Amish parking at Dollar General Illinois surprised us - we actually didn’t realize we would pass through a section of it. Still loving the wide open spaces and all the rivers and lakes. St. Louis A few years ago, on another RV trek, we got off the freeway in St Louis to do a little…
I have moments when I get discouraged but for the most part, I am always looking for positive forward motion. When I compare myself to where I’ve been - bed-ridden, wheelchair, dying - I am most definitely better. That doesn’t mean I’m well. I still have a long way to go and while I do…
I had a couple of pretty good months - up and out of bed most days, able to clean and cook and take walks. I’m always so encouraged when there is obvious movement in the right direction. I start to think about how life might change if I can go back to work and do…
10 years ago today, we stood in front of family & friends overlooking the river and became husband and wife. Oh how life has changed since then! We have been challenged in ways we could never have considered. Less than a year after our vows, I became bedridden and our journey to find help was…
9 years ago today, I went to the ER with such severe back pain that I couldn’t walk, couldn’t sit, and the 2 rounds of IV pain meds they gave me barely took the edge off. Since that day - I’ve been disabled. I spent the next 9 months begging doctors for answers. I’ve been…
Yesterday was an amazing day. We spent a lot of time in the Word and talking about life and what’s happening in our world. And then we drove to Barefoot Beach, which is in the middle of a nature preserve (watch out for turtles). I’m not saying I was so full of energy I could…
A few years back, Dave and I spent a week on Kauai. It was huuuuumid! My pain dissipated. We came home and boom - pain high. Every time I’ve been somewhere with humidity, my pain drops - not gone, but bearable. The last several days have been high humidity - and it’s been great. Today…
I’ve been doing the Pompa program for 5 weeks. I really didn’t notice much the first couple of weeks - I had a hard time with the supplements initially so I backed off and then upped them slowly. How do I feel? Well - my digestive system has stabilized for the most part, I have…
There’s an article in lymedisease.org by Wisconsin Watch who interviewed 5 women with chronic Lyme. it’s a long article and while I don’t necessarily disagree with them, I do think their view of costly alternative treatments is a little skewed. https://www.lymedisease.org/chronic-lyme-patients-wisconsin/ The article overall does a great job of explaining how Lyme is overlooked by…
On the most recent episode of New Amsterdam, one doctor asks, “When did things change? A year ago we were heroes. How did we become so hated?” As someone who has been injured by the medical community at large, let me answer that question. First, we don’t hate you. But we are angry. We are…
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