Category: Chronic Illness

March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month

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March includes Pi Day (3.14.15), St. Patrick's Day (3.17.15), and the first day of spring (3.20.15). March is also Endometriosis Awareness Month and yellow is the color for endometriosis awareness. Wear yellow or a yellow ribbon during the month of March to spread awareness of this disease that can be chronic and devastating to many … Continue reading March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month

Physical Therapy for Endometiosis and Pelvic Pain?

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Pelvic pain from endometriosis or other pelvic issues? Read this brief article about pelvic health physical therapy. It can be an option to more surgery. There is a PT in my area who does this, and she's awesome! Although she was unable to give me long-term relief until I have more surgery, I will definitely be going … Continue reading Physical Therapy for Endometiosis and Pelvic Pain?

The Heat of Life Ripens Our Ministry

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This is a devotional I wrote that was published on the Rest Ministries website (http://restministries.com). “They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and … Continue reading The Heat of Life Ripens Our Ministry

Gratefulness in the Midst of the Battle

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Ecstatic! Amazed! Grateful! I feel all of these and more about my right hip replacement I had 3 months ago. I've been back to work full-time since early July, and am tolerating that very well. Each day I gain strength and flexibility in my hip and leg, and I marvel at the skill of the … Continue reading Gratefulness in the Midst of the Battle

The Hidden Epidemic

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Here's a link to a great but brief article from the Huffington Post called "The Hidden Epidemic of Lyme Disease": . It's worth five minutes of your time.      

The Bionic Woman

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Sorry for the delay in this post, but I was making changes in the appearance of my blog. The Bionic Woman is an American television series starring Lindsay Wagner that aired for three seasons between 1976 and 1978 as a spin off from The Six Million Dollar Man. Wagner stars as tennis pro Jaime Sommers … Continue reading The Bionic Woman

Lyme Takes Time

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So sorry it's been so long since I've posted in my blog, but the last few weeks have been very challenging physically. Although I continue to have "herxing" with my Lyme disease about every 3-4 weeks that last 2-3 days, I also had hip pain that increased to the point that I was walking with … Continue reading Lyme Takes Time

Herxing — Another Weird Part of Lyme

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I promised you in my last post that I'd keep you updated on my second journey of battling Lyme disease. In my last post, I said I had debilitating fatigue, muscle aches/weakness, nausea, and some anxiety for about 3 days. Those symptoms are the Lyme disease reacting to the antibiotics, the disease fighting back against … Continue reading Herxing — Another Weird Part of Lyme

Lyme Disease…the Battle Begins Again

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"Wow, that just doesn't make sense," I said to the ENT doctor. He explained how I had some structural problems in my nose that are probably the cause of some severe sinus pain I've been experiencing for the past 6 months. It didn't make sense because I've never had sinus problems in my life, and … Continue reading Lyme Disease…the Battle Begins Again

I’m Working My Way Back to You, Babe…

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I couldn't resist using a song from the 60's as the title for this post. It's been quite awhile since I've posted here, and I hope to change that going forward. Yet, some of that is out of my control. I last posted in December 2012. I had robotic-assisted surgery for a hysterectomy, and my … Continue reading I’m Working My Way Back to You, Babe…