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Life's Rough, Here's Some Stuff! October 2016! Share and tell!

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Posted 10/28/2016 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the October 2016 edition of Life’s Rough, Here’s Some Stuff, the monthly share and tell thread here on the Lyme disease section of Healing Well!

For those you haven’t yet encountered or attended the event and are curious as to its purpose, the series is meant to provoke you into considering that, regardless of the many troubles faced in our lives both in terms of health and areas otherwise, it’s not all bad and that there can be good in this life, if only one is willing to look and/or work for it.

Also, to get you guys to remember that hope, faith, and positivity have value in treating our conditions. See, however unsightly the residence, if at the very least we can keep our minds from residing in the gutter as well, that’s a start.

If you give the negative energies thought, you give them life, and to give them life is to give your ailments more power over your heart, mind, and body than they already possess.

Though, I want to stress that I’m not asking that you deny that the darker sides of reality completely, because that’s just not possible – for anyone, let alone the chronically ill.

I don’t do that. I can’t do that. For example, earlier, I was crying like a baby.

No, all I’m asking is that you try – take note of the good things that still persist in your life, and push for more. They’re out there, trust me. Big or small, there has to be something.

That said, to contribute, share something positive that’s happened in your life over the past month, something that your grateful for, and/or something that you’re hopeful will come in the future!

If you truly feel you have nothing to share, then I ask that you do your best to take note of things in your life that you’re happy for over the course of the month to come, and share next time around.

If I can do it, so can you, trust me. I won’t get into it, but I used to be one of the fiercest opponents to things like hope and positivity. The only form of treatment I’d ever considered was medical – kill the bugs, then I will be positive, then I will be happy.

But, you know, while I do not expect to be cured by just thinking positively, I cannot deny its place in my life.
I’m still crawling forward, because of it.

Anyway, hope to see some contributions!

Love you guys!


Antonio


P.S. - will contribute and respond later or tomorrow, very busy night ahead.
Posted 10/28/2016 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
After one year of having jerking of my legs, head and shoulders for two-three hours every night I have finally stopped jerking. I think it was something my new LLMD gave me that helped. I had been thru the mill before this! It's so good to have a good night's sleep!!!

My son and his family recently moved. While everyone else was slaying away packing and moving boxes, I, because of my Lyme, got to play with my 31/2 year old grandson and 10 month old granddaughter. So much fun!! It kept the kids from being underfoot and I still got to feel like I was helping.
Posted 10/28/2016 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
What I'm grateful for: We moved in 2008, right when the housing market crashed. We rented the extra house for all these years, and I cannot tell you the stress and exasperation it created... well, we closed on that house Tuesday!!! So much weight lifted off of our shoulders. It still seems unreal, like the buyers get a 30 day money back guarantee or something... it's been torturous... but we made it!!!

What I'm hopeful for: to continue my treatment path and make progress on the Buhner protocol as I have been and stay stress free!
Posted 10/29/2016 8:19 AM (GMT 0)
Congrats 3 humped, i got to go get to be certified as a apitheripist,i saw the beach for 20 min and a sea lion and met ellie lobel ..she is a lioness..i hob knobed with drs and practioners as if i was normal ..asked intellegent provacative questions ...i remembered how to hook a pc up and bought my fad a tablet .he freaked at the speach to text.....i saw wild horses again and felt hope.....my ears did ok on plane ..so maybe i can do mhbot
Posted 10/29/2016 1:30 PM (GMT 0)
Antonio,

Thank you. I LOVE this post. Yesterday was a bad day for me physically/emotionally and then it got worse when I received my son's positive lyme results. I couldn't stop crying and feeling like a bad mother. My son just started a new high school so has no friends or support and now will be in treatment. Anyway, as I was crying I thought "I really need Antonio's positivity post but guess I have to wait until end of October." And here it is. Thank you!

What I'm grateful for: I came on here to share my pity party (I know you are so grateful for that!) and the support for my son (and me) lifted me up and I was able to calm down and to sleep. So thank you all.

I am also grateful that I got lyme. If I never got this in July there is no way I would have connected the dots on my son. We thought he was becoming lazy and depressed. Even changed schools because last year everything started to overwhelm him and it is when he started getting sick (lyme must have been dormant for a while). We had been taking him to numerous doctors for each ailment - never imagining they were related.

I am beyond grateful for this board. I can't stress that enough. I am now determined to speak with teachers and pediatricians about Lyme. I have always been an activist at heart I just never knew my cause would be lyme.

Congrats Bluelyme on your conference and seeing sealions. Congrats 3 hump on the house sale. We just got an offer on our weekend house but don't think we have the energy to pack up a house. You inspired me. Russ, congrats on getting out of packing (LOL!) and getting to play with grandkids. The BEST medicine.

I love you guys thank you so much.
Posted 10/29/2016 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
Heck yeah, RUSS504. Bye-bye, Mr. Mean Symptom! Go away, come again no other day!

Glad you got rid of that extra burden, 3HumpedCamel. While part of me would like to be able to say, yo, I have extra property, I wouldn't want to deal with renters at this point in my life. My uncle rented out his house after he got married, and all I heard was nightmarish stories as well. Though, there are good people out there, but it's not worth the time and energy spent finding out, when you could just sell it to someone who really wants it.

Blue, that's amazing btw! Have you covered the process of doing that in another post? If so, direct me to it. I'm very curious. Was it very difficult? Did it take a long time? Expensive? I'm guessing you're planning to self-treat with the bee products, right? We need more of the apitherapists - couldn't find one in all of Iowa. Anyway, congrats!

Huddie, you're welcome. Though, I should thank you for coming around. I need people to continue participating to encourage others to do the same. It's flattering that you look forward to this though. Thank you.

Don't worry about being a terrible mommy - it's not your fault, you know, even if you did get him sick, somehow (sorry, I do not know the details). It's the medical system for not addressing it properly.

I'm glad he got diagnosed. It'd be better to have not, but at least you know now.

Also, I see you got some extra real estate as well. Jealous!

Definitely appreciate the board myself. I don't spend as much time on it as I used to - not because it's not needed, but because I am so busy. Always have my love though.

As for my contributions, I got the jobs I applied for at both the hospital and a nursing home - hoping I can handle them, school, and treatment, as I'd like to start saving some of the extra money to see an LLMD. Other than that, I went to Minneapolis to see a one of my favorite artists perform. It's very stressful, trying to navigate through the city, being that I've never experienced anything like that before, coming from a town of about 30,000 people. Though, I told myself that it's meant to be a positive experience, so I tried not to let it get to me.

I don't know what else..

Still alive! Health's not much better, but not much worse either (fingers crossed).
Posted 10/29/2016 8:36 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations to each of you for your accomplishments, although Huddie I want to hug you and make you feel better, and I want to speed you on to your goal. We certainly need more activist capable persons in our behalf!

I don't often think of something to contribute but I am so grateful to have been asked to help moderate this forum for all of you wonderful people. It not only makes me feel proud to be asked, but has also spurred me to read up on issues that don't pertain to me (yet?) so that I can help some of you more, and be useful.

I have to say, though, I feel I am benefiting way more from you guys being here, than you are me at this point.

At least I had my first new person/post to flag to admins. A live streamed football game, no less! Ha!
Posted 10/30/2016 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
Antonio i will check the board and see if there is any in iowa, it was intesive weekend certification ,but after doing injectable bee venom and learning with hoshindo sensai for 11 months it was a cinch...it happens every year alternating east coast west ...ellie lobel was there ....it uses the whole hive its a way of life .i was stoked to meet people that were people again ..bvt works if you can tolerate it ..visit apitherapy.org to check it out
Posted 11/5/2016 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
I just found your post. Last night we went out to dinner with friends and I felt almost like a normal person. Short lived. Woke up every hour last night with horrible anxiety that nothing would make go away. But i had fun last night.
Posted 11/5/2016 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
Still plugging away at getting better. I have some ok days, and then there are the others. Looking forward to more ok days, then throwing in some great days.

Oh, did attend my college alma mater homecoming weekend, 2 weeks ago. My husband and I met there so it really has an extra layer of great memories. We went as a family with our 13 and 10 year old. I honestly had a good time. We haven't stayed in a hotel in quite awhile, so it really was a nice getaway. And breakfast was included so double score 😊.
Posted 11/6/2016 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
So excited. Got a 3 yard load of 3/4 crushed stone this afternoon. Spent the summer cleaning out two flower beds of all plant matter and levelling out the ground. (In normal times, would have been a couple weeks of labour.) Will cover the ground with crushed stone and top it off with with River Rock. Only two more flower beds to go. Container planters here we come. Yayyyyyyyy!!! So happy. Everything got so out of control while I was at my worst. Am now able to make wreaths again.

I can apply nail polish on my own without making a mess. My hands used to shake so much. It is good practice.

I can put my shoes and boots on now without struggling for 10 minutes. I once gave myself a left hook when my hand slipped from my boot. Hahahahahahaha

Life is good this evening. Feels good to be alive and hopeful. This morning was a bit rough.

Wishing you all a good sleep xo. Sweet dreams.




I can put
Posted 11/6/2016 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
Well, jeez, guys! Talk about late! It's November now, y'know? XD

Though, joking aside, I appreciate the contributions, "late" or not. Feel free to jump in any time, so long as you're sharing something positive. There's always room for more.

Me, I'm just trying to get by myself, figure things out, etc. Health, school, work.

Also, contemplating buying $300 watches, wishing it could be a $3000 one instead, like a stupid child. I'm the furthest thing from rich, and I should not be spending $30 on anything like that, let alone 300 or even 3000 dollars. Now, I doubt I will, because, again, the budget simply does not allow for it. But, still, I'm thinking about it, which is something of a problem. I was recently given a watch as a gift, and it's awakened a thirst for more, nicer watches. There's something about the look and feel of it on your wrist.

I don't know, I'm a materialistic person, I guess. I like nice things. Clothes, shiny accessories, and fancy gadgets.

Anyway, don't know if that's a positive thing or not. Haha.

As for you guys, best wishes.

Cheers, buzzlymeyear! All that sounds like a mess of work to me, but.. if you're having fun with it, heck yeah! I'll be cheering you on from indoors.
I don't know. I'm materialistic, I guess. I like nice things.
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