

729a can tell I haven’t done my physical therapy exercises in a while. Leg muscles twitching and brain feels cross-eyed.

740 Decided to take shower & use the massage shower head option to see if it’d ease pain in hip & low back.

Boy that was quite a workout. I’m so exhausted.

930 laying down for few minutes to see if it’ll ease.

1030 oops I fell asleep for an hour

1100 need to do home chores – put few items away in kitchen, wash load of clothes. Created Scripture art for Ezekiel 37:5. It tickles me to my bones. 🙂

1115 Rae discovered we’re out of printer paper. Found few sheets to suffice for now. Chose to look online for case prices. Wal-Mart least expensive and free pickup today. Need to get groceries for week anyways.

330 receive text that my pkg is ready for pickup. finally tell Dezirae she has to take break from schoolwork.

320 mom decided to order wholetones chroma for us to share. She wants me to use it first. She called the company to ask questions. She told them my story. They were intrigued. Maybe I’ll do a review on my blog about it. It’s music therapy that’s suppose to help reduce pain and help your body heal. They don’t make any guarantees in my situation but do give a year to try and if don’t help they’ll give money back.

https://wholetones.com/ 

330p need to get few items at grocery store.

500 what I thought wouldn’t take long took me over an hour then had to wait 20 minutes for my pkg pickup. Got mom some eggs. Still no butter on shelves. Ugh! I’m so done for the day. My hip is back to intense throbbing. I need to rest. Glad Jordon is cooking dinner tonight.

1030 found a ream of misplaced paper. Oh well at least I won’t run out for while. Do need to order ink soon.

1050 going to bed. Headache. Yawned big and rt side of jaw & neck Charlie horsed! Ouch! Took couple minutes of massaging jaw to ease it up. Neck tight. Shoulders ache. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Legs ache. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with some numbness and tingling. Feet ache & tingle. Toes too. Cough. Sinuses congested but a little better today. Chest center hurting but no where near what it was last week. It’s about a 7 right now. Still have to take it easy for a while. Let this episode go too long bc of the pandemic and my anxiety about Drs attitude. Thankful she’s coming around.

Oh I totally forgot to share with my LS group. Need to share.

Feel so lethargic lately. I guess the pain is taking more out of me than I thought. Think I may need to increase b12 and add zinc back into regime for a bit.

Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 10-12 April 2020

April 10

1247a it’s thundering outside and I can feel it in my bones. Whole body deeply aches. Tired but awake.

 

April 11

Started day with bible reading & prayer. Chose to pray for all the pastors preparing msgs for Easter. It’s going to be quite a different day tomorrow…not able to do as normal. It almost feels as if world is trying to snuff out the churches and the hope of the gospel. Praying for America to wake up.

Spent lot of day trying to figure out how to convert mp4 to wam (?) to no avail. Gave myself bad headache in process.

Rae & I helped my mom figure out our ranch dip mix recipe so she could make dip. Gave parents a hug.

Also took a while to do bulletins. Trouble figuring out how to upload files to church Facebook page. Ended up asking question on Facebook to see if someone could help. Helped Bri with her paper. Rae helped me with the cinnamon rolls and resurrection rolls for tomorrow.

Decided to roll hair so it’d be curly tomorrow. Arms fatigue quickly. Took quite a while to do and low back throbbing something awful by time I finished. Center of chest throbbing. Stomach pains. Feet cold. Hands swollen and achy. Skin itchy (I think it’s just my nerves). Neck hurts. Rt shoulder area throbbing. Headache. Stuffy nose. Lft nostril feels like a tumor in top. It’s really sore and painful to touch. Tummy feels like I have a hernia though I never had one before. It really hurts when I move certain way. Cramping is horrible too causes me to stop in tracts until it eases. Muscles twitching in lft leg.

 

April 12

700 Happy Resurrection Sunday!

830 cinnamon rolls in oven finally. Turned on oven and set timer. When timer went off he asked if I wanted to to put rolls in oven. I said no silly the timer is to take them out. Sadly I forgot to put them it. L

Corn casserole & ham in crockpot. I’m exhausted. Low back & rt hip throbbing. I’m tired of pain.

My pain is nothing compared to Christ’s suffering on the Cross for my sin. Thankful that I serve a risen Saviour!!!

1200p Easter services quite different today. I’m quite exhausted and feeling lethargic.

145 had to have help walking cross to parents house for lunch. Feeling quite decrepit presently. Low back & rt hip throbbing awful something making it a chore to move.

330 enjoyed sitting and chatting with family after lunch. Getting very sleepy. Feel like I’m going to crash. God held rain off. PtL.

1042 laid down for your but never fell asleep this afternoon. I’m feeling run down. Tummy hurts horrible on lft side. Constipated today but then I forgot to take DE or C today.

Severe thunderstorm and tornado watch until 11pm I think. Only thing I know is this bad thunderstorm is messing with me bc I hurt horribly

Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 7-9 April 2020

April 7

0500 got up to use restroom. Calves still throbbing. Legs very weak I almost fell. Very wobbly. Whole body hurts.

800 really don’t feel like getting up today. I hurt so much all over and I’m anxious about my Dr apt not bc of the covid19 junk but bc my last apt with her didn’t go well and I had to write a letter and submit lightning strike documentation requesting she be willing to work with me.

Verse pops to mind “Be anxious for nothing”…oops it actually states…”Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” I confess my fault to God and decide I must have faith that God will protect me and He will answer my prayer. I also ask God to help us find hair ties to make the face masks.

936 finally remembered to call bluehost regarding my website renewal. Had difficulty trying to verbalize what I was asking and why. Finally had to explain I’m working thru tbi due to LS 2.5 yrs ago. Guy was very courteous and understanding. Call took over thirty minutes just to ask two questions. Able to renew for two years at discounted price. Thank you, Lord. Please help me to learn what I need to start earning money to help our income and to honor and glorify You.

200 Oh my brain hurts! Been trying to help Rae with music class today to finish up for the year. I also typed up my symptoms & rxs for the Dr apt. So much info swirling in my head.

430 huge praise!!! Dr apt went well. Dr.seemed to have new attitude towards my being LS. She listened and asked questions. Given steroid shot for the costochondritis flair up. Wt 205, temp 98.4, BP 107/77? Glad she left that alone.

Able to run few errands afterwards. Exhausted and hurting by time got home. Had to rest a while. Thankful Rae cooking dinner tonight.

1000p managed to sew couple of face masks for couple of Joe’s co-workers.

1150 got new character trait posted. Back side is very sore where I received shot. Lower back muscles tensing up in hyperdrive as if it was injured all over again. Domino effect causing upper back band shoulders to burn. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling strengthens as does the numbing & tingling in leg & foot. Rt foot & toes tingling ascwel. Hands swollen and throbbing. Neck hurts. Headache. Sinus cavities in face hurt.

Pain rx taken with night meds.

 

April 8

103 pain thru body keeping me awake. If don’t fall asleep soon will have to take something. Homeschool summit online to view tomorrow morning. Hoping steroid kicks in soon too.

450 fell asleep for a couple hours at least. been awake for a while. Must have been moaning bc Joe started gently rubbing my back to help ease the pain. Hurting all over as if rain is coming. I purposely don’t watch weather reports closely bc I refuse to keep myself in state of panic.

500 read Psalm

700 Decided to get up because I can’t go back to sleep. Ugh! Might as well use my time wisely.

800 kids working on research papers for English today. Oh, I wish I could remember half the stuff I learned in HS. I am starting to remember more things since I started taking fish oil again.

1200 face starting to feel heated and flushed like cheeks are on fire . I forgot about this side effect. Hoping it doesn’t last long.

1.30p brain hurts and headache has worsened. Been trying to watch homeschool summit online. Easily distracted. Started trying to figure out next year’s curriculum. Found biblical character trait studies for free. I like free. Value was over $400. Going to use them as morning devotionals before starting the day.

400p from watching/listening to videos it dawned on me that it’s my responsibility to teach our children the biblical character and principles to be instilled in our children. The atmosphere in the home emulates from my attitude. That’s a big responsibility.

500 Jordon made dinner tonight. That was nice. So glad my kids are old enough to help more around house.

730 took cat nap in my chair.

1100 went to bed at same time Joe did tonight just to be near him. He talked my ear off until he fell asleep. I enjoyed it tonight. Some days I miss him more than others. Today was one of those days.

Whole body deeply aches. Headache. Low back throbbing. Exhausted.

 

April 9

0900 whole body throbbing. It hurts to move. Mouth dry. Tired. Feel like I could sleep all day.

1030 Rae listen to audio book for her English class. Oddly it’s giving me headache.

1100 decided to try to balance checkbook

257 still trying to find my error! Found part of it but not all of it. Ugh! Giving myself more of headache and blurry vision. So frustrating!

320 finally found the error. Checkbook balanced! Things like this have been so difficult to continue to do post LS. I used to love math and numbers…niw they are such a chore. Yet with God as my helper I will continue to persevere!!

Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 4-6 April 2020

April 4

1155p forgot to set alarm and overslept. Slept pretty good though. Woke hurting all over.

This Stay at home mandate for Alabama had us trying to rethink how we’re going to keep services going.

Ran errands for church with family in afternoon. Chose to walk behind buggy in store. Electric wheelchairs don’t look like they’re being disinfected much. Wore me out.

Had to crash for half hour around 8pm so I could have energy to finish up bulletins for tomorrow.

Received phone call from my sister. Pleasant surprise.

I’m exhausted. Whole body aches. As long as I don’t try to lift anything my chest pain is less. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Feet freezing. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling.

 

April 5

800 very rough night. Kept waking to lft leg & both arms numb and tingly. Calves cramping burning. Joe’s arm on me felt like ton of bricks. Fighting for covers. I’m exhausted.

100p rough morning trying to work out all the kinks for live streaming services. I don’t.handle off the cuff changes well any more. It throws my whole world out of kilter. Joe tried to get me to talk and I wouldn’t. I didn’t want to add to already chaotic morning. We made it through okay. We’ll learn as we go through it.

200 brain is fried from this morning. Need to take nap to rest and recharge for tonight.

500p able to work for little bit in mission closet organizing the clothing. Before arms started giving out.55

655 chest center starting to throb. Ugh. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling. Headache.

1115p attempting to go to bed. Lower rt leg tourniquet feeling. Feetb& toes tingly with random stabbing pain in let heel. Calves ache. Center chest hurts. Hands tingly. Tummy hurts deep within. Exhausted.

 

April 6

700 legs cramping & throbbing. Whole body hurts. Nose stuffy. Center of chest hurts. Hurts to move. Headache.

515p Nothing like an unexpected 2 hour detour and an impromptu auto maintenance teaching lesson for your daughter when your car decides to die and you need to get a new battery while at Walmart.

Thankfully, I was able to ask one of the managers for help. He had an employee help us exchange old battery for new one and installed it.  Thankful for God’s provision and protection.

Thankful that though I needed a cart to lean on I was able to push myself through the hurdle. This mama is one wore out cookie now. Legs & body are throbbing like a toothache. I haven’t even walked that many steps since my LS. I will be resting rest of day. Lol!

630p rested little bit before making dinner. Once dinner was made and eaten I fell asleep in my chair for about an hour.

Twas reminded that I needed to make face mask for Joe for his job. I really don’t like like doing it but his health and our health is important. Took me a while to figure how to make his masks due to not having elastic. Stores are sold out.

1159p finally in bed though not sleeping. I’m exhausted. My whole body throbbing. Headache. Shoulders throbbing. Chest center throbbing. Lord, I’m not looking forward ton Drv apt tomorrow. Please help Dr be understanding and kind. Help her to have compassion for my particular need

Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 1-3 April 2020

April 1

700a woke just before alarm went off. Whole body stiff and achy. Low back throbbing.

1045 been trying to grade papers and write a quiz…now have headache, vision blurring, and feet are cold. Need to rest brain and warm up.

1200 headache eased. Ended up taking nap.

630p hospitals giving coronavirus patients 1500mg Vitamin C 3 – 4 times daily

Up to 3 grams daily. (3g =3,000mg = 500mg =1000mg 3xs daily)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?inf_contact_key=f90294d381cbaf8f802862c8eb787259dcd43eaff8ca03dc1d15424b3c75c21d&v=9t6R1u2Br-o

http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n11.shtml 

850 rt ankle front feels like someone drug stinging nettles plants across my skin. It’s stinging burning! I’ve only been sitting for past half hour or so. Lft knee throbbing. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Hands ache.

1000p Jordon asked me to cut his hair for summer cut. I accidentally went too short. He looks almost bald on sides. Trouble with coordination of holding comb and clippers but worked through it. Arms started cramping and fatiguing out half way through. Had to take short breaks to push through.

1130 blew nose and it started bleeding. Ugh! Frustrating. Only bled about a minute this time.

 

April 2

630a been awake since around 5am. Woke to my arms, hands, and back of neck throbbing with needle sensation almost as if they had fallen asleep and were waking up. Not a good feeling to wake to. Legs very sensitive. Sheets feel like pins poking them.

Couldn’t get back to sleep so I chose to read my Bible, devotinal, and pray. Finished writing Character Trait to post in a bit.

Going to start physical therapy exercises back up to see if it’ll ease some pain. Lower left leg tourniquet tightening feeling with some numbness.

710 attempted to turn bed around so guys can attach footboard. Whew! That was a workout. Intense throbbing in back and arms. Short of breath. Arms cramping & throbbing. Scrapped skin off lower left leg not bleeding thankfully but throbbing like it was hit by hammer. Need to rest a bit.

900 went to local fabric store to pick up more material to make face masks for hospital. Store has changed hours again. Don’t have time to wait 1 hour and they’ll only allow 10 people in store at a time. Does that include employees too? I know we’re suppose to be cautious but this is crazy.

716 th side throbbing. Calves throbbing. I’m really sleepy.

1043p I’m exhausted and  hurting all over. Toes cold. Lower let leg tourniquet tightening feeling. Calves ache. Lower back severely throbbing. Rt hip throbbing. Headache. Rt arm  throbbing and cramping. Feels bruised when I moved it. Utterly exhausted. Pain too much to bear. Pain rx taken.

 

April 3

745 wow slept pretty good last night. Nose stuffy. Mouth dry. Arms & hands slightly numb upon waking. Eyes blurry and feel crusty (they’re not just feel that way). Low back throbbing. Hands tingly upon sitting up. Rt hip hurting. Neck stiff. Upon turning neck to stretch it shoots sharp pains down torso to and on both sides.

Song in head: It’s amazing what praising can do, hallelujah!

Need to formulate idea for Easter goodie bags for kids at church. Can’t let this virus stuff keep us down. Need to think outside the box.

800a got up had bloody nose.

315p sharp pains in chest!!! That’s what I get for taking the bulletin board down by myself. Ugh! Hurts to move.

Decided to try to lay back flat on pew to see if that’ll help to ease pain. Deep breaths too. Oh pain is sharp!

Joe thinks my bloody noses are partly due to all the heavy pollen right now. I totally forgot about the environmental allergies. Duh!

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