8:00a – burnt my left foot trying to cook breakfast. Making grits – tried stirring and hand slipped causing hot water to spill out onto floor and hit my foot. Lavender oil to the rescue & Joe too.
10:19a- Face
and entire inside of rt arm itches.
Horrible headache. Rt hip
throbbing.
12:53p- can
feel my heart beating hard. Headache has eased slightly.
1:27p- hung
shower curtain liner now I’m exhausted and muscles in back are spazzing
2:30p- Mom took me to get rx and some groceries. Took me forever to make decisions on what to buy even though I had a list. Wore out from trip. Muscles spams in back most of day until I soaked in Epsom Salt Bath. Muscles twitching inside of lft hand. Headache finally gone.
*In case you’re wondering… Yes, I know there are a lot of grammatical errors. I wanted you to know how my brain was processing things. It will take quite a while before I actually begin thinking in correct grammar. Not only am I dealing with what happened and the lasting effects, but also my brain is quite mixed up at present and it’s difficult to actually speak what I’m thinking. Most of the time it comes out jumbled, backwards, or not even what I was thinking. It is very frustrating at times.
2:20am –
Jerked awake, muscles ache and hurt.
Muscles twitching. Right hip
hurts.
4:00am –
Jerked awake from bad dream. Extremely
hot. Feel like I’m burning up. Whole body aches, extremely thirsty.
7:00am –
Headaches, legs, and feet throbbing. rest of body aches, stuffy nose.
10:00am –
Lost control of my left hand and dropped my cell phone.
2:39 – Upper
back muscles are burning, right hip throbbing, headache gone, got confused
preparing lesson for tomorrow, exhausted, need to rest, trouble reading today.
September 20, 2017
7:00a- woke
up with horrible headache
11:05a-
ringing in right ear – last for a moment then gone. Got confused on signs I should know. Stuttering.
Exhausted and need to rest.
3:45p – Can’t
figure out how to open rice bag. Had to
get help.
8:00p- sharp,
tingling sensation in middle of shoulder blades, headache has eased slightly
8:45p – icy
sensation from inside center of chest.
September 21, 2017
2:20a- woke
to use restroom. Still have slight headache. Lower back hurts. Extremely
thirsty.
6:30a- both
calf muscles cramping. Lower back throbbing. Very tired. Slight headache.
Stuffy nose and trouble breathing. Very thirsty. Rt hip hurts. Eyes watering.
8:30a- cried
today because I don’t want to be a burden to my husband and family. Need to meditate on Scripture more. Lights bright
bother my eyes. Have to make lists to get things done.
12:43p-
muscles in back feel like they’re on fire and cramping. Butt muscles
throbbing. Feel scatterbrained today.
3:30p – left
knee popped twice, whole body aches awful, feel like I’m burning up, but have
no fever.
6:14p- Sharp
pain in left forearm!!! Tailbone
throbbing like I fell and bruised it, but I haven’t fallen.
11:45p-
muscles spazzing, rt leg cramping…gonna be a long night!
Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful fornothing; 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.
3. Lumosity
(memory, attention, speed of processing, problem solving, and flexibility)
4. Therapy
(reading, writing, comprehension, and naming)
5. Tetris
For more
apps, tools, and aids for TBI, check out Brain Injury Peer Visitor info on this
website.
12:30p- put
hamburger on stove to cook for lunch.
Got asked a question. Went to the
room to get something to answer it…got side tracked and forgot meat was on
stove. Smoked the kitchen up!!!
1:00p- got
stressed out trying to cook lunch and get ready for ladies conference and
started falling apart…bout to have a meltdown. Joe came to my rescue!!!
2:49p- I have
a bad headache. Rt hip and leg
hurts. Fleeting sharp pain down rt
arm. I yelled ouch! Dezirae was a doll trying to help me get
ready.
4:11p- I am
extra jumpy in car. Ugh! It’s making my body tense up.
6:24p- Met
another pastor’s wife that has been struck by lightning – Robin Ogle! She was special speaker for DSLC2017. Theme this year is “Keep Calm. He’s the
Master of the Sea.”
She was telling me some of my symptoms. (I was surprised that someone else knew exactly how I was feeling physically and emotionally – it was refreshing though I don’t wish on my worst enemy). She told me that I’m in the middle of a miracle. I told her we were “One in a million”. She said it took her about a year to recover.
Deep South Ladies Conference 2017
10:12p – head
throbbing – if I could just open it up and let the pressure out it might feel
better. Rt hip screaming hurt. Sharp pain down right leg to ankle. Overly exhausted. Lower back screaming throbbing pain.
6:16am – Body
aches all over. Muscles in arms
cramping. Right hip throbbing. Fingertips ache. Sinuses hurt.
Face swollen slightly. Snot green
& blood tinged. Yuck!
*I’m tired of
having to write my symptoms down because it feels like I’m complaining. I want to get better and move on with
life. Feels like I’m stuck in
repeat. Need to find a way to overcome.
7:00am –
Sharp pain just above right eye. Getting
a headache. Leg muscles cramping.
9:10am – Body
aching all over. Feeling dizzier than
normal. Hard to walk. Tailbone throbbing. Using heating pad. I’m exhausted. Need a nap.
Chest muscles starting to feel like their burning
3:55pm –
Frustrated right now…can’t even complete a dinner meal without wearing out
before getting wore out and hurting. If
I bend over for any reason, my lower back hurts like the dickens. I used to think I had a high tolerance to
pain, but lately I feel like it’s kicking my butt.
September 17, 2017
9:35am – Woke
with a headache right side. Right hip
aches. Right leg and right foot
throbbing. Body aches minorly. Hands ache and are swollen. Struggling with memory. Couldn’t remember where I put my cane.
Wrote a TO DO list and forgot where I put it! Realized once at church I was suppose to get Faith Promise Cards. Ugh!!
Quite a chore
(more than normal) to play piano for church today – trouble keeping track where
I was, hands throbbing, and head hurts.
2:23pm – Back pain increases taking pain Rx. Slow to speak and trip over words when I do. Slightly dizzier today. Had trouble swallowing pill…feels like throat is swollen. I’m tired. Taking a nap.
5:38pm- Thankful that my Heavenly Father careth enough
about His creation to shew little ole me the wonder of His grace on a daily
basis.
September 18, 2017
10:24am –
Woke with lower back and tailbone throbbing.
Spot on head hurts. Washed load
of clothes – entire back is throbbing now.
Right hip hurting and pain shooting down right leg. Starting to get headache.
10:41am –
Weird occurrence…
I just tried
to turn on lights in bedroom. Fan came
on, but all the lights flickered and sparked. I did this twice. I called kids into room and asked them to
turn lights on. Dezirae flicked light
switch on, but only fan came on. Jordon
had to pull string for lights to come on.
4:21pm – My
brain hurts. All back muscles hurt and
tingling. Wrists aches. I’m tired and need to rest.
8:25pm – I’ve
overdone it again – my whole body is throbbing.
1:59pm –
Headache. Struggling with focus. Trouble remembering things. I am physically and mentally drained &
exhausted! Heart beating hard. Whole body aches.
11:29pm
– Still have headache. Tired. Took 2 naps today. Teaching wore me out. Muscles ache.
Periodic muscle twitching in legs.
Hard to focus. Tripped over words
in classes a few times today.
Joe got
a job today. He starts tomorrow.
Jakob
got assurance. Missing home. He’s going to be okay. Just need pray hard from him to get a job.
September 14, 2017
I have a new appreciation for
Lamentations 3:22-23 “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed,…”
7:14am –
Massive headache mainly on left side of head.
Lights hurt my eyes. Lower back hurts.
I saw spots
last night before falling asleep, but I didn’t think about it until now. Ugh!
(7:12) Headon
– not working
(7:30) Saline
nasel spray – no change
(7:45)
Naproxen 500mg – eased slightly
(7:45)
Peppermint oil – eased slightly
8:08am –
Starting to get icy sensation from inside out in center of chest. (Lasted one hour)
Headache
easing slightly. Sharp pain in back
between shoulders. Neck hurts. Hypersensitivity to things touching me. Right hip hurts. Ugh!
(8:15) Ice
pack – hurts, feels too heavy
(9:43) Drank Cinnamon Coconut Latte – eased a little more
(10:46)
Headache has down graded to tension headache – able to start thinking a little
better
(4:00) Still
have headache. Applied pain relief Blend
essential oils to back of neck
(4:00) Headache
is gone. YEAH!
Blooming flower at church
7:56p – I love, love, love how the Lord provides little blessings in
the midst of our trials!
9:47p – Heart
beating hard and fast.
September 15, 2017
Woke up with “His Grace Is Sufficient for Me” song on my mind.
8:36am – Woke
up at 4am with all my body parts hurting except my head. Skin hypersensitive – sheet sifted and it
felt like bugs crawling on me. Extra
sensitive to loud noises. Slightly
bloody nose.
12:20pm –
Asked Mom to take me to P.O. to mail pkg.
Had Dezirae take it in because it was raining. Can’t walk fast and still walking with cane
for balance.
Went to the produce market to get veggies. Using buggy to walk with and still have to take breaks of rest.
Went to bank
to deposit a check. Forgot I couldn’t
deposit check not written to me. Ugh!
Had to sit in car rest of errands because first few errands wipe me out and my right hip and legs were throbbing.
10:16pm – Body aches. Right hip is throbbing like a toothache. Out of breath, but I haven’t done much. Muscles are cramping in calf area. Noticed a sore on my head (left side) today not sure how it got there. Applying Frankinsence oil to keep it from getting infected. Can’t remember if I took my vitamins today. Tired, but can’t sleep.
7:38am –
Woke up with Charlie horse of a cramp in my right leg (thigh, calf, & foot). Toes are tingly and feel funny. Slight headache.
Can’t talk right this morning either. Family getting a kick out of my speech problem. (i.e. Cinnamon up in the cinnamon thingy instead of spice cabinet).
Burning
sensation in front of right calf. Noticed
that I have to use the bathroom more than I used to.
Struggle
with remembering things. Ugh! So frustrating!!!
6:22pm –
Muscle cramp in thigh and calf. Muscles
tense…hurts to stretch. Sudden sharp
pain in right leg…made me jump. Random
hiccups throughout day. Loud noises make
me jumpy. Hands and feet are
swollen. Noticing small bruises I didn’t
know I had.
8:30pm-
Had to stop for milk on way home from church.
Got shocked 4 different times while in grocery store.
Jordon
patted me on back and shocked me pretty good. I touched shelf and got
shocked. Dezirae touched me two
different times and shocked me both times.
Not fun!
September 11, 2017
11:04am
– Helped clean living room (put movies away & dusted some). Now every inch of me hurts. Applying heating pad to lower back. End of fingers tingly. Movie drawer fell on right leg. Ouch!!! I have instant bruise & lump on
leg.
11:11pm – Had missionary family McLean’s over for dinner. Eventful night. Several kids got stung while exploring in wood. Baking soda paste, Melaleuca & Lavender essential oils to the rescue!
Glad to
be a blessing to someone else. It
encouraging me.
I’m
exhausted and in so much pain!! Right
hip throbbing and pain shooting down right leg.
I’m foggy brained. Joe says right
lower back is swollen and hot to the touch.
September 12, 2017
9:13am –
Hurt so bad I had a hard time getting any sleep even took pain pill &
muscle relaxer.
Woke up
to feeling like my heart was racing & tired from being in a race. Whole body aches. Eyes watering. Stuffy nose.
I’m tired and slow moving.
5:47pm –
Having tough day staying focused on tasks.
Need to prepare for my classes tomorrow.
It’s
difficult to stay positive when things around me seem to be falling apart.
11:08pm
– My right hip is really hurting (scale 9)!
Muscles is mid & upper back are twitching. Neck on right side is aching. Slight headache all day. Extra sensivity to loud noises. Extremely exhausted, but can’t sleep. It’s warm in house, but I’m cold have to put
socks on.
8:47am –
Woke at 6am with extreme pain and cramping in right thigh. Lower leg spasms. Lower back throbbing. Can’t get back to sleep. Read Bible on phone. Got up cooked breakfast (eggs & toast).
Brain
feels foggy. Feels like I’ve forgotten something,
but I can’t remember what it was. Broke
down crying.
2:20pm-
Had trouble painting mine & Dezirae’s nails…hands are shaky.
Have
trouble staying focused on one task.
Constantly finding things left out I thought I out away. Still having trouble getting thought across,
tripping over words – so frustrating!
4:19pm-
I was scheduled for a follow up mammogram
today, but had to reschedule. I
attempted to go…signed in and all. Sat
in waiting room for at least 30 minutes.
I never had to wait that long before.
The longer I wait the more anxiety sets in. I’m trying to be brave but it isn’t happening
today. I fell apart in the waiting
room. I couldn’t handle it today – broke
down crying. I’m an emotional basket
case today. I went to the desk while
sobbing and told the lady that I had to reschedule. I explained why. They apologized for the long wait and was
going to try to rush me through. I told
them I couldn’t handle it today. They
seemed to understand. Never had this
before.
6:52pm – Sporadic hiccups (1-3 at a time) throughout the day
September 8, 2017
6:50am –
Woke up with headache. Muscles are all
tight especially on right side. Right
hip throbbing. Cramping in right side. Left fingertips are tingly. Stuffy nose.
Had
nightmare that I lost my luggage and my Bible on a trip to Disney and couldn’t
get it back. Stuck in a handicap lane
and they wouldn’t let me out to go get my Bible. Song on my mind was “It Will Be Worth It
All.”
10:47am-
Hung load of clothes on line to dry.
Muscles in lower back and right hip area now spazzing. Ugh!
11:30am-
Center of chest is now icy cold. I guess
I’ve overdone it again. Feet are cold
too.
Right
hip is feeling icy cold too. Icy
sensation traveling through center of back.
11:48am – Praising the Lord that though I am in the midst of a difficult trial I know without a shadow of a doubt that I’m on my way to Heaven one day. “It Will Be Worth It All When We See Jesus!”
5:43pm – About had another breakdown…Talking to Jakob on my husband’s ear piece. We went through dead zone and lost connection. Jakob called back. I didn’t know the headset vibrated on calls. It scared the dickens out of me!!! I Hollard, “Ahh!!! These things are vibrating!!! I thought I was being electrocuted again! Get them off of me!!!”
Joe and Jordon laughed! Now my back muscles are spazzing. Ugh! Muscles twitching in right arm.
*Looking back I probably was a sight for sore eyes trying to get those things off of me while screaming. 🙂
11:45pm – extreme pain in lower back.
September 9, 2017
7:46am –
Woke up to alarm at 6am. Lower back
aches. Slight headache. Tripping over words and saying them backwards
(i.e. cylenol with toedine instead of
Tylenol with codeine). Feel like I’m in
a fog.
11;13am
– Tailbone area and right hip throbbing.
Muscles in thighs are twitching.
I’m in so much pain I just want to lash out irrationally!!! Every muscle is also twitching.
3:48pm –
Extra pain causes irritability. Hearing
chips chewed like nails scratching chalk board!!!
10:23pm
– Intense cramping in right thigh down to bottom of my leg. I can’t get comfortable or get it to go
away. Don’t know what to do.
I
definitely know I can’t control our current circumstances (my being struck by
lightning and learning to deal with it’s painful after effects, Joe losing his
job, etc). All I can do is pray and follow the Lord through the wilderness and
HE WILL carry us through.
12:25pm
– Went to the beach today to dip in ocean for scalp healing. Sat on edge of ocean for most of time. Sun felt good on my body. I love coming to the beach!
Eventually
went waist deep with Joe’s help & dunked under once. Had to hold onto Joe the whole time. My balance is off and I’m afraid of falling.
Ocean had a calming effect on my equilibrium.
I can’t even explain it!
We’ll
see how I feel later today. Walking on
sand felt like a work out.
10:00pm- We had an
enjoyable day though I’m in pain. Gonna try to fall asleep and see if I can get
some relief. In Jesus’ name, we press on.
1 Corinthians 15:55-58 O death,
where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin;
and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,
unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that
your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Dauphin Island, Alabama
September 5, 2017
8:05am-
Woke up sore all over. Surprisingly my
right hip doesn’t hurt as much. Right
neck still stiff, but doesn’t hurt as bad either. Feel like I’m inside a tunnel.
2:39pm – Starting to hurt bad all over (8). Probably should take pain pill now so I’m not crying later. Able to wash 3 loads of clothes. Make bread using bread maker. I love homemade bread! Wash a few dishes. Plannin for ASL classes tomorrow. Trouble staying focused on one thing. Easily distracted and confused. Frustrating that I misplace things easily. Balance seems a little better today.
10:59pm
– Took pain pill for bed. Muscles
throbbing all over.
September 6, 2017
7:36am-
Woke up at 3:30am. Heard thunder
outside. Used restroom and couldn’t go
back to sleep. Right hip hurts. Legs ache.
Lower back hurts.
3:13pm –
My right hip is throbbing!! I’m
exhausted too. Muscles periodically are
randomly spazzing. Head hurts slightly.
Right leg feels heavy. Tripped
over words in classes a few times.
Forgot how to explain some things, but did fairly well today. Going to take nap.
I’ve been experiencing a new symptom (icy sensation from inside out in center of chest through to back) the last few days and I don’t know if I should be concerned. I have call into doctors.
Trouble focusing, foggy brain, easily distracted, speaking difficulty, sensitive to bright lights, memory trouble, heightened sensitivity of senses, itching, costochondritis flaring up in chest.
It’s an article about nerve damage and healing. I have no idea the exact extent of my injuries as doctors are just monitoring my symptoms not causes.
September 2, 2017
9:01am –Feel okay I guess. Right hip is throbbing. Slight dizziness. Slight headache. Going soul winning for the first time since being struck by lightning…not sure how I’ll do, but I won’t know until I try. Hesitant, but I’m uncertain about most things these days. Need to keep pushing forward.
11:30am –
Took pain rx before going out. Able to
knock two doors today. Would’ve done a
third, but Joe had kids get it. I’m
tired, but ok. Headache gone. Right hip still throbbing. Minor dizziness – increases when I move too
fast.
2:52pm –Right thigh is cramping. Starting to feel icy sensation from inside out in right hip.
9:12pm –Quite sore all over right now. Took an hour nap early evening bc I so tired I couldn’t go anymore. Can feel my heart beating, hands ache, eyes feel blurry on edges only, trouble with talking, whole body is aching now.
11:38pm –Body hurts from shoulders down to toes, calves are throbbing, need to use bathroom more, extra thirsty, feel exhausted, but can’t sleep (usually read a book or play games until I fall asleep). Took pain rx and muscle relaxer. Hopefully, that will help. *Strange thing is the only book I’ve been able to read thus far is my Bible – any other book causes my eyes to water and dance all over pages making difficult reading.
September 3, 2017
7:42am –Woke up just before alarm thinking I overslept. My body aches all over. Heart beating hard. My hands, thorax, and feet feel like Art has come to visit. Lower back and butt have burning pain. Eyes feel loke I’m looking thru a tunnel. Just feel like crying.
Missing Jakob today.
I feel like I’m falling apart and everyone else in my family is too bc I can’t do it.
11:28am –I have the hardest time focusing when I play the piano for church. My right hip hurts so bad! Able to sing “The Lighthouse” for special today. Had Joes stand behind me for support.
11:52am –
Sharp random pain in bottom of right foot causing me to jerk. Trouble spelling and typin notes – thank the Lord for spell check.
2:52pm –
I hurt so bad right now – pain mainly in lower back. Heart beating hard. I’m exhausted.
I jumped and covered my eyes when a waitress dropped a plate at restaurant. It was so loud to me it was as if she was next to me and she was across the room. Jump easily these days.
Praising the Lord that I was able to open the lid of a new coffee container today. It was just the tin foil that you peel off, but I did it. I’m slowly regaining some strength. It may seem trivial to you, but to me it’s a baby step of improving.
10:54pm – I’ve slightly overdone it today. Back muscles hurt, but are chilly too? Not sure what that means. Doctor’s don’t seem to have an explanation.
August 30, 2017
10:22am- Muscles in back hurting and starting to feel icy again from inside out. I’m now under blankets because Im cold all over. Very sleepy too. Going to take a nap. Heart rate 88 at rest.
4:43pm – Right side of neck is cramping, lower back hurts, middle back hurts
Lightning Facts
You can’t have lightning without thunder.
That’s because thunder is the sound caused by lightning. A charged, superheated lightning bolt creates a “resonating tube” as it travels. The air in the tube rapidly expands and contracts causing vibrations that you hear as the rumble of thunder.
12:16am – Chilling sensation in muscles from inside out – especially in middle of chest and back. I don’t know if this is normal or not and it’s kind of scaring me.
9:56pm – Felt half way decent when I woke up today, but I got dizzy moving around too much (made scrambled eggs for breakfast. Started taking Plexus Nerve today.
Dezirae helped me put mission bulletin board up this afternoon at church. My chest is now hurting from lifting my arms too much.
Had trouble focusing to play the piano at church tonight. My eyes kept following Joe around instead of focusing on hymnal. Ugh!
10:01pm – Chest muscles starting to feel chilly inside out. Can’t find anything on internet to explain.
Each time I get this sensation it lasts just about an hour. Each time has also been when I lay down either to rest a while or to go to sleep. Makes me a bit nervous so I stay awake longer.
