Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 24-25 May 2021
Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 4-6 May 2021
May 4
Broken sleep. Woke at 3 to use restroom
5am, 7:15a, 7:35a
Still feeling weird and stinging needle burning throbbing pain increases. Eyes hurt. Headache. Sciatica pain eased some. Going back to bed. Ears hear sound of ocean like I’m holding conch shell up to them but I’m not. Sinuses congested. Sneezing.
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 9-11, Psalm 30
Weather aware day… thunderstorming pretty bad. Under flash flood advisory.
Took night meds plus PEA & Gaba. Helps relax and keep migrai at bay.
May 5
600a woken by thunderstorm. Nerves are screaming thru body. Woke from pleasant dream with song on mind (The Way of the Cross Leads Home).
720 had to wake Dezirae to go babysitting with Grandma. She overslept.
Sat in recliner looking up curriculum possibilities for Dezirae in fall.
Nerves stinging greatly thru pbody. Rt hip throbbing. Hands swollen and achy. Cotton mouth. Skin sensitive to touch. Lower abdomen aches thru to back. Low back throbbing. Headache. Feet & legs ache.
Put load of clothes in wash.
Bible Reading: Psalm 32:8-10, 1 Chronicles 12-14
Worked on planning meals for week, chat with my sister, printed cards for Mother’s day.& Laminated them, washed few dishes, meandered through house doing odd chores picking up here and there (I know I did it but I couldn’t tell you what they were).
Had house to myself until around 3pm. It was nice and quiet – except I had radio on most of day.
Joe rubbing me wrong way today. Nothing he’s doing wrong in particular. I dislike when I get in this mood. Ugh! Lord, please help me think lovely thoughts.
Psalms 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
A/C is freezing up. Had to turn it off. I’m hot so it’s going to take a bit to fall asleep.
1030 don’t know where I put my charger for my tablet, but found different way to charge keyboard 4 tablet. I hurt all over. Center of chest hurts. Headache not so bad. Extremely tired. Stinging needles feeling randomly thru body. Periodic muscles spasming thru body. Low back throbbing. Arms tingly.
May 6
Didn’t sleep very well at all. I hurt all over. Headache mild. Feet feel like I’m stepping on broken glass. Stinging pain thru body. Lower abdomen hurts.
Song on mind: “In Christ I Am Forgiven”.
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 15-17, Psalm 34:8, Proverbs 23:15-21
Sinuses congested. Tongue more covered in lesions.
Can’t find my flash drives. It’s hindering me know getting things done. Ugh. Frustrating. Later discovered that I mistakenly put them in SS teaching bag.
Tired. Hurting all over.
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
