Two Journeys: One Heart Memoirs from April 17-18, 2022
Lightning Strikes Memoirs – 17-20 November 2021
Lightning Strikes Journal Entries – Sept 12-14, 2021
LS Memoirs – 30-31 March 2021
March 30
450 woke to both arms & hands numb and tingly, headache with sharp stabbing pains, nose stuffy
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 13-14; Psalm 74:19; Isaiah 53:1-4
Juicing: 2 oranges, 1 apple, 1/4 lemon, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp turmeric
Thunderstorm this afternoon.
Got caught in the rain going to post office. Ugh. Not able to visit Lawana bc of rain. Must make point tomorrow to visit. Long talk with Gaynor and Dale. I think it went well. Joe not sure about my helping her. It’s all kind of strange.
Jordon lost keys at work today. We searched car and cleaned it out. Took him back to store. 5 managers helping him search. I was impressed. Didn’t find. Praying for God’s help. Severely hours later he got call that they finally found them. Thank You, Lord.
Felt well enough to walk neighborhood to Sassy (a horse) and back. It’s .40 miles round trip. According to google, it’s a 6 minute walk. It takes me much longer to walk it than google suggests, but at least I’m making an effort. Keep moving forward.
Symptoms: Nerves are stinging. Low back throbbing. Rt hip hurts. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling. Feet burning throbbing and icy frozen feeling. Toes tingling. Hands throbbing and achy. Can’t seem to get comfortable. Feet cold. Headache mildly moderate. Joe’s arm across my low back feels like lead balloon.
March 31
500 woke at 1am with extreme tummy pain. Had to use restroom. Took me a while to get somewhat comfortable enough to fall back to sleep.
Whole body screams with pain. Sinuses congested. Legs and feet screaming stinging. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Hands swollen and throbbing. Eyes watery.
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 15-17; Isaiah 53:5
649 muscles in legs are rapidly and randomly spasming/twitching all over. It hurts. Headache increases from 3 to 5. Eyes hurt.
Need to research info for migraine relief.
I’m taking rx preventative, and have emergency relief and still getting them regularly.
Naturopathic Doctor suggested Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) supplement.
He gave links for reading up on…
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19036526/
https://vitalitus.com/product/pea/
He suggests people take 2 pills twice daily. It can take about 3-4 weeks for it to work.
1000a extreme sharp pain in center of chest, muscles spasms in torso lft side and cramping on right side. Tried to bend over to touch toes to get chest to pop but almost fell over due to getting dizzy. Had Rae step on my back which popped quickly without much effort. Serious sharp pain eased, but still hurting. Laid on floor for a bit.
1100a A/C making funny sound and then quit working. We tried several things to no avail. Had to ride with windows partially down. It irritates me to have hair blowing in face while driving. Temp to go up to 84• today. At least it’s not raining right now. It’s suppose to thunderstorm this afternoon. Rae & I ask God to hold it off while I’m driving until after we pick up Dad.
200p had fun passing out goodie bags with church tracts. Each one we passed out put smiles on people’s faces. One girl got so excited she was telling all her coworkers! She even told Jordon. Jordon told her he knew who gave it to her and let her know it was his Mom. She then comes trotting to our car and replied I had no clue you were Jordon’s mom and thanked me again for her Easter gift. I love putting smiles on people’s faces even when I’m in pain.
400p on way to pick up Joe, my lft ankle nerves start going into hyperdrive or something. My ankle and foot feel like they’re covered in mad fire ants – burning, stinging, itching!!!
Joe sweet enough to make dinner tonight. He knows I’m in great pain.
Pain level at an 8. Surprisingly my headache is only minor at the moment. Everywhere else stings and burning greatly. Low back throbbing. Rt hip throbbing. Hands swollen and hurting. Legs ache. Feet tingling and burning. Toes feel like skin was ripped off suddenly. I just want to cry. Sneezing. Skin itches. Joe’s arm feels like a lead balloon. Tired but having difficulty falling asleep.
Benadryl taken. 1/2 dropper cbd oil taken. Pain rx taken. Night meds taken.
LS Memoirs – 17-19 March 2021
March 17
445 woke in great pain all over!!! Hurts to move. Sinuses congested. Took pain rx & Advil sinus.
Bible Reading: Joshua 22-24,
635 center of chest throbbing
720 having trouble seeing straight, feel wobbly. Feel crash oncoming. Exhausted. Need a nap
310p crash oncoming. Need cat nap before picking up Joe.
335 need to stop at grocery store on way to pick up Joe. It’s very crowded. Woah!
600 crashed again in recliner in livingroom. Not sure how long I was out. Had difficulty keeping awake. Pain increases and it wears me out. Pastor wife friend admitted to hospital with respiratory failure, double pneumonia , and covid. Praying she gets better soon.
924 been in bed since 9p. It’s been a frustrating exhausting day.
Friend still in hospital. She’s eating soft foods. She has to have her liquids thickened bc she chokes otherwise. IF & I helped feed her her dinner.
Drama involved with people trying to take matter into their own hands about how to take care of her house. Frustration I don’t need. The stress just adds to my pain. Ugh!
Decided to check on my ladies tonight. They’re good. Have to call one in the morning. Worked little on my blog today. Wrote little more of the devotional and later posted LS memoir to blog.
Symptoms: stinging burning pain through body. Only able to ignore for short periods. Legs throbbing as if I ran a 5k without preparation. Feel like I’ve been beat up and can barely pick myself up. Headache. Periodic sharp jabbin pains randomly in body. Left three little toes cramping something aweful while driving today.
March 18
500 really bad charlie horse cramp in rt calf woke me abruptly around 2:30am. Had to walk on it to ease some. Severe thunderstorms passed thru in middle of night.
Bible Reading: Judges 1-2; Romans 15:13; Psalm 144:1-2;
Reading difficult this morning. Eyes are blurry. Whole body throbbing. Rt leg cramping and very stiff. Rt hip throbbing. Hands swollen & achy. Moderate headache.
Rae & I stopped at LMs house to clean a little after taking guys to work. Tried to do it yday but couldn’t.
Whole body stings. Pain increases. Headache intensified -7/8.
Listening to wholetones music & deep breathing while resting. Need to notate which track is for which ailment. Difficulty remembering. Open Door & The Bridge
Tried to do few chores around house. No energy and dragging. Head pounding & body still stinging. Decided to lay back down hoping to ease headache some. Ended up crashing again for another hour.
Hand and eye coordination is way off tonight. Royally messed up. Some parts I couldn’t even play one note correctly.
Symptoms: Legs burning throbbing. Neck hurts. Head pounding. Whole body stinging. Hands throbbing and swollen. Exhausted. Extreme pain is wearing me out. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with numbness & tingling. Lower back throbbing. Dr hip aches. Sinuses congested. Skin sensitive to touch.
March 19
Woke to body stinging, stiff, and achy. Achy pain I can handle but stinging pain can drive me nuts. Need to get more veggies and fruits to juice again. I didn’t sting as much. I suppose the juicing has a specific vitamin that I don’t regularly take with my meds and supplements. May need to figure that one out.
Bible Reading: Judges 3-5; Galatians 5:22-23; Lamentations 3: 23-26; Psalm 16:1-3
Sinuses congested, thirsty,
Juice: decided to try celery juice. 4 stalks celery, 1/2 lemon, & 1 orange. It tasted awful!!!! Joe took sip and spit it out. I forced myself to get most of it down. Yuck! Won’t try that again.
Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 29-30 April 2019
April 29
7:30a- woke to alarm. Muscles in legs spasming. Still sleep. Arms and hand pins and needle pain. Rt ear hurts. Throat hurts. Sleep a little more.
8:45a- rt hip throbbing. Toes stinging. Weird dreams. Still groggy. Rt ear hurts. Rt hip throbbing.
9:55a- outer part of my left leg where I fell and hurt it feels numb down to my toes
10:43a- popovers made for the kids, load of clothes washed, cucumbers sliced and on dehydrator, breakfast eaten, lft lower outer leg still feels numb, I’m not feeling well…need to rest a while.
9:30p- lft lower leg is still numb feeling,
11:05p I’m not sure how to ask but has anyone noticed it seems to take longer to heal from bruises and booboos after lightning or electrical injuries?
I remember being a quick healer prior to my strike now it seems like it takes forever to heal. The area that I wacked on my leg when I fell last week is still swollen and feels numb sometimes. The bruising seems to be healing in right stages. It’s strange to me.
Just curious???
Decided to go to Chiropractor today. Dr said my sciatica nerve was severely inflamed. I deeply bruised my leg and hip. He was able to adjust me quite well. I think my hip was slightly out of joint bc it popped quite loudly. I’m feeling a little better though still sore. I go back in a week. Glad I went. Thanks.
11:59p- upper back throbbing, muscles twitching throughout body, slight.headache.
April 30
5:45a- woke to muscles spasming in legs, rt hip hurts, cottony mouth
6:00a- doing am exercise while in bed my rt hip feels bruised. Ouch!
8:30a- dozed back to sleep for an hour. Strange dreams. Need some thyme tea. Left leg feels like a tourniquet is lightly squeezing it. I don’t know what to think but it feels weird.
1:30p- had to help kids move stone table to where I could use it too. Not good idea. Now hurting pretty bad.
2:00p- need to rest. Frustrating computer won’t connect to internet. Have to reset dns. Nope. Clear winsock. Nope. Change router connection. Nope. Duh! Forgot to run cmd prompt in admin mode. Have to run thru steps again. Thanks for Google or I couldn’t remember. 45 minutes later it works!
Leaned back while sitting on floor bc back was hurting. Ouch!! Wrong choice – sharp stabbing pain in rt hip & tailbone area. Think I need to get checked out. It’s been a week since I fell.
Now to force myself to rest while watching movie.
11:15p- rt hip throbbing, stabbing pain in tailbone area, feet hurting and cold, lower left leg still slight swollen & it feels as if it’s being squeezed, trouble speaking thoughts and remembering what things are called.
Got word today that local college willing to help with some therapy. Next step is setting up appointment for initial evaluation. Thank you, Lord.
Still need to find a mechanic that has time to fix car and is budget friendly. God knows need.
Took a bit but managed to post few things to blog today.
