Two Journeys: One Heart Memoirs from April 9-10, 2022
LS Memoirs – January 5-6, 2022
LS Journal Entries August 8-9, 2021
Lighting Strikes Journal Entries June 27-30, 2021
Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 7-12 June 2021
Lightning Strike Journal Entries: 20-22 April 2021
April 20
Woke from strange dreams to whole body hurting. Feels like I was beat up. Hurts to move.
Bible Reading: John 14:16-18, 1 Kings 21-22,
700a text received stating it was my turn at tag office. I’m not there yet. Ugh!
730a lady being nit picky about bill of sale and title. Affidavit for both.
Thankfully able to get in contact with buyer and get them signed. Tag acquired.
2:30 finally home. Need nap.
Sleep for 30 minutes then Dezirae needing help with math. I’m tired of Geometry. It’s like Greek to me with only few rays of light here and there.
600 bday party for Tara. Family helps pick up prior. Glad Mom’s making the lasagna. I have very little energy left in me.
930p I’m exhausted and hurting all over. Going to bed. Praying I feel better in morning.
April 21
340 woke abruptly to severe stinging pain throughout body. Looked at clock and thought it was 6:40 forgetting that the power was out for while y’day. Scared Joe awake. He wasn’t to thrilled when he learned time was 3:40.
Trying to fall asleep, but pain is too loud.
Bible Reading 2 Kings 1-2,
April 22
4:30a I’m not ready to get up. It’s too early.
Woke feeling like I broke a fever. Whole body hurts. Stinging pain in legs and feet.
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 4-5
756 took me a while to figure out how to sign up for roadside assistance on my phone. Tried to apply a discount code but it doubled the price. Ugh! Had to keep starting over. Took me almost an hour. Head pounding by time I was done.
Tried to close my eyes to rest brain, bit the flashing through the passing trees is making it worse. Closing eyes makes it worse. Nose starts bleeding and I forgot to pack my natural supplements to help. Ugh
Trouble with lower back cramping about half way through trip to see Jakob. Tired but trouble falling asleep. Very jumpy. Joe keeps telling me to hush. Brain starting to feel like it’s out to sea – not good. Stinging pain thru body. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with some numbness to foot.
Lost balance and fell backwards into car.
Lightning Strikes Memoirs 2021 February 3-4
Feb 3
530 woke several times in night to use restroom. Woke suddenly from terrible nightmare. Feeling very groggy from migraine ex’s.
700 migraines sure do take a lot out of a person. Slight bloody nose.
230 trip to Wal-Mart. Needed few groceries. Also chose to get needed items for church instead of treking downtown to Sam’s. Able to walk behind buggy, but struggled with pushing and controlling direction of buggy after Jordon put bottled water on bottom.
330 letting Jordon drive home. My anxiety levels are high! I can tell we haven’t been anywhere much lately. Let me clarify, Jordon is overall good driver. I get nervous even if Joe or I am driving. My brain kicks into hyperdrive…I envision defensive driving and what other drivers are going to do or car is going too fast for my liking. So many things could happen. I try to stay calm. I hum hymn in brain or quote Scripture. I pray a lot! Still my nerves are in flight or fight mode.
I have recently by accident discovered a new coping mechanism to help reduce my anxiety levels while riding in car. Joe was driving other day and I inadvertently picked up one of those squishy orange pieces that you plug your ears with to dampen sounds. I started squishing it to see what shapes I could make. This in turned took my focus off the road and helped to keep me calm enough that I didn’t once yell or scream. I noticed it upon reaching our destination. I mentioned I needed a larger one. Dezirae found a Yoda-shaped squishy toy at the thrift store the other day. We washed it and it has become my new riding companion while traveling.
700 chatting with friend via a texting. Discovered our CPA charges a lot more. May try a new one this year. It’ll save bunch of money.
In most cases it’s best to chat via phone, but with TBI it’s easier for me to chat via texting/messaging. I have difficulty comprehending what is being said because it takes all my energy to focus on person speaking and trying not to get distracted on whatever else is going on around me. This way if I don’t understand what was said I can ask Joe to interpret for me. It saves for lot less confusion.
1030 surprisingly had less pain today. Still got tired after activity but not terrible.
Headache it tolerable. Neck hurts. Hands ache. Skin itchy especially neck area. Low back aches. Legs ache. Lower lft leg slight tourniquet tightening feeling with minor numbness down leg to foot. Feet freezing. Toes sting. Ears humming. Muscles stiff.
Night meds taken.
1115 chest starting to hurt something aweful.
Feb 4
530 forgot to hang keys up from yday. Woken to ask where I put them.
700 bad headache. Going to try to sleep it off.
800 bad headache still here. Not sure why so sleepy. BP slightly elevated 128/89. Going to drink some herbal tea to see if that’ll help.
Headache has eased ever so slightly. Wondering if something’s a muck and need to get it back in balance
Info from LS&ES support group…try a supplement called PEA. This helps regulate glial cells in the brain.
A lightning strike can cause these cells to go haywire! I’ll send you a link. I’m (Matthew an ND (Naturopathic Doctor) so this is what I do. https://vitalitus.com/product/pea/
Could glial activation be a factor in migraine?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19036526/
Glial Cell Activation and Neuroinflammation: How They Cause Centralized Pain
http://doctoryourself.com/naturedoc.html
1145 severe pain in center of chest!!!
Bent over to touch toes to pop chest back in place – small pops.
Feet freezing! Putting wool socks on.
300 took longer to help Dezi with her English. Kept getting off topic. Head pounding more. Brain & vision feel blurred. Eyes dancing rapidly.
400 headache won’t quit. Yawning a lot today.
My headache is affecting my speech. Saw a DG bag on side of road and tried to say “DG point for me – bag in ditch.” Instead, I said “DG point for me gab for me.” Ugh.
Heading to church. Have lots to do to get ready for services next week.
720 head hurts so much that my eyes feel like it’s going cross-eyed. Face feels flushed. Cheeks feel hot.
1100 still have migraine. Took night meds. Taking relpax. Only take it as last resort because it makes me drowsy.
Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 23-24 April 2019
April 23
11:25a- two loads of clothes (folded but not put away), 2 spelling tests generated, history test given – my brain and eyes beginning to feel scrambled
1:00- drop pkg for Jakob at PO. My Grandma treating us to lunch. Stopped at Mission Thrift store. Only able to walk outer paramater. Legs throbbing, hands and arms aching, feel like I’m about to crash. Need to rest a while.
4:30p- slept little over an hour. Wow! Could sleep longer so tired. Low back throbbing. Rt hip throbbing. Bruise on lft leg is healing but still swollen
6:00p- went to Mom’s to help my Grandma with her quilt. She’s suppose to be showing us but she keeps nodding off even though she took a nap. Think she’s eating to much carbs and sugars. Only about to complete one square until my rt hand swells to double in size and hurts too bad. If I decide to quilt on my own I’d use sewing machine instead of by hand.
11:12p- I hurt something aweful. Neck hurts to move. Whole body feels swollen. Ugh! Feet are cold actually I’m freezing. Don’t get it. Wish I could get some one to explain the science of it all to me. Maybe it’d help me accept it better.
Lord, You know better than I. You know the way.
April 24
8:00a-Had headache so I checked my bp. It’s not that. Bp 105/72 hr 70 Middle of back stinging. Hands and wrists swollen and achy.
8:30a- ?
10:30- working on grading tests for school. It’s almost summer break time. I am so ready. My brain hurts and feels foggy.
2:00p- eating late lunch while watching movie. Do some movies kind of make you feel dizzy at times? Backgrounds that move too fast mess with my balance. What’s worse is I’m sitting.
4:00- trying to work on quilt. My hand eye coordination is way off today. Frustrating. Just gotta keep trying. Managed to get another square down.
6:00p- left leg from middle lower to foot feels weird again. It’s knid of numb but feels like it’s being choked. Not sure how to explain. Probably need to prop it up. Feet are getting cold.
7:00p- talking to Joe I open my mouth to answer him and in flies a gnatt! Yuck!! Now I’m choking!!! Not staying outside. Ugh! Feet are freezing. Under blankets I go.
10:23p- neck is throbbing like toothache. Low back throbbing. Rt hip hurts. Feet freezing. Socks put on. Hands and wrists swollen and achy especially rt one. Left foot stingy tingles. Weird. Calves ache.
Need to email Neuro PT person about apt in May. Praying they can help me even a little.
