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MY Rebirth: Choosing MY Own Color Palette
I have been repeatedly asked what has caused the transformation in me that people seem to be noticing when they see me in person and even my good friend, Toni, asked me in an email recently about the change she noted in my birthday photos. So, I thought I’d share the broad brush strokes here. Toni responded to my explanation that I had been reborn. I think that really is what happened. The relapse was so severe and so all …
Allowing Illness to shape me into a better person
I was sitting on the rooftop deck this week (it would be the 11th floor) as it has become my favorite place to write … and if you can believe it … dance. Anyway, I was sitting there looking out over this expansive view and thinking about a time where everything before me would have been a barren wasteland – something called the dustbowl. Yet, as I looked out over the vast city I love I saw business thriving, beautiful …
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Tagged "Invisible Awareness", consequences, Fibromyalgia, FMS, friend, health, hope, journey, life lessons, ME, mold, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), personal, perspective, Purpose, relapse, winning, write
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THIS is THAT truth
I find myself straddling a fence, one foot tentatively thrown over towards 2011, while the other is steadfastly anchored in 2010. As my spirit tries to lead me forward into a new year and a new day, my heart struggles to come to terms with letting go of the many things I lost throughout this past year. As I look out the window of my 4Walls and AView, I find myself reviewing 2010. Past years would find me looking for …
This journey WE call LIFE
Change is in the air. I can now feel it and I am now embracing it! I’ve been contemplating this journey I have been on for the past 5 or so weeks, these last few days. I don’t know if I have done everything right, but I know that I have done my best. I also know there were moments in which I struggled to come to terms with all the loss, the changes, and the dislocation, and yet, I …
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Tagged "new home", 4 walls and a view, asthma, hope, journey, life lessons, mold, perspective, write
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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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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 …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, mold, move, symptom, toxic
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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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Bad Mis-step and another Decision
Monday night a friend of mine came by and graciously took me to the library so I could get some books, videos and a book on CD (my first) and on our way back we stopped by QuikTrip which is an awesome gas station here in the south. Anyway, I was going to grab a hot dog because I was hungry when a women decided she needed it more! So…
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, cognitive, consequences, mistake, mold, sink holes, sunsets, symptom
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For tonight, that is enough
It’s 11 pm on Friday night. I’m sitting outside on my deck. Lots of city lights to enjoy and a cool breeze to wrap myself in. Today has been an incredibly challenging one to say the least. (sigh) As you know, I sent the letter I posted on my blog yesterday to the office manager. I’m happy to report, it worked and the mold is gone. Maintenance spent quite a while taking care of it. Again, that makes me happy. …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, asthma, chemicals, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, glue, mold
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the NEXT step
After praying and pondering about what the next step should be in my mold dilemma, I decided I would forward a Letter of Complaint to the Office Manager as well as to the President of BH Management that owns Westport. I thought you all would like to read it.
A blessing is coming
Where to even start?! Monday night, I received a gift in the mail from a friend who shares my passion for all things (books) Ted Dekker. She was able to score a copy of his new book, The Bride Collector, before me and then graciously decided to send it to me to read and keep! Don’t you love friends like that! Totally added some sunshine to a really challenging (previous) week! Because I received the book, I thought I would …
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Tagged 4 walls and a view, death, Dekker, dogs, Fibromyalgia, fleas, mold
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Flabbergasted, dumbfounded and floored by a … floo
How can my day that started out decent, suddenly, crash and burn in the matter of a seconds? I scheduled Dekker for a grooming appointment today to have him “furmigated” or in English, have his undercoat hair removed. I also needed to pick up a few grocery items and get money for a cab ride to my dental consultation on Tuesday. My friend and I decided to grab a bite to eat at Fridays as it is right across the …
Posted in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Tagged 4 walls and a view, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, energy, Fibromyalgia, mold
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