Lightning Strikes Journal Entries – 2021 August 12-14
Lightning Strikes Journal Entries: August 10-11, 2021
Lightning Strikes Memoirs – 4-6 April 2021
April 4
430a whole body stiff and achy. Headache. Eyes watery. Lights bothersome.
438a bloody nose
Bible Reading: Psalm 55:6-10; 1 Samuel 28-31;
800a morning meds & 1/2 dropper of cbd oil. Morning meds currently consist of 1/2 Edarbyclor 40/20mg tab, Propranolol 20mg, Dexilant 60mg, vitamin C 1k mg, b12, b3, fish oil
830 I think everything is ready for today. Praying for visitors.
I’m ready for a nap. Low back throbbing. Rt hand ad wrist swollen and throbbing.
348 I flat exhausted and can’t go anymore. Taking a nap. Tummy bloated. Sinuses congested. Post nasal drip. Slight bloody nose. Lft nostril partially blocked. Stinging thru whole body.
600p Joe woke me so I’d sleep tonight. Whole body stinging and I’m still tired.
1000p stinging thru whole body with increased stinging and tingling in toes, feet, & ankles. Sinuses congested. Tired but awake.
Fell into closet. Mostly a soft landing though side hit plastic drawer thing. Had to have help to get up.
April 5
500 woke to both hands and arms numb and tingly.
Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 1-3; Psalm 119:93-96
242 Muscles in legs spasming/twitching randomly…more so in left thigh area. Hands sting and throb. Toes tingling. Headache.
412p rt toes on fire. Someone spilt bleach on floor in laundry room and I stepped in it. Rinsed feet with cold water. Ugh! Dezirae graciously offered to clean it up
1036 exhausted and hurting all over but wide awake. Muscles randomly spasming thru body. Bad headache. Toes tingly and cold. Lower left leg tourniquet tightening feeling with tingling. Low back throbbing. Neck hurts.
It’s been weird, stressful day. Trying to figure out how to get Jakob home for funeral on Wednesday. Flights cost $600. Rental car $400 plus gas. Ugh. Guy we bought car from had to apply for lost tag which will take two weeks.
Bouts of grieving over loss of loved one. Washed three loads clothes. Folded 2 loads from days earlier. 2 loads today not folded yet.
Whole body throbbing and stinging. Sinuses congested bc I was craving milk and drank whole milk. Tongue is looking better. Forgot to take morning meds. Took night meds plus Excedrin Migraine.
Positive Praise:
- Photographer is going to allow us to get family photo with Jordon’s Senior photos at no extra charge.
- Going to get to see Jakob for couple days this week.
- We have good report established with the family.
- Even though our family is grieving we are working through it together in our own ways.
April 6
330a woke to burning fire throbbing pain in legs just below knees to feet. Bad headache with stabbing pain at my 4 oclock back side of head almost like I’m being shocked!!
Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 4-7; Psalm 72;
612 bloody nose. I’m beginning to think they are associated with my migraines.
330 sat to rest a while bc back is throbbing. The longer I sit the more I hurt and the more I feel the exhaustion setting in. Need to lay down before I faint.
430 woken to a phone call. Feels like I could sleep longer. Legs below knees still stinging burning throbbing.
938 going to bed. Exhausted and hurting from head to toes. Headache. Sinuses congested and sinus pressure in face. Eyes hurt and sensitive to lights. Neck aches. Back aches. Tummy hurts. Lft arm stinging pain. Hands swollen and achy. Legs throbbing stinging burning. Feet tingling. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling. Tired. Skin sensitive to touch. Rt hip aches.
Long day ahead tomorrow and I need my beauty rest. Attending funeral.
947p extreme sharp stabbing pain in rt center of chest.
LS Memoirs – 22-23 March 2021
March 22
Bible Reading: Judges 10-12;
Rough night. Woke several times. Woke to arms and hands numb. Forgot to set alarm. Center of chest aches. Skin sensitive. Back stings. I’ve learned to tolerate the daily pain to a degree, but the stinging pain is not tolerable.
Stinging pain is now thru whole body. Taking tramadol to see if that’ll help.
Juicing: 3 handfuls of spinach, 1/4 lemon, 1 apple. It’s delicious!
Trying to clean ice build up out of deep freezer. Finger tips frozen and stinging. Had to ask Dezirae to help. Ouch! Sitting on hands to warm them up.
Center chest stabbing pains! Had Dezirae press on my back. She barely touched it and it popped several times. Oh, boy! Definitely time for visit to Chiropractor.
Extreme sharp pains in center of chest & lft torso!!! As if the stinging needle pain wasn’t enough. Ugh! Headache. Hands swollen and throbbing. Ankles swollen. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with tingling to toes. Eyes are heavy. Calves throbbing. Exhausted. Rt hip throbbing.
Took pm meds, 1/2 Benadryl, Aleve, & applying heating pad to chest.
Things make you feel terrible:
- Extreme sharp stabbing pain in chest & left torso.
- Did too much between yesterday pulling dead leaves and today cleaning out freezer.
- Also, bad weather coming.
Anything else that is worth noting today?
Stinging needle pain thru body not helping either.
March 23
5:00 having trouble waking. Head pounding. Sinuses congested. Arms & hands numbish and tingling. Center chest aches.
Bible Reading: Judges 13-15; James 1:12
Juicing: 3 handfuls of spinach, 1/4 lemon, & 1 apple
Exhausted. Head pounding. Lights bothersome. Took Excedrin Migraine and laying down to see if I can get headache to ease. Listening to wholetones music – Open Door & The Majestic.
Started to rain on way to pick Jordon up. Forecast is severe thunderstorm next couple days. Decided for Rae & I to get our haircut today. Don’t want to be out in it tomorrow if possible.
On way to pick up Joe, semi truck scared me because he was going so fast on the on ramp to interstate. I slowed down to avoid being hit only to have a rock thrown at my windshield. I hollered bc I wanted to duck and cover but knew I couldn’t. Rae giggled saying Mom yelling isn’t going to help. To which I replied, it’s helping me. With spurts of moderately heavy rain, I was almost hit a couple times by other drivers. This put my defenses and nerves on edge increasing my pain. Then all of sudden had to slam on breaks praying I wouldn’t slide bc of accident causing back up. Tried to get Rae to have google tell us an alternate route but google being stubborn. I prayed asking God for protection and guidance. One google finally gave alternate route, I almost got hit by semi trying to pull off exit. By time we reached Joe my legs were throbbing and felt like jello so I scooted over instead of walking around car.
900 heading to bed. Pain increases and I’m feeling grumpy. Head pounding.
Is it possible to weather related migraines? Nose starting to be slightly bloody. Not a good sign.
https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/headache-and-migraine-trigger-weather
Forgot to take morning meds and to prep them for week. Indigestion starting to show ugly head. Ugh.
Took night meds plus xtra C, pain rx,& migraine rx pill. Drinking stress relief tea.
Symptoms: pounding headache, nerves stringing, center of chest & left torso throbbing, feet tingling, sinus congested, rt ear hurts, feet cold -put socks on
Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 6-8 March 2020
March 6
0900 overslept. I guess I must have turned my alarm off without knowing I did. I’m hurting so much. Did way too much for my body to handle yday. It was such a blessed day serving others and hearing the Word preached.
Kind of makes me think that my traumatic event triggered a fibro reaction. But is that even possible? I’m going to save up money to go to a functional medicine Dr. At least there I’d get better answers hopefully than a regular Dr.
1000 need to work on inputing grades. Hard to believe that 3rd quarter is almost over. Only able to work on one child’s grades. Getting headache. It’s difficult for me focused let alone organized. Just takes longer ans and determintation. Brain needs a break.
Rae needs help with English & spelling test. Grading Jordon’s Math. I’m so thankful for Teaching Textbooks. I used to be good in math. I know how other moms feel now that have no idea how to do the higher math. Frustrating. I figure the knowledge has to be in my brain still but I have no clue how to retrieve it. It’s like having to relearn many things all over again.
Brings back memories of how when I was attending New Freedom and not understanding how to do Algebra 1. I studied so hard trying to figure it out but couldn’t. Mr Favor (sp) was so gracious because it was BJ curriculum which I had never used prior. I cried when I got my first failing grade. I was honor roll student. But happy was the day I finally understood and got the A+ I knew I should get.
Oh bother, I misplaced the test/quiz flashdrive. Need to print out some tests & quizzes. Lord help me find it.
0633 Plastic is a hormone killer. Microbiome.
0650 muscles randomly spazzing thru body especially in legs.
0725p feels like something is stabbing me under right armpit. Nothing there. Pain is quite bothersome. Sharp stabbing pain in fingers on rt hand especially in index and middle finger. Rt hip aches. Lower lft leg tourniquit tighten feeling with some tingling…been there most of day.
March 7
0700 Thank you Lord for another day. Please make me a blessing to someone today.
Moving slow today. I hurt so. Upper chest and back throbbing sharply. Hands swollen and achy. Headache has eased…not a migraine anymore…but still there. Muscles randomly twitching in legs. Feet tingly. Rt hip aches. Center of back down spine chilling pain. Tired. Woke several times in night. Bad dreams. Slight bloody nose. Congested.
0950 ugh oh! Bloody nose.
0450 Bloody nose again. Lasted couple minutes. Headache’s back.
0518 pulled weeds in flower bed at church. I know I’ll feel it later but it needs done. Need to figure out how to simplify weeding without chemicals? Feels good to be outside in sunshine.
0519 hands swollen and throbbing. Upper shoulders and neck hurts.
0730 slight bloody nose
0805 nose started bleeding just as I was to start playing invitational. Ugh! Asked God to have preacher pray long so I could pinch my nose long enough to stop bleeding. Feeling week and embarrassed. Thankfully he prayed long.
Ways to relieve muscle cramps…
- Chamomile Tea
- Vitamin D3
- Magnesium
- Rest
- Apply heat or ice
- Massage the muscle
- Hydrate – Dehydration can increase likelihood of muscle cramps. Goal: Drink half your body weight in water daily.
- Stretch – Gently stretch the muscle to your tolerance.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/take-that-muscle-cramps
1153p washed hair with tea tree peppermint shampoo. It smells good. Feels refreshing on scalp too. Quite wore out and out of breath afterwards. Lower back throbbing with pain shooting down both legs. Rested a moment. Decided to try to braid hair. Arms throbbing and cramping. Chest center really hurting. Neck hurts too.
Upper shoulders and back stinging. Low back throbbing. Rt hip throbbing with pain shooting down rt leg. Lower lft leg tourniquit tighten feeling with some numbness.. Toes tingling. Exhausted. Tired. Headache. Nose hurts from bleeding several times today. Nerves feel jittering. Feet freezing.
March 8
0800 Excited about the day. Nerves screaming they hurt. Slight bloody nose.
1100 my head is pounding
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Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 2019 Feb 10-12
Feb 10
2:18a- woke up at 6:30. My alarm didn’t go off as normal my phone just vibrated but I heard it. Snoozed like 3 times before getting up. Took shower. Got ready. Took rx. Swished with coconut & oregano oil for thrush. Tongue looking much better just a little more to go. I’m feeling better.
9:00a- went to check on mission house to make sure it was ready for a missionary this afternoon. My world was turned upside down and off kilter. Looked like someone got in house left crumbs on table & stove that molded. Someone turned off a/c units and mold was everywhere! I told Dezirae we were gonna have to clean it. Went & told Joe. Entire family jumped in to help wipe whole house down & clean it back up. Need a better vacuum & dust pan. Got it clean but am exhausted and hurting!
1:00p- Upper back is stinging needles. Can’t sleep when it hurts like that. Have to also start decorating for Valentine’s dinner on Thursday.
11:00p- I’m exhausted but having trouble falling asleep. Whole body hurting. Hands swollen and achy and tingling. Skin itchy, eyes watering, rt hip throbbing like toothache, low back throbbing.
Had dinner with missionaries. Enjoyed listening to everyone talking. I’m ready to crash just wish I could.
Feb 11
7:00a- woke with headache. hands swollen, achy, & tingly. Rt hip & back aches. Muscles twitching throughout body. Eyes watery. Chilling sensation in center of chest. Face itches. Center of chest hurts. Neck hurts. Slightly congested.
9:00a- kids were sweet and brought me breakfast in bed.
10:30a- able to get Valentine’s care package in mail for Jakob today.
11:30- working on next item for taxes…my brain and eyes are already feeling blurry and my speech is messed up (making up words, reversing letters & numbers, etc). Called tuna “turkey” and told the kids to squinch it to make it go farther. Jordon asked what that meant. I told him I had no idea just made it up. I meant to tell them try to make it go farther but couldn’t remember word to use. Lol!
*It’s important to learn to laugh at ones self or you’ll die of frustration and embarrassment. Don’t misunderstand bc I do get quite embarrassed at times especially in public, but I’m working on learning how to love myself inspite of my shortcomings.
12:30- turned wrong and whole body cramping. Severe cramping on right side. Oh, it hurts so!!! Joe told me to check to make sure I’m taking enough calcium and magnesium. Told him I expected it bc I overdid it this weekend with walking too much on Saturday, having to clean mission trailer unexpectedly on Sunday and decorating for Valentine’s dinner.
2:59- need to rest a bit. Brain is swimming & headache in beginning to surface. Upper back is throbbing and stinging slightly. Neck hurts. Legs and feet are freezing. It’s 71 inside. Craving fried lentils. Weird.
8:00p- spot on head hurting bad. Checked in mirror. Barely touched and it popped. Ugh! Cleaned it as best I could. Can only hold my arms up for a short while before they throb like a toothache. Applied Frankincense oil to keep infection away.
11:49p- stinging pain in hands, skin feels itchy, headache, and head hurts, chest feels like my ribs are caught together. My body feels hot to touch but I’m freezing.
It’s really hard to fall asleep when there’s stinging pain. When I overdo it, I suffer for next two or three days depending on how bad I overdo. It’s just my new normal.
Not complaining in the least. I pray God can use this for His glory. If I can bring awareness and help others along the way then so be it. Tonight is one of the nights I’ll probably have to take pain rx & relaxer to get to sleep.
Feb 12
7:00a- woke from a nightmare! Hands numb & tingling. Neck hurts. Tired. Cold.
7:59a- sitting in bed reading. Nose starts bleeding. So wish I could figure out cause. Nerves are tingly thru body.
8:05a- nosebleed lasted about 3 minutes. Now I have a headache.
It’s a good thing to give thanks to the Lord and sing praises to His name
(if only I could remember rest of the song).
10:07a- having seemingly allergy attack this morning – major trouble with sinuses all of a sudden. Only things I’ve had so far is my medicine/vitamins (Edarbyclor, probiotic, alpha lipoic acid, b complex, propranolol, b-12), grits n egg, water. I don’t understand. Drinking cup of hot green decaf tea with peppermint and copabia oils to see it’ll help. Gotta figure out how to heal my neurological system.
11:19a- Just finished posting rest of journal entries for September 2017. Need to rest my brain. Eyes & brain feel blurry and swimish.
11:45a- I have a headache. I have a headache. hey-hey-hey-hey
12:43p- serious indigestion. Eating yogurt to calm it.
3:00p- managed to paint 2nd wall in Dezirae’s room, but I’m done for rest of day. Out of breath, brain swimming, unable to focus much, gait off, need to rest.
5:00p- trouble getting rice to cook. Forgot to replace lid so it took like forever to cook – way past 30 minutes. Kids had my kitchen hijacked to work on their valentine boxes for co-op tomorrow. I have no idea what we’re going to bring.
6:49p – Second wall painted today. I know pic isn’t very good. It’s coming along.
11:19p- lower back is throbbing like toothache. Took rx & melatonin. May need heating pad, but I’m really hot so I’m trying to avoid more heat. Even turned on box fan which I’m not feeling much of. It’s on Joe’s side. Head hurts. Hands tingly. Skin itchy. Feet hurt. Neck hurts. Diffusing Lavendar oil.
Thrush still not completely gone but it’s much better. Taking Echinacea. Though I think I forgot to today. Did swish with oil of oregano & coconut oil this morning. Upper chest aching & tense. Rt side cramping. Feet throbbing. Hiccups?
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
