Category: My Healing Journey

March 25, 2018

Took Melatonin for 1^st time last night.  Slept 5 hours.  Woke because of pain.

Pain level between 6 & 7.

Muscles tingling in arms and hands. Rt hip hurts.  Brain foggy causing blurry vision.

Auto immune disorder kicking in…past few days I’ve developed scaley crust on left eye lid.  Very painful.  Looks like my left eyelid is bruised. Ugh!

Left eye twitching sporadically all week.

10:48 – unexpected bloody nose.  I never know when they’re gonna come.  I get really weak feeling afterwards…almost to feeling as if I’m going to pass out.  Trouble focusing on anything afterwards.  Easily distracted.  Trouble playing piano…too much background noises…just makes me want to cry.

March 26, 2018

Need to find a new vacuum.  I am not able to push the one we have now (Eureka Whirlwind).  It is too heavy. 

10:29p- Took Melatonin again last night…again only 5 hours of sleep.  I need more sleep.  Need to heal.  I’m tired of hurting.  Pain level between a 7 & 8.  Tears flowing.  Chest hurting.  Nerves tingling.  Skin Itchez.  Little things are irritating me.  Trouble conversing.  Thoughts mixed up in process of speaking.  Hands swollen and throbbing.  Head aches lightly.  Memory troubl (forgot to take my vitamins.  If i take them now I’ll be more wide awake than I already am.

March 18, 2018

6:00a- Woke up with a headache and feeling blah

2:20p- head pounding.  Can feel my heart beating in my toes.  I’m feeling so exhausted that I might pass out.

March 19, 2018

11:55a- Sometimes when you lose a loved on it’s like going through life with any amputation.

3:41p = Praising the Lord that I was able to order Jordon’s Science Curriculum for next school year!

Advanced Pre-Med Studies from Masterbooks.com

March 22, 2018

6am- Woke hurting horribly.  Severe pain in chest.

8:00 – pain in chest gone.  I hurt all over.  Rating a 7/8.  Hands swollen and throbbing.  Headache.  Lower back aches.  Legs ache down to toes.  Just want to cry right now.

March 14, 2018

I teach Sign Language Classes at our Co-op. Today classes had to be dismissed early due to road crew workers turning water supply off without prior warning. My Sign 2 Class blessed my heart when they requested to take their quiz before dismissing. Things like this blesses my heart! ♥

March 15, 2018

10:44p- Hiccup randomly throughout day.  Woke myself up the other night hiccupping.  Odd!

6:57p – One of my children is finding humor in the hymn book. 😊

March 17, 2108

10:05a – All my nerve endings feel like they are twitching

12:23p- Feels like ants crawling up and down skin.  Unnerving!!!

March 10, 2018

9:01a – Bloody nose again.  Allergy season.  Don’t like them.  Make me feel week and drained afterwards.  Hands tingly.  Low back aches.

March 12, 2018

Planting flowers for church on Saturday and got bit up by ants. I didn’t feel them at first until last one bit me. Does anyone know how treat when they are now burning?

March 13, 2018

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Amid the hustle and bustle of daily life we need to spend time with our Creator who is the giver and sustainer of life. He will give you the strength and inspiration you need to love your family well.

March 7, 2018

“The tongue has great power—use yours wisely to encourage and build up others.” 
-Paul Chappell

“But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.” Hebrews 3:13–15

10:21p- My whole body aches.  Chest hurts.  Upper back hurts.  Hands swollen and achy.  Rt hip aches.  Pain down outer rt leg.  Rt ring toe aches.  Extremely tired.

Left eye twitching for couple hours.  Slept for three hours this afternoon and still tired.

March 8, 2018

6:24a- Woke at 2am with leg muscles twitching.  Woke again at 6am leg muscles still twitching.

Lamentations 3:22-26  It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.  It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

No matter what we are facing it is good to call upon the Lord and ask Him to help you with your faith and trust in His plan for your life. Consider the loving kindness and mercies He has shown you. Take time to recall all He has done for you and in no time your discouragement will turn into joy.

March 9, 2018

5:55a- Been waking up several times a night hurting horribly.  Cold weather does not help. 

Whole body aches!  Hands swollen and achy.  Entire back hurts.

March 4, 2018

James 5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

10:00a- My whole body aches/hurts.  Calves feel like lead and throb.  Hands swollen, pins and needles sensation, ache.  Low back mild pain.  Stomach hurts.  Rt hip achey.

March 5, 2018

*don’t claim to know the answers of overcoming any injury.  I am determined to search for answers (because I’m not getting much help from primary doctor or neurologist.  They just tell me to live everyday life.  My whole being cries out that there is help out there somewhere somehow.  I’m determined to overcome even though this whole situation is distressing for me.  I will post information I come across in hopes that it will help someone else along their journey to recovery regardless of their challenges.

March 6, 2018

March 1, 2018

9:12a – Bp 150/99 hrt 81 203lb – makes me wants to cry.  Temp 99.5.  Bloodwork was good.

12:30p – bloody nose while talking to our son on phone.

7:10p- bloody nose while playing piano for church

March 2, 2018

Looking forward to the Gulf Coast Marriage Retreat this weekend! Looking forward to the encouragement and special time away with my husband. 😊♥
Currently dealing with a power outage and they don’t know how long it will take to repair.😣
Praying my nerves stay calm enough this weekend for me to enjoy it. Woke up at 4am with muscles cramping. 🙏
Thankful it’s daylight so I can still pack and kids can do their schoolwork. 
##Ivebeenblessed  #greatisHisfaithfulness
Lamentations 3:22-23

March 3, 2018

Thanking the Lord for roadside assistance about now.  We accidentally lock keys in car.  Took me half an hour to remember that we had roadside assistance, but info was in car.  Took another 20 minutes for me to remember I had email info about insurance. 

Thankful for the kindness of strangers.  Blankets feel good right now!  It will take over almost two hours for them to get here. 

February 27, 2018

Attended my first Dave Ramsey Seminar today at USA. My head is pounding and swirling with lots of new information, and I’m exhausted.  It was quite a challenge to even attempt to go, but with God’s help I achieved the goal.  Thank you, Lord, for Your tender mercies. Thou hast been a buckler for me! (Psalm 18:2)

February 28, 2018

8:28a – Restless night.  Fell asleep around 11:30ish.  Woke at 4am.  Back to sleep around 7am.  Woken  up at 7:40am.  Bad dreams when I was sleeping.  Rt hip hurts.  Bad headache (had it since Monday).  Low back hurts.  Hands swollen and ache.

No Co-op classes today so we decided to take a field trip & I got in some “grounding”. 😊

February 23, 2018

Rt hip aches.  Head hurts.  Extreme pain in right foot and leg.  Exhausted.

February 25, 2018

Rt side of face swollen/allergies.  Rt eye slightly droopy.  Rt hip throbbing.  Got flusterd trying to get ready for church.  Brain foggy/vision feels blurry.  Eyes twitching.

February 21, 2018

At least during this trial, I can keep my family laughing.  This morning I told my daughter to, “Take your elbows off your arms.”  Kids immediately cracked up laughing. 
(I meant to say, “Put your arms down because your elbows are sticking out”).

Mixing up words and sayings are one of many consistant struggles especially when I don’t sleep much the night before.   Only God can make this trial a blessing.

8:10a-I just realized that I am now 7 months post lightning strike. Praising the Lord for His mercies & faithfulness. 
I am at 25% in recovery…still have a long road to hoe, but at least I’m making small improvements even though it feels it’s at a snails pace.

Lamentations 3:22-23
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

February 22, 2018

6:16am – Fasting labs today.  Chiropractor appointment today.  Dr was encouraged that I’m walking with a cane.  Better to walk with cane than to fall and break my hip.  Checked me out.  Pinpointed painful area…bout jumped off the table when he touched it.  Much, much inflammation.  Well pleasesd that I adjusted much better than expected.  Gave exercises to help.  Proud of me for not giving up.  I needed to hear that today.

Rt hip pain has eased a little.  Slight headache today.  Think some of it is from sinuses.  Been sneezing a lot.