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2016-02-03T01:21:00.002-08:00

Well, lots to say but my legs are in air letting lactic acid drain from them. Oh, and just found out today that my PO Box expired so a new one will have to be put in place and different address. Sorry! Basics for now. Thanks to all who have served me. I have good friends. I have family that helps. I have a son that listens to me nag. Who can replace that? I find friends or God sends them and

On Any Given Sunday with Crohns & Cushings

2016-01-17T22:01:00.001-08:00

"I imagine you don't want the sacrament?" Dad asked as he opened my door. Face planted into my bed, I focused on breathing through the feeling of a knife stuck through my sternum and driven into my back. For a few days I have had a reprieve of being shot through the chest but now, tapering off prednisone after only a few days stint up higher, I feel the pain

Adrenal Insufficiency and December Re-do Update

2016-01-09T02:26:00.000-08:00

(This usually applied to me and J. but this last year we slept in!) For those of you coming into the picture of me trying to "Re-Do" December here is the update: Allowing myself to rest from the mad dashing of trying to pull off Christmas after the flu and tell myself I had JANUARY to do what I needed; melted the pressure away. Along with stress dosing

Mary, The Mother of Christ

2016-01-05T16:31:00.001-08:00

Henry Ossawa Tanner: The Annunciation So today's attempt to make January go back in time to December (since it was robbed from us by the flu), I stopped researching glucose conversion and keeping your toes warm to studying about Mary. The mother of the Savior. After doing some laundry in between the moments of taking down some Christmas, glucose

Introducing Some New Friends Fighting Leukemia

2016-01-04T07:52:00.002-08:00

The Clarke-Kleinhans ~ A family that has been touched by leukemia and has been an inspiration to me lately. ~ YAY! You Readers know I love to make new friends! It's harder to do when you are not out and about- so when I came across the cutest family via my email, and one thing led to another- well, it was what I NEEDED; to care about someone and share their burden. Sad, it

'Oy, to the World'= December Re-Do

2016-01-02T04:59:00.002-08:00

I am redoing Christmas. (not the gift part. More like an advent do over. Really emphasizing the Savior's birth. The month of December is what I want to re-do. ) why? the Flu the month of December literally felt robbed! Nothing but enduring the illness with a compromised immune system could take place. I was seriously worried about

How to not be Scared of Needles with Cushings, Crohns & Christmas

2015-12-23T11:08:00.002-08:00

Now this is one way to decorate the tree..... I have no idea how to not be scared of needles. if you do, let me know. At first I thought I had some brilliant ideas. deep breathing. meditating. then it didn't work and I was thinking: "What the heck?" Sure yoga is good for ya-! or - Warm your arms with little hand warmers! and drink warm water. get a nurse to massage and "look"

Crohns, Cushings/and the Holy War Football Game

2015-12-20T06:43:00.002-08:00

Readers, I am happy to say that Dr, Suess is right. Christmas can come without all the hoopla. However, just because it can, doesn't mean I don't want to leave the hoopla up through January! After having the month of December robbed from us dealing with medical hoopla, we are going to get Christmas decorations up and let the feeling boil over into all of January. Why not? I mean,

Crohns, Cushings & The Christmas Story

2015-12-18T19:23:00.001-08:00

So, since I'm cheap I have a gift for all of you: A Story! This month was hijacked by Crohns, Cushings and the fff-fff- I have seemed to start to stutter when trying to even type the ffll..... Let's just say this month FLU by- whew. It went slower than I thought then all the sudden I heard and saw signs saying: 'Last minute Gift Ideas.' ME: Wait a minute.

Festive Fabric with Crohns and Cushings

2015-12-13T03:38:00.003-08:00

NOTHING says Happy Holidays better than this....... And fabric. When I saw the above fabric at Jo-ann's I knew I had to have a piece of it! Even if it were just for festive pillow cases that I would whip up real quick!! (I have yet to do anything quick in a long time.) Well, then there was a SALE on fabric and nothing says "Be

Prednisone in a Pear Tree

2015-12-13T03:35:00.001-08:00

Aahh... nothing like the beginning of flu season for the immuno-suppressed, Readers! It takes Black Friday and squeezes the life out of it then spits out December before you have time to say: "Wha? Now, how many days til Christmas?" And frantic shopping. Wait everyone is frantic. why didn't they just shop Amazon in august like me? oh. wait. kids snoop different now so when I

Cushings, Crohns and Christmas

2015-12-10T13:44:00.002-08:00

Mariner blue Piggy & Dirt star with a Pointsettia ornament (on sale at Lowe's) fashioned to it. Readers! I feel as if it has been Christmas season for some time already because I have been getting ready for it for a long time. That's what you have to do when you are chronically ill. Plan ahead. Luckily I didn't get some things put away so I could just

A "Colorful" LIfe with Crohns, Cushings, Cash and Kids.

2015-11-19T06:23:00.000-08:00

Kurt rolled out some sparkly star babies, on his etsy store:piggy &dirt- all stars on post will be theirs. Readers!! Boy, have I missed you! Being locked out of the blog and being under the weather made it hard to get to you! So many things have happened that amazed, phased, and dazed me. Where do I start?? How about with Sandy? She was the

Election Day

2015-11-03T09:24:00.001-08:00

I forgot about my local voting, despite seeing signs for a select few around town. When you don't feel great that is the last thing I recall to do. Which meant I should have voted absentee or early but that closes the Thursday before the elections. BOOOOO-HOOOO! I will have a treat of a couple more posts today that have been in the wings.