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Lightning Survivor Journal Entries 28-30 November 2018

Nov 28

7:00am- woke to slightly bloody nose. Neck is hurting. Chest hurts when I yawn. Broken sleep last night. Woke at 3am not sure why. It’s 33 degrees outside & I’m freezing.

9:53am- still have headache. Please go away!

11:25am- eyes are hurting. Loud noises hurting head. Headache getting worse. Thirsty. Feet freezing (have socks & boots on inside). 

Traumatic brain injury info

https://mayfieldclinic.com/pe-tbi.htm

12:10pm- Christmas play practice went well. Now having Christmas co-op luncheon. It’s amazing how much sound effects the brain. Wearing sunglasses inside to keep headache from becoming migraine. Sitting on sideline until crowd for food subsides. Don’t want to have meltdown.

Friend, Melina, told me she saw a video about someone getting struck by lightning wanted to know if I had that type of scarring. Told no but I do have scar on head though not sure if it’s the entrance or exit wound. Let her feel the indentation.

8:01pm- rt hand going numb & tingling

Lower back is throbbing

Nov 29

1:36 am – my lower back is killing me!  Decided to help with dishes. Now I’m regretting it!! Still have headache but its eased maybe. Missing my hubby. Him & buddy went hunting. 

He’s been such a trooper through all of my ordeal. I’ve been very moody at times and he’s been so gracious most of the time. 

Rt leg hurts, rt hip & thigh ache, low back throbbing, neck hurts, limited turnability in neck

8:18am – woke at 7:30. It’s chilly and hard to get motivated to get up. Neck is throbbing. Rt hip aches & rt leg hurts when I try to sit indian style. 

Bloody nose at 8:15am. Wish I could figure out what’s triggering them. 

Still have a headache.

1:00pm- had to type up biz mtg minutes for church, but had to look up verbiage bc I wasn’t computing how to word it. Took me long time. Brain started feeling squirly and eyes were blurry and tunneling. Joe said he could tell bc my eyes were starting to look glossy.

Nosebleeds after Concussion

You need to get couple of blood test done which include CRP, RF, CBC, BT, CT, INR. That should help.

https://www.practo.com/consult/nosebleed-after-concussion/t

CRP – checks for inflammation

RF – Rheumatoid factor

CBC – Complete blood count which checks overall health

BT – Bleeding time which checks how quickly your blood clots to stop bleeding

CT – cat scan??

INR – International Normalized Ratio 

Test for blood clotting time (for those using blood thinners)

Info on Traumatic Brain Injury

https://mayfieldclinic.com/pe-tbi.htm

https://www.brainline.org/article/what-impact-will-moderate-or-severe-tbi-have-persons-life

9:15pm 

I was sitting on my chair in livingroom trying to relax. All of a sudden my right thumb started burning. I looked at it and it was turning white! It’s burns like crazy & feels like it’s on fire!  I’ve tried rinsing with water. I have not done any cleaning today. I don’t know what to think.

Went over to mom’s for help. Joe at church. Rinsed with cool water. Made me drink glass of water. Still burning. Rinsed some more. Applied aloe vera. Soaked in egg white. Starting to look a little better but still burns. Rinsed in cool water. Soaked in egg white again. Rinsed again. White ash look gone. Not burning like before. Tender to touch. 

Joe came home & checked counters. They’re dry. Joe smelled bleach on some of drinking straws. Possibly my straw had some & didn’t realized it.

Applied Lavender oil to help soothe. 

11:10pm

Hands tingling, headache, neck hurts, exhausted, can’t sleep, low back throbbing 

Nov 30

5:17am woke just before 5am. Center of chest is hurting. Headache. 

6:30am decided to get up since I wasn’t sleeping. Made door draft stopper for front door. Washed load of clothez. 

10:00am- bloody nose

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Journal Entries 25-27 November 2018

Nov 25

6:54am- woke the first time at 5am went to rr and back to bed. 

Woke 2nd time at 6:30am. Taking shower was such a chore. Every inch of my chest feels really swollen and throbbing. Head hurts. Thought hot shower would help. I don’t think so…now I’m out of breath and chest feels tighter. Neck aches and sharp pain shoots down back if I move too far in any direction. Might have to ask dr for steroid shot if still hurting by Friday. So tired of hurting all the time. Right now just want to drop my sword and cry for just a while. 🙁

8:00am – I’m gonna have to find $ so I can go back on the propranolol. I’m tired of having headaches twice daily. I don’t like the potential side effects are but until I can figure an alternative I’ll have to take it for now.

Trying to find remedies for yeast overgrowth & balance hormones.

Candida and Hashimoto’s Connection

10:30am- Talina tagged me in a post about lightning strike survivors. Made me cry. The article explains what I have trouble explaining.

https://m.ranker.com/list/what-is-being-hit-by-lightning-like/laura-allan?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=historypost&pgid=642850749204637&utm_campaign=what_happens_to_your_bod

This explains what I have trouble explaining to folks about my lightning strike anomaly. Reading makes me cry all over again. There are some differences in my experience than what’s in the article, but it sure does help explain some of the after effects that I experience on a daily basis. I wish doctors would study it out enough to better help those who do survive.

I do thank the Lord that His mercies allowed me to live to tell the tale and that they are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

Questions:

How does one replenish the water that was zapped out of you?

11:41 rt foot itches like crazy!

6:15pm – my entire back is throbbing!! 

Both hands and wrists so swollen that my loose bracelet iz making indentations in my skin. 

Nov 26 – no entries

Nov 27

220a Found tiny bugs on floor by bed. Made me paranoid for a while. Can’t sleep

7:00am Took me long time to fall asle. didnt sleep long. Woke when Joe got in bed from working overnight. He was freezing! Couldn’t fall back to sleep.

Arms & hands were numb and tingly. Slight headache. 

9:40am phone interview stressed me out. Lady seemed to be in hurry and didn’t want to give me time to write things down or ask questions to understand what’s going on. Have major headache now and don’t feel too healthy. Indigestion. Center of chest hurts. 

11:00am started washing Dezirae’s linens, but had to wait for her to help exchange them between units. Had Jordon pull her bed away from wall so she could vacuum floor under bed. We put D.E. down. She’s been getting marks on her torso that kind of look like strawberry freckles. They don’t really look like bug bites. Precationary measures don’t hurt either. 

4:30pm – have to take Jordon to basketball practice & play practice. I think I’ll take Dezirae with me to thrift store before we pick up items Joe asked me to get at grocery store. My favorite store is the bargain thrift store where it’s buy it by the lb! 

Found some goodies. Went looking for materials to make door draft stoppers for our house instead of using our clean blankets. Found a dog bed I’m gonna upcycle. Dezirae found a Therapedic electric blanket throw. It’s every soft.  Found a few other things too (material to use for homemade presents, binders, clip board, stainless steel mixing bowl, etc). Spent $15. I think we did pretty good!

7:01pm – Headache all day. Toes feel frozen periodically thru day. Center of chest hurts and feels icy periodically.

8:30 – took shower. That was a chore. Seems lately that most things seems to make me get out of breath. Chest is bothering me.

9:00p – decided to work on blog. Need to add couple more posts.  I found yet another book I started journaling about my lightning strike in. Good thing I’m working on putting it all in one place. It’s too confusing to keep up with all.   

Looking back at even a month after strike – I don’t even remember half of it all. My mind thoughts were sporadic a best. It’s amazing to make sense of it.

10:53p – just discovered I forgot to take meds last night.

Feet are freezing. Thankful for heating pads to warm them up. Neck hurts. Entire back aches. Fingers aches. Center of chest throbbing with sdporadic sharp stabbing pain on left side. Headache (just took migraine pill since others aren’t helping any – oh wait I don’t recall taking any rx pills today. Actually been scatter brained. Started to work on designing postcard invite for church christmas program and ended up finding a website that had christmas programs for free to download. Got 9 or 10 I think plus christmas color pages and activities. Probably saved over $300 for church. Yipee! I love saving every penny I can. 

We wouldn’t have been able to survive this long without God helping me learn to live frugally. I’m enjoying the Proverbs 31 Bible study I’m doing with Dezirae right now. It’s pretty interesting. 

Eyes are hurting. I have brightness all way down & night owl activated on my phone and phone is still too bright. Wish my headache would go away.

Probably should take a Melatonin and pain rx so i can get some shut eye tonight. Fingers aren’t working right…keeping hitting wrong button and habe to use spell correct. Ugh! 

We have busy morning tomorrow. Oh wait I better set my alarm before I forget again dont wantvto wake up late. Need to change battery in key fob. one day I’ll get to it.

11:15 oh, bother. Indigestion has creaped in. Thankful for papaya enzymes.  

1250a Joe & Dezirae went hunting. Got a small doe. Yeah! Meat for house.

Ache all over today. Random muscle twitching. Random muscle cramping in calves and thighs. Itchy skin.  Hands numb and tingly when I awoke.  Feet freezing ice cold for several hours this afternoon. Had to use heating pad couple times today. 

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Journal Entries 22- 24 Nov 2018

Nov 22
6:30a – took melatonin around 1:30 bc I was still wide awake.
Woke with rt hip throbbing, low back throbbing, base of neck achs, both ears ringing, chest hurting, hands swollen and achy, stuffy nose.
Took cinnamon rolls out of fridge and set in warm oven to rise. Guys are out hunting. Praying they get a deer or two. Jakob’s bday is today.

Revlation 12:10-11 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Thankful that we have the power to overcome any obstacle in our lives. God is so good!

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8:50a Thanksgiving tradition…homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Thanking the Lord for bread machines to help me do the tough part. Learning to find ways to make life a little bit easier these days and still enjoy homemade foods. 😊

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls. Yum!

9:00am – took some cinnamon rolls over to mom & dad. Short of breath walking across street to their door.

10:50am – short of breath, chest throbbing, low back & rt hip aching. Have to rest in between items I’m cooking for today (cinnamon rolls, sweet potatoes in crockpot – had help, crescent rolls now rising)
Have already used heating pad on back & chest. Will have to take pain Rx to continue thru rest of day.

10:53pm – had a decent day. Upcyled two of Mom’s potholders for her. I enjoyed doing it. May start doing as hobby – sewing. Currently working on making coasters for Christmas. Learned I can make broth from neck and gibblets. I used to cook them up for dog. Now can do both.
Symptoms
Both legs hurting, rt hip & upper thigh throbbing, low back aches, feet cold, head & skin itchy some, rt wrist & arm swollen and achy, base of neck aches – if turn too far sends shooting pain down torso, periodic ringing in ears.

Nov 23

8:30am – fell asleep sometime after midnight woke one in the night I think.
I’m hurting all over. Rt elbow throbbing. Rt hand and arm swollen to elbow and throbbing. Fingers freezing. Neck & back aches. Neck feel swollen especially on rt side. Low back aches.

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11:00am- went to help my Mom make phone call reminders for her work so it wouldn’t take so long. Had some trouble bc I kept mixing up numbers, but managed to make half calls while she did other half.

12:10pm – took Mom the pot holders I recovered for her and downloaded cc cleaner on her computer.

10:30pm – spent most of afternoon with two younger kids organizing & putting up Christmas decorations.
Symptoms
Back is throbbing. Left elbow is swollen and throbbing. Fingers & toes frozen. Muscles in legs cramping. Neck and shoulders ache. If I bend neck too far it sends sharp pain down back. Headache off and on. If I feel headache starting and start to suck on a peppermint it seems to ease it some.  

Nov 24
3:30am – woke at 3:00am. Guys going hunting. I’m wide awake presently. Rt hip & rt elbow throbbing horribly! Face feels swollen. Chest aches & feels bruised. 
7:00 woke again at 7am to hearing what I thought was a vibrating phone. I can’t find where it was comimg from. Ugh!  Now out of breath.
Both hands numb and tingly. Chest hurts. Upper back aches. Neck aches. Slight headache. Wish whatever keeps buzzing every 5 minutes would stop!
9:44am -low back hurting. Had to sit and rest. Chilling sensation at base of neck down spine and spreading through upper back. Oh, how I wish a dr or someone could ecplain this to me!
If I could only figure out simple exercises that would cause me undue pain and be beneficial for my increasing stiffness. 

1050a not saying I have this but exercises may help alleviate my increasing neck pain and other upper extremities pains and symptoms:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172015.php
Neck stretch exercises can help to moderate the impact of the condition and alleviate pain or feelings of stiffness. However, they will not cure cervical spondylosis.

8:28pm- I’ve had to ice down my elbow twice. Swelling and pain a bit much. If I do anything at all, it swells back up like I’ve sprained it.
10:21pm – it’s 70 something degress in house & I’m freezing! Slight headeache. No nap & wide awake. Fingers and hands ache. Rt elbow throbbing. Feet freezing. Rt hip aches. Neck aches. Skin randomly itchy.

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Journal Entries 19-21 Nov 2018

Nov 19

1023a Rough night. Didn’t sleep well…hurting a lot. Rt hip throbbing. Upper back aches. Lower back throbbing. Toes cold. Eyes watery. Finger tips cold. Center of chest aches. Base of neck aches. Slight headache. Stomach innards ache.

1131p Whole day thrown off. Decided to change sheets but couldn’t find top sheet. Spent few hours trying to locate it…never did. Had to improvise. Did manage to get window covering up with mom & Dezirae’s help. Some how cut my pinky finger and don’t remember how I did it. It hurts like dickens right now. Did too much today hurting all over for it. I’m exhausted. Mayb3 tonight be better for sleeping.

10:43 Jakob called to chat. Looking forward to seeing him for Thanksgiving.

Nov 20

6:30am woke with headache. Seems as if I’m gonna have to get migraine rx filled again. Can’t really afford it right now. Headaches regular not helping either. 

10:30 TBI Support Group Session – Group of college students from South Alabama come once a month to help & learn

Minute to win it (puzzles of cereal boxes)

* I was thinking this ought to be interesting. I know I won’t win because I can’t even suduko right now. I got cocoa puffs puzzle. It was a struggle but I was able to get 3/4 of puzzle done in a minute. They deemed me winner because I had most done. Who knew?! 

Left right center game

*This game was actually fun. After two rounds, I had a bad headache and didn’t really want to play anymore.

Push the yam

*This one not only was just silly but I think it also tests hand eye coordination. I won!!


Leisure Studies for Occupational therapy (Misty) *She told me what it was, but I’ve already forgotten


ASCCA camp off hwy 280 Must have buddy
Spoke with Susie (person in charge of South Alabama students) They come out to help one a month. Had good conversation. She seemed very intrigued with my rare situation. Seemed upset that my drs only tell me to live every day life when I ask for therapy. 

Physical therapy /neuropsychologyBe my own advocate. Tell dr that I need pt because I’ve lost strength and am struggling to get it back. 


2:00 had melt down when I got home after discovering unexpected charge on our bank account. I struggle with remembering dates, appointments, etc. When unexpected events occur, it throws me off my game for a bit.  Have a cry and then try to find positives. Lady at bank was very understanding and helped walk me through it all.
11:00pm – trouble with muscles cramping and spazing off an on today. Chest hurting and swollen.  Headache. Took muscle relaxer & pain rx. Also my pm supplements. Cuddling up with heating pad. Hopefully, I’ll get decent amount of sleep tonight.

Nov 21

8:30 fell asleep after midnight. A whole muscle relaxer knocks me out. I don’t like taking them bc of the bad dreams that come with it. Dreamt I was fighting for my life…so though I slept that long it wasn’t very restful & woke up tired. Hands swollen and achy, headache…

9:00am need to cook pumpkin pie today. Have to find easy way to make pie crust without all the upper body work. Found website that gave instructions on how to make in bread maker. Sweet.https

https://www.breadmakermachines.com/recipes/pie-crust-recipe/

It took 30 minutes til paddle stopped (I know bc I set stop watch to know how long to make notes for remembering later). Now refrigerating for 30 minutes or so. 

1:35pm – Mom called to see if I had any cool whip for tomorrow. Oh, no! I completely forgot! Asked to borrow her car to go get some – can’t have pumpkin pie without cool whip. Jakob’s bday is tomorrow too. I’m making pineapple upside down cake. I remember he likes pineapples. 😊Wish I could figure out how to export my journal logs from phone – sure would make life simpler for updating my blog/website.

Symptoms: have had headache most of day. Chewing gum helps ease it. 

8:30pm Jakob made it home from college. Glad he able to come home for holidays. 

9:02pm I’m wiped but wide awake. Made cinnamon rolls for tomorrow morning. Thank the Lord for bread makers. Made 2 pumpkin pies. Used bread maker to make pie crusts. Made 6 homemade coasters for Christmas presents. Dezirae found pillow cases I was suppose to fix for a friend, but completely forgot about them. So I sewed them this evening. Most of activited had to rest in between.

Symptoms:Center of chest throbbing & chilly hot sensation. Shoulders hurt. Slight headache most of day. Muscle cramps in legs periodically today. Fingers ache. Eyes feel blurry. Feet feel cold even though I have socks on. Neck hurts. 

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Journal Entries 16-18 Nov 2018

Nov 16

Well today didn’t exactly go as planned.

I intended on canning pumpkin to make pies, cakes, etc for the holidays & beyond.
Around 8:30am, I started cutting up the pumpkin, but after cutting off top and 3 chunks I started hurting horribly. Had to ask my daughter to help cut rest of pumpkin up in chunks.

Prepped jars, lids, water, & supplies. Got pumkins cubes in jars and pressure canner wouldn’t seal & leaking water. Ugh!

Ended up calling my mom for advise. We ended up changing out every possible part. All the while praying for help.

It’s 11:55 pm. I still haven’t figured out the problem. I’m beyond pain, exhausted, ready for bed. Hopefully, I’ll get a decent amount of sleep.

Did I mention that both kids are sick too? Thankfully, one is on the mends while the other is just coming down with it.

Thankful tomorrow is another day & the Lord’s mercies are new every morning.

Finally got it to seal after turning lid around, but rocker still won’t jiggle.  I’m perplexed, beyond hurting, exhausted, over it all. Decided to give up for night. Lid on canner got stuck and wouldn’t come off!!  Ugh!! After following internet suggestions to no avail, I ended up unscrewing one handle to get lid off.  My entire body is throbbing!!! Center of chest hurts like the dickens. Been using pain rub all day & taking more pain rx than normal. Stomach muscles hurt deeply. Back throbbing. Stuffy nose. Toes clod (cold).


Nov 17 – no entry

Nov 18

1202a Took me all day to make sweet potatoe pie & pumpkin dump cake for tomorrow. Bulletin almost finished. Waiting on proof. Have to finish printing in morning. Lord we have needs please supply. Legs are throbbing. Stomach innards aching off and on all day. Hands ache. Rash on left hand worse. Feet cold. Using heating pad to warm them up. Extremely tired. Skin dry & itchy. Female itch bothersome.

1120a Having neck issues. Hurts to turn too far either way. Bones pop easily. Constant pain at base of neck. Swollen lymph node on sides of neck. Dry skin. Headache. T rouble focusing especially on faster tempo song. Stomach inards hurt. 

251p Multitasking  is nearly impossible. Can’t hsrdly (hardly) see straight. 

3:00 feel like I’m gonna crash. Need to lay down for a while.

6:24 that was long nap. Woke with headache & cold.

11:10p chest hurts with sporadic icy sensation. Feet cold. Pain at base of neck worse. exhausted. Fingers tingly. 

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Journal Entries 12-15 Nov 2018

Nov 12

7:00am- woke to notification sound on phone forgot to put it on silent. Ugh! Muscles in legs fluttering. Upper chest throbbing. Put phone on silent.

8:30am- woke again muscles in legs still randomly fluttering. Upper chest and back throbbing. Neck hurts. Headache. Hands & fingers ache. Stuffy nose. I haven’t even gotten up and I’m already tired. Eyes watery.

10:30pm- kind of lazy today…upper chest & back still hurting. Any movement using upper body makes it hurt worse. Used heating pad several times to ease pain. Headache twice today. Rainy most of day.

Nov 13 

6 a.m.  fell asleep around 2 a.m.  woke at 6 a.m. an hour for the alarm.  stomach hurting  couldn’t go back to sleep 

12noon fell asleep on the chair while waiting for Jordon to cook lunch.  1 p.m.  no  energy  today  feel like being a bum 

10 p.m. started  not  feeling  good  all of a sudden stupid voice to text isn’t working it’s irritating me  I just want to go to sleep have a headache.  head hurts. Necks hurts… still  can  only move it so far without causing neck muscle pain. Low back throbbing. Feet hurt. Random periodic stinging needle pain in back and front upper chest. Stuffy nose. Eyes watery. Indigestion. Post nasal drip. Rt hip hurts. Hands swollen and achy. Very tired. If only I could get inflammation gone. Red dry patch on left hand and parts of face.  Not retaining what I read for long. Memory issues. Feel like I’m forgetting something but can’t remember what it is.  Lord we need you to provide our needs. I am but dust you are the Potter. Please mold me and use me for Your will alone. I know I cannot fix my brokenness. Please give me a song. Amen.

Nov 14

Only got 4 hours of sleep last night.  Trying not to stress out over lack of income. Joe not getting 40hrs yet. Can’t pay bills this way.  Bible study went well with friend. She had car trouble today…think it’s dead battery. At least she made it to co-op. Chapter 3 is about worry & trusting Lord. Proverbs 3:5-6 

Nov 15

Scatter brained today. Started several things without completing them to start with. Dezirae giggled bc I kept saying “Oh my, I forgot I was doing…” (homemade chicken noodle soup, wash clothes, wash hair, pack things for church, can’t remember the other things). While She was doing school at kitchen table, she began reminding me what I was doing.  Chest feels tight and achy today. Entire back aches.  Pack computer, sewing items to work on Christmas gifts, decided what to have for supper & pack items to make it at church, Joe’s clothes, get ready for church, leave by 3pm to pick Joe up for work. I loathe driving on interstate even more so since my trauma. It cause great anxiety. Lots of traffic!! Boxed in by trucks!!  By time we arrived at church I was broke out in hives from neck up. It was hot and itchy too. Husband says that I’m scared of things a lot more since lightning strike.

10:00p- saw on news tonight lots of people hearx to loud “boom” noise this afternoon. Speculations of sonic boom. Low back throbbing, upper back aches, hands achy, feet ache & freezing, neck hurts especially if I bow it too low or turn too far sends shooting pain down back, sensitive to bright lights & loud noises, messing out sayings & using wrong words in sentences (used a boat term where it didn’t apply for traffic), tired but wide awake

838p Chest feels heavy and heart beating hard. Feel like I’m out of breath. Headsche. Hands swollen and tingly. Tired.  Necks hurts. Turned neck & it popped loudly. Ouchy! Headache now worse.

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Journal Entries 8-11 Nov 2018

Nov 8 – no entry


Nov 9 – no entry


Nov 10

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Wellness Mama Migraine info

“Triple Therapy” Migraine prevention

  • 800mg Mg
  • 400mg B2
  • Feverfew

Take this twice daily 1/2 in am & 1/2 in pm

Dehydration can cause migraines. Average person should aim to drink eight 8oz glasses of water or other fluids a day.

Nov 11

7:30am Joe woke me up gently. I still hurt but not like last two days. Have to take it easy for a while or I can easily get back there. Muscles in neck and rt shoulder still very tense. Can’t rotate by neck very far on either side.  

4:00pm Joe woke me up gently. Laid down after lunch for just a bit…ended up sleeping for about two hours. Had ttrouble getting up. Felt like I was in a daze & kind of spinning. Woke up from nap in a sweat.

5:30pm Dezirae & I started figuring out how to make pumpkin pin cushions.  

6:25pm unexpected bloody nose while sitting in church. No notice. Thankfully, Yanna was sitting with me and I could ask her to get me a tissue. Had to go bathroom bc I had blood all  over my hands.  Took 5 minutes to get it slowed down enough to go back to seat.  Wish I could get to root of cause. 

9:00pm- neck muscles tense. Used heating pad for a bit.

11:57pm- exhausted. Sides feel bruised and hurt to touch. Hands swollen and achy. Headache all day. Eyes sensitive to light. Stomach aches. Tired. Back aches. Beginning to get chilling sensation in center of chest. Left ear ringing. Went to move and rt upper arm popped didn’t feel too good either.

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Journal Entries 4-7 Nov 2018

Nov 4

6:56am  Joe woke me up gently this morning thankfully because I was in the middle of a bad dream. It was weird.  I told Joe about it he said he thinks my brain is trying to heal itself cuz it’s going through events in my life I’m trying to figure things out

Symptoms:   left arm had shooting pain from shoulder to fingertips,  lower back hurts,  bags crampy and achy,  slight headache

9:38 muscles twitching and spams in left arm near elbow. Its bad emough its jerking my arm

11:43am- spams in left arm near elbow continue and are bothersome. Red spot on left hand bright red and inflamed

11:59 rt ear ringing

Nov 5 – no entry

Nov 6 – no entry

Nov 7

6:30am Rough night. Woke several times. Head aches. Eyes watery. Leg muscles spazing.  Stuffy nose. Feet tingly. Hands ache and tingly. Skin itchy.

11:49am – 3rd-5th Choir kids practicing for upcoming Christmas program. Singing little bit with them. Starting to hurt in upper chest and back region. Had to spot (stop). 

2:00pm – son lost his phone. Spent an hour stressing & praying that we’d find it. Found it in grandma’s car where it slipped down crack.

3:00pm- thundering and raining outside. Pain levels increasing. Body tensing every time the thunder roars. I can feel it rumbling in my bones. Son tries to reassure me that everything’s going to be okay. Headache is gwtting worse. Try peppermint under tongue first. 

4:00pm – Took tension headache & 250 mg magnesium.

5:00p- ate dinner. Headache starting to ease. Rest of body hurts horribly. It’s thundering & lightning with periodic rain. Joe’s drving is scaring me tonight, but I’m already tense from storm.  Prayer is absence of fear. Lord, please help me not to fear. 

Prescription for Worry & Fear

“The reasons our problems often seem overwhelming is [that] we allow the things of time to loom larger in our gaze than the things of eternity. The tiniest of coins, when held close to the eyes, can blot out the sun.” -Selwyn Hughes

Philippians 4:6-7
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

God’s prescription for worry & fear is to be thankful in all things. Sometimes that’s a hard pill to swallow.

Worry tends to cloud our minds. Fear tends to immobilize us. Both make our problems seem like a mountain, not the molehill they are. Both have no room for God.

Thankfulness is an important key to have in our lives. For when we are thankful for what God has done in and through our lives, it gives us the power to change not only our attitude but also our perspective.

Prayer is also another important key. When we allow the cares of this world to occupy our minds, we cause static in the communication lines making it difficult to hear when God is trying to speak to us.
Prayer is our lifeline to God.

Take time to talk to the Lord in prayer. Thank Him for all He has done past, present, and future.
When we choose to pray, we decide to have a thankful heart regardless of our circumstances, this allows God to guard our hearts and minds. Prayer & thanksgiving not only magnifies Christ but also delivers us from fear (Psalm 34:3-4).

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Journal Entries 1-3 Nov 2018

Nov 1 2018

1:30 woke in extreme pain. Took naproxen

5:30 woke in more pain

7:00 stormy weather tornado warning power went out hurt  so bad it’s hard to move rain rain go away you make my body hurt

750 Days like this cause extreme pain in this earthly body!! Thankful to be alive and for His tender mercies (Lamentations 3:22-23). Looking for the blessed Hope of His appearing.

10:30 still no power. Joe wants to go to church to check on things there. Contacted church people to make sure they’re all okay. They are.

11:00 – heading to church…surprised at damage around us in even our neighborhood. Two neighbors mailboxes were either knocked over or completely missing. Branches and debri all over the place. We had limb knocked down & Jordon’s BBall goal mangled😢 just in time for bball season. 

11:30 – arrived at church. Trim on mission house messed up some but fixable. No other damage. Worked on bulletin board for a while. Took me two hours just to take it down and put up a fall border…worked until pain got more than tolerable then took break until it subsided. Now to decide what words. Tried to lay down in nursery to rest, but remembered the broken brain docu series…tried for a while to watch & take notes…had trouble with feed as well as understanding words being said…had to repeat sections several times to get what was being said…ran out of time. Ugh!

11:53p- in lots of pain…stinging needle pain in upper back, feet freezing, neck hurts, neck cramping when I yawn, fingers stinging, eyes watery, low back throbbing, legs feel thight, headache, sharp pain in tip of tongue Took night supplements, naproxen, and melatonin. Hope to fall asleep not only but also stay asleep. I’m exhausted. 

12:43 3 things I’m thankful for Christ’s love for me, my family, my salvation

Nov 2 

I didn’t fall asleep till after 1:30 a.m.  woke up at 8:15 tired right arm was numb left hand was tingly legs all back hurts exhausted whole body hurts nose stuffy  eyes watery hot  but my feet are cold my tongue hurts horribly  melatonin last night but didn’t fall asleep until shortly after I thought of three things I was thankful for time to see what the day will bring

8:50  checked my tongue in the mirror it has weird round white looking circle e bumps  and it hurts really bad.

10:00 coconut oil pulling to help heal my tongue.

10:39 friend called to ask question ended telling her about tongue suggested theives or clovers. Brewed cup of hot tea with thieves. Enjoyed immensely. Pain diminished almost immediately 

12:00 took walk with sister, mom & kids enjoyed talking with neighbors. Came home and sat a while to rest. 

4:45 went to friends house for dinner date. Enjoyed the sweet fellowship. Benefits of red raspberry herbal tea It’s leaves are rich in vitamins and minerals B,  C, potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron,  and more.  benefits include… balancing hormones, ease menstrual discomfort, aids in digestion, treats cardiovascular issues, boosts immune system, reduces inflamation, etc.

11:23 I’m tired and hurting. Back is throbbing. Rt hip aches a litre. Hands swollen and achy. Slight headache. Light nosebleed. 


Nov 3

7:00 – slept good last night. Don’t hurt as bad today. Tongue still splotchy, but doesn’t hurt as bad. 

10:00 soulwinning  today we went today we went to the area of Pecan Festival today we went to the area of Pecan Festival to pass out tracks.  was able to walk but then had to sit on the ground to rest because my right hip started throbbing and legs started feeling like LED balloons

1:00p  I’m  exhausted feel like I need to crash for a while I’m going to go lay down for an hour or so  ringing in my left ear eyes hurt right hip throbbing extremely exhausted

2:00  nap only lasted half an hour

3:00  kids went with grandma and Aunt to a Trump  rally in Pensacola I decided to sweep the front porch now I’m out of breath and exhausted. Worked on bulletin for a little bit

6:20 Joe came home from work. We went on dinner date. I enjoy when I get Joe to myself for a little bit. Tried to go on hospital visit bc someone had emergency surgery today, but we’re told no visitor’s right now. We’ll try again another day. 

12:00am shouldes hurt, jaw hurts, chest hurts especially rt side, rt hip throbbing, low back aches, hands hurt 

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Journal Entries 29-31 October 2018

October 29, 2018

6:00a- woke from nightmare. Woke in angry mood. Not able to go back to sleep.

8:45a- Dr apt

9:30a- good report at Dr’s office today. Blood pressure 108/82 in office. Given rx for headaches, eczema, and yeast infection. Need to research healing my gutt. Wish I could afford plexus – I know that would help.

225p-

“Any concern too small to be turned into prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”

~Corrie Ten Boom

Philippians 4:6-7

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

“O what peace we often forfeit,

O what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer!”

(Excerpt from “What A Friend We Have in Jesus” by Joseph Scriven)

3:30p- Jordon & I went to store. Walked behind buggy in both.

4:00p- Jakob calls his daddy to ask for prayerz bc his car broke down on way to work. Guy at work is mad and not being nice. Jakob upset. I message friend that lives up there. They will call him to check on him to help. I’m trying not to stress, but it’s already wreaking havoc with my nerves. Lord, please protect him & help him.

5:00p- My body is hurting. Legs cramping. Feel like I walked marathon. Exhausted. Slight headache. 

6:00p- Finally have truck back at dorm. Got alternotor? Not able to work on it tonight maybe tomorrow. Might have to get ride to work. Lord, please help my boy. 

6:30p- asked grandparents to pray. Mom says, “now you know how we felt when y’all were at college and we couldn’t help you.”  Not helping! 

Headache, nerves hurting throughout body, hands hurt, low back hurts, legs ache, toes feel frozen & feet ache.

8:17p -Praising the Lord for a good report at Dr’s visit today. Usually I have “white coat syndrome” and my blood pressure is elevated more than at home. Today my blood pressure was 108/82 in office! Thank you, Jesus!!!
I can’t even remember when it was last that low. One symptom under control by God’s grace. Now to concenrate on the plethora of other symptoms. God’s got this!!!!

“It is no secret what God can do
What He’s done for others He will do for you
With arms wide open He’ll pardon you
It is no secret what God can do”

October 30

7:00a- woke groggy and sluggish. Hurt all over. Neck hurts. Brain hurts.

7:30a- watched Broken Brain video on Traumatic Brain Injury. So much good information. Taking notes. Only able to watch 20 minutes at a time. Brain overload! Need a break or I’ll have to take pain rx. 

8:30a- Need to get kids grades completed and on proper form so I can turn them in by tomorrow. Been working on it for two weeks at least. Starting year out better than last year, but oh so much information causes blurred vision, headache, brain fog, & pain throughout body. 

10:00a- almost forgot to take morning Vitamins/RX – Edarbyclor, Alpha Lipoic Acid, B Complex, MSM, B-12 melt tabs

10:41a- managed to fold 2 loads of laundry. Pain is 8 throughout body! Brain hurts. Neck hurts. Nerves painful tingling throughout. Back throbbing. Exhausted. Taking a break.

1:00p- drank a plexus slim to give me enough energy to get project done at church (not suppose to bc of caffein free diet, but I need extra energy)

2:20p- it’s taken me all day to try to listen to brokenbrain.com video about TBI. Shared link on Fb. Took notes. Could only watch in 10-20 minute increments as it was information overload. Gave me a headacke. Took notes. 

Thankful for God’s grace and mercies (they are new every morning Lamentations 3:22-23), and for His direction. I have been researching how to heal my brain as naturally as possible. Thankfully, through no direction of my doctors, I’m already doing a lot of what these specialists are suggesting…just need to research some new information and figure out how to work it all in. God is good.  

2:30p- went to church with sister & daughter to work on mission closet. Got shelves up & doing good hanging clothes. Without warning anchors let loose and one shelf comes crashing down. By this time, I’ve done what I can do and pain is too much. Need rest. Sister n daughter feel bad. I say I know but we learn through trial and error. If at first you don’t try again. We’ll try again another day. Besides Joe will probably know better than I how to fix it. My brain’s done thunk today.  My upper body and arms are throbbing.

5:00p- heading home I noticed a red light flickering on dash, but couldn’t see it long enough to figure out what it was. I almost ended up in accident bc I was trying to focus on that instead of car in front of me! Had to slam breaks. Stopped in time. Red light flickered again…it’s the oil light. Decided to stop at dollar store to get oil. Daughter checked oil in parking lot…definitely low on oil. Sister asked if I waz going to add oil. No I’ll wait and have Joe check when we get home.

5:30p- Dezirae asked to make dinner. Thankful because I was wore out and not really up to making dinner. She did great. Made tuna patties, corn, and mashed potatoez.

10:45p- it’s been quite eventful day and I’m feeling repercussions of it…headache, neck hurts, ears hurt, ringing periodically in left ear, entire back hurts, rt hip throbbing, hands swollen, achy, & tingly, toes freezing, upper arms ache, legs throbbing, exhausted, eyes hurt, lights bright, noises too loud, can’t think anymore…must try to fall asleep and get rest. Kids have co-op classes tomorrow. 

Vitamins/Rx – pm – zyrtec, calcium w/ D3, Magnesium, Probiotic, Turmeric, Melatonin, & Naproxen

October 31

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