Journal Entry for October 21, 2007
October 21, 2007 11:32pm
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Co-Conspirator to Make The World a Better Place. "I'm Here Because I'm Not All There, " is the title of the manuscript I am writing. I am a published magazine writer. I live on the Lake of Happiness in the Subdivision of Life on the Texas Gulf Coast. Having survived several Category 5 Hurricanes has prepared me for many of the detours ahead along the Road of Life. "Good judgment comes from experience. And, experience comes from bad judgment." George Bush ~ 1992
Interests
Photography, Gardening, Genealogy (my great-grandmother and Elvis' great-grandmother were sisters.) Hoping to learn to play my banjo, guitar and keyboard. The computer I built 2 years ago. I like to sing and tap dance. My family. My son has 2 children. Jordan has Down Syndrome and sister, Rachel, is his best friend. My two brother's are gone. One to heart disease at age 43, the other brother died at age 25. My husband had seven children, all teenagers when we married. The Family Jewels: Eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Caring for my 82 year old mother now in assisted living! Challenging the medical establishment, and succeeding. Finding a bit of time for myself occasionally.
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Journal Entry for October 21, 2007
October 21, 2007 1:33am
Sunrise
"I like to watch the eastern sky in the morning as a new day is born. The light creeps over the horizon and spills color all …
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Merry Christmas to you, and all those you will share the Holidays with, and those you wish you could. And, I wish you sweet moments of peace and the joy of Christ's Birth.
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U are SPECIAL in EVERY way So I thought I'd drop sum .......LUV by today....... Ure in our THOUGHTS & our PRAYERS I'm always here & I'll always CARE .....KaReN.....
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have a great friday friend.
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Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape. --Charles Dickens Hope you have a wonderful Sunday. --Ouch
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got off work early and wanted to say hi.have a great weekend.keep ur head up.
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Close Dementia
Frequently people with Epilepsy are misdiagnosed as having dementia, according to a study in Canada. I observed my 82 yr. old mother "shivering," as if she was very cold. It was brief (less that 1 minute, involuntary) and afterward she appeared dazed and disoriented with a fixed stare. I reported to her neurologist my suspicion's of seizures, two days later came to me and said, "I am here to confirm your diagnosis and am starting your mother on seizure medication today.
Treatments
- Exelon Not Working
- Initial five week trial and then adding Aricept resulted in a bad drug interaction. Both have been discontinued.
- Miralax Working / Worked
- Over the counter remedy for chronic constipation. Good results in less than 24 hrs.
- Exelon Working / Worked
- Previously Exelon was given in combination with Aricept prescribed during hospitalization. This proved to be an oversight and since Aricept was discontinued the treatment is entirely satisfactory.
Close Caregivers
I became primary caregiver for my mother in her late 70's. She is now 82, suffering pharmaceutically induced dementia, delirium, and recovering from a broken hip.
Open Chronic Pain
Degenerative disc disease. Lumbar and cervical. Spinal stenosis. All are attributable to being rear-ended by commercial vehicles in 4 separate accidents, beginning at age 8. I am now 62. Drug sensitivity due to unrelated rare blood disorder. American medicine simply does not work for me. Candidate for spinal fusion for over 15 years...surgery is not in my plan.
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Not Working
- Made my condition worse.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Moist heat produced best results.
- Hydrocodone Somewhat Helpful
- Adverse side effects. Elevated heart rate, nausea.
- Morphine Not Working
- Went into anaphylectic shock.
- Nerve Blocks Working / Worked
- Epidural injection worked great on first try. Did not require a series of three injections.
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Hydrotherapy and swimming relieve muscle tension.
- Acupuncture Working / Worked
- Great alternative to drugs. Over 20 years of treatments, I believe, have contributed to my not having any back or knee surgery. Began with series of three weekly treatments. Now maintaining with once monthly visit.
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