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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Book Review: Same Kind of Different as Me
Leaving This World A Better Place… I believe with everything in me that I have been put on this earth to profoundly change it. That may sound like an audacious statement, but I believe that with every ounce of my being. My one desire above all else, is to leave this world a better place than I found it by changing and impacting the lives of each and every person that I meet. Since starting my blog…
Faith, Hope and Anticipation
You know something? Today was a good day. Interesting as it was laced with several asthma attacks. The first was a result of losing our air conditioner when we lost our electric. Amazingly, it didn’t take more than 20 minutes or so before I was having the ‘asthma cough’ as I call it. My friend asked me if I was okay and if I was having problems with the asthma. I responded that I didn’t know because this is kind …
Turning the Corner
I thought I would update you all on the after-effects of the chemical poisoning. There is good news and then there is some not so good news. On the good news front, my gait is much better. I still have problems with my balance but if I am just walking around the house for short durations I am pretty much back to normal. It appears the detox herbs my natural doctor suggested are working. On the flip side…
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Tagged "turning the corner", 4 walls and a view, asthma, fatigue, health, herbs, hope, pain, stress, symptom
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The Proverbial WALL
I knew it had to come. I was warned by a friend that it would come. And boy did it come …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, grief, loss, mourning, sadness
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Book Review: Flight to Heaven
It isn’t very often that I find a book that impacts me so deeply that I walk away changed. Nor do I find a book in which my journey with CFIDS and FMS is shared (not from the perspective of the illnesses but from the perspective of the difficult journey to healing one travels). But today I did. The minute I started reading, Flight to Heaven, I was drawn into Captain Dale Black’s story. Many parts of his story spoke …
I write like … who?
I was reading blogs the other night when I went over to visit Forgetful Girl’s blog. She had this very interesting item on her blog. I decided to play with it and see what happens. I was a little stunned to find out what my results were. Here they are…
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Tagged "Dan Brown", 4 walls and a view, blog, chronic fatigue syndrome, write
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Mother-of-the-Bride Pantsuit
I was really wiped out today (Tuesday) so my post will be short and sweet! Hey, I hear those snickers and giggles. I can do short and sweet. I think I can! I thought I would show you what my friend and I found at the mall…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, mother-of-the-bride outfit, truffle, wedding
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Coming to terms with loss and reality
For the past few days I have been sleeping, resting, and sleeping! I have been so utterly exhausted I haven’t been able to do much else. Monday I got out of my ’4Walls’ and went with one of my friends to Tulsa. We decided to hit one of the malls after the errands were all done. It is amazing to me how the smallest thing can suddenly stop me dead in my tracks. I was…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, cognitive, grief, health, hope, life lessons, loss
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TWENTY things I REFUSE to DO
As I have been doing my best to meet each and every challenge these past few weeks head on, with integrity and grace, I realized that this really comes down, for me at least, to what I will and won’t do.
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Tagged "I REFUSE", 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, journey
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When ALL is SAID and DONE
Yesterday proved to be a very challenging day for me. I was struggling with dizziness which seems to come and go, but when it hits, it is bad enough that I struggle doing just about anything. In addition…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, Dekker, Standing, wedding, winning
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Good day with good news
I’ve been trying to figure out how to tell you what I want to tell you without telling you what I can’t tell you! I know. Kinda crazy but then my life at this moment is … crazy! Well, I now have an attorney who is very nice and spoke to me at length. He was impressed with everything I have done up to now and explained the different options I have. Unfortunately…
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Tagged 'side effects', 4 walls and a view, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, Dekker, fatigue, friend, health, mold
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Still searching for a way through
I actually wasn’t going to post today as I am pretty worn out. You can’t imagine how much more energy it takes to walk ‘funny’ than to walk ‘normal’! I’m absolutely floored at how exhausted I am just from walking. This weekend, I had to buy some new bedding and…
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Tagged 'side effects', 4 walls and a view, fatigue, friend, kiltz, mold, symptom
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determining MY course
By most people’s standards, I should be ripping mad. And maybe I should be. But something deep inside me tells me that the only person that will get hurt through my anger at the apartment complex and the management company, is me. I have chosen, instead, to forgive them and move on. After a three day hospitalization, the VA discovered that my lungs are permanently damaged. I am now on three (3) inhalers as well as a completely new medication. …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, course, determining, health, journey, life lessons, mold
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60 things I HOLD to be TRUE
Even in the midst of this incredibly challenging situation, I have to come back to a place where I remind myself what I know to be true. In the midst of darkness and difficulty, re-focusing on the things I know to be true helps me to keep my bearings in the midst of this storm.
Feeling like a FISH out of WATER
I was once told you know a person’s true character when you watch how they respond under pressure. Well, I’m not feeling like I have much character right now. I am so …
HAPPY 4th of JULY
First, I want to wish all my readers a very wonderful 4th of July. This is truly one of my favorite holidays. Any holiday that is about America brings out my loyalty, passion and love for this country! Second…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, cognitive, fatigue, hope, mold, pain, spiders, stress, symptom
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when Home becomes the ENEMY
I feel like I have had one post after another, lately, of difficulty after difficulty. I was so excited to know that the mold issue was going to be addressed again and the tub finally fixed. But alas, my home has now become my enemy. I awoke yesterday to a banging noise and went in to the bathroom to find out what it was and heard people downstairs talking about what they were seeing under my tub. Beside the tub …
Posted in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, mold, move, symptom, toxic
24 Comments
A day of Firsts
If I had to label today with a phrase that best summed up my day, it would have to be “A day of Firsts” It was most definitely a day filled with many firsts. I finished writing my first column about midnight last night. As a sneak preview, my title is…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, bloggers, firsts, health, mold, PF Chang
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Today’s Lesson
Today has been quite a surreal one. I actually felt better today and only had a few ‘spiders’ crawling on me. I was all ready to write my column and get it done (I have it scratched out in long hand) when I came to my blog to quickly respond to the comments on my blog only to discover that the grey theme had a glitch in it that I couldn’t fix. Sigh… So…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, life lessons, pain, perspective, spiders, symptom
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