Good Saturday Morning!
The sun is shining and the warm temperatures (up to 65 today) have us opening windows to get some fresh air into the house. We would call this an "Indian Summer" day. I did look up information on where this term came from~ it has been around since the 1800's and one theory is that after the first hard frost, when the weather would warm up again, the Native American Indians would hunt game to prepare for winter. There were other theories, but I am going with this one.
Joel is outside putzing already this morning. He has been making an outside vent cover for the microwave exhaust fan. He enjoys doing "projects". He has felt a bit better this week, and we are anticipating a change in his status when we see the LLMD on Monday. This is partly due to cutting down on the dose of Zithromax, but the change in him is worth it. Hope the Dr. agrees. He is much more active, and feeling well enough to be frustrated by his limitations! That's a good sign.
I am still fighting a yeast infection, but a NAET treatment for the bacterial part of this problem worked! I am hopeful. I am doing more research on the herbal protocol now. I am so ready to get off the abx but scared to do so? I guess I can always go back on if things go down hill.
We bought a new bed several weeks ago and I still cannot go near it. It isn't for me to use, but it makes me feel ill and still smells from what I gather is the flame retardant. Nasty. Even with a barrier cloth mattress cover, I am thinking it will be months before we can have it in a bedroom. Ahhh the joys of MCS. If you need information on MCS one good place to go is The Canary Report, whose site is listed on the right side of my blog screen.
This weeks news has been horrid. I find myself angry and stunned by all of the violence in our country. I don't begin to understand what makes someone pick up a gun and kill people. Don't get me wrong, I am all for defending ourselves, and my hubby spent 8 yrs in the military (although he chose the Air Force to avoid carrying a weapon). In fact, in 1984 our family went through a traumatic experience with a mentally unstable member of our congregation. Joel was pastoring a church in central MN at the time. We received a phone call from the police late one night telling us that this man has shot up his in-laws house and told them he was on his way to kill the pastor. We immediately woke up the kids and put all 5 of our children on the floor of our bedroom. Joel took his rifle and stood by the front door to keep an eye on our road to the parsonage which sat on 3 acres with the church near the edge of town. He would have used his gun if he had needed to defend our family. Thankfully, the 4 police cars arrived before the man did. We were escorted out of town until the man was arrested. The man's feelings for my husband never did completely resolve and our lives there were quite stressful while we lived there. It affected our family greatly, and made us realize we would do anything we needed to do to protect our family....but I am off topic now! I feel so sad for the families of those who were killed. God be with them all.
I just got off the phone with a dear friend from Ontario. We "found" each other through a newsletter I wrote for the chronically ill. I had sent one to my old friend and college roommate and she knew M. was also sick with CFS and thought she might like to receive it ~ so that is how we"met". I believe we were brought together by God. Thanks to her and her husband who insisted I be tested for Lyme, I was finally correctly diagnosed. She had CFS for 20 yrs that turned out to be a result of untreated Lyme too...just like me....Small world.. I really hope some day to meet and visit with her in person! Off to rest with a smile on my face for the sunshine, warm weather, and a long overdue visit with a friend.
Until next time.........
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The sun is shining and the warm temperatures (up to 65 today) have us opening windows to get some fresh air into the house. We would call this an "Indian Summer" day. I did look up information on where this term came from~ it has been around since the 1800's and one theory is that after the first hard frost, when the weather would warm up again, the Native American Indians would hunt game to prepare for winter. There were other theories, but I am going with this one.
Joel is outside putzing already this morning. He has been making an outside vent cover for the microwave exhaust fan. He enjoys doing "projects". He has felt a bit better this week, and we are anticipating a change in his status when we see the LLMD on Monday. This is partly due to cutting down on the dose of Zithromax, but the change in him is worth it. Hope the Dr. agrees. He is much more active, and feeling well enough to be frustrated by his limitations! That's a good sign.
I am still fighting a yeast infection, but a NAET treatment for the bacterial part of this problem worked! I am hopeful. I am doing more research on the herbal protocol now. I am so ready to get off the abx but scared to do so? I guess I can always go back on if things go down hill.
We bought a new bed several weeks ago and I still cannot go near it. It isn't for me to use, but it makes me feel ill and still smells from what I gather is the flame retardant. Nasty. Even with a barrier cloth mattress cover, I am thinking it will be months before we can have it in a bedroom. Ahhh the joys of MCS. If you need information on MCS one good place to go is The Canary Report, whose site is listed on the right side of my blog screen.
This weeks news has been horrid. I find myself angry and stunned by all of the violence in our country. I don't begin to understand what makes someone pick up a gun and kill people. Don't get me wrong, I am all for defending ourselves, and my hubby spent 8 yrs in the military (although he chose the Air Force to avoid carrying a weapon). In fact, in 1984 our family went through a traumatic experience with a mentally unstable member of our congregation. Joel was pastoring a church in central MN at the time. We received a phone call from the police late one night telling us that this man has shot up his in-laws house and told them he was on his way to kill the pastor. We immediately woke up the kids and put all 5 of our children on the floor of our bedroom. Joel took his rifle and stood by the front door to keep an eye on our road to the parsonage which sat on 3 acres with the church near the edge of town. He would have used his gun if he had needed to defend our family. Thankfully, the 4 police cars arrived before the man did. We were escorted out of town until the man was arrested. The man's feelings for my husband never did completely resolve and our lives there were quite stressful while we lived there. It affected our family greatly, and made us realize we would do anything we needed to do to protect our family....but I am off topic now! I feel so sad for the families of those who were killed. God be with them all.
I just got off the phone with a dear friend from Ontario. We "found" each other through a newsletter I wrote for the chronically ill. I had sent one to my old friend and college roommate and she knew M. was also sick with CFS and thought she might like to receive it ~ so that is how we"met". I believe we were brought together by God. Thanks to her and her husband who insisted I be tested for Lyme, I was finally correctly diagnosed. She had CFS for 20 yrs that turned out to be a result of untreated Lyme too...just like me....Small world.. I really hope some day to meet and visit with her in person! Off to rest with a smile on my face for the sunshine, warm weather, and a long overdue visit with a friend.
Until next time.........