I know you can do it, because we are survivors!!
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Monday, December 24, 2012
Surviving the big "C"
No, this isn't a post about cancer.
How do you survive this holiday season with your Fibromyalgia or other chronic illness?
If you're anything like me, this season probably brings more people contact than you can handle, more intolerable foods that you have to eat and more flare-ups that you can count...so is there any way you can minimise this??
Here's my top five tips:
1. Plan, pre-plan and pre-pre-pre plan
If you love doing things like baking goodies, then there is no harm in starting to make them from November, to give yourself time to slowly make them, rest and then start again. There's nothing worse than having to push yourself to get it all done in the last minute.
2. Buy them early, wrap them slowly
Same goes for pressies.. Try to get your shopping done early. It also helps to do your shopping online, that way you can do it in your pj's with a heatpack to soothe your pain. If you can afford it, pay a little extra to have your presents sent wrapped. Or else, try to do one a day or two, if you can manage it. Christmas is no time to forget your mantra - pace, pace, pace.
3. Two kiwis and a lemon
If Christmas finds you eating a whole bunch of unhealthy or intolerant food, that leaves you bloated or heavy or constipated, try a home remedy. Make sure you have two kiwis atleast a day. I also find that soaking a slice of lemon in water not only makes a refreshing treat but also triggers your liver into cleansing your body. Plus, as an added bonus, they're fructose free!
4. Enjoy, even if only for the moment
Make sure you do enjoy yourself. Have a laugh. Chat to some family. Remember, you are not your illness. Sometimes, it helps to forget for a while and remember what life used to be like. Have some cake. Have a glass of wine.
5. Schedule some recovery time
This is possibly the most important one. Anticipate that the season is going to be tough on you. Plan some time doing something that helps your body recover afterwards, whether that's a warm bubble bath, a good cry, a long nap or anything else that comforts your body. You deserve it!
Do you have any other tips that have helped you in the past? That are helping you right now? Please do share.
Most of all, have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year!
Love to you all.. xo
How do you survive this holiday season with your Fibromyalgia or other chronic illness?
If you're anything like me, this season probably brings more people contact than you can handle, more intolerable foods that you have to eat and more flare-ups that you can count...so is there any way you can minimise this??
Here's my top five tips:
If you love doing things like baking goodies, then there is no harm in starting to make them from November, to give yourself time to slowly make them, rest and then start again. There's nothing worse than having to push yourself to get it all done in the last minute.
Same goes for pressies.. Try to get your shopping done early. It also helps to do your shopping online, that way you can do it in your pj's with a heatpack to soothe your pain. If you can afford it, pay a little extra to have your presents sent wrapped. Or else, try to do one a day or two, if you can manage it. Christmas is no time to forget your mantra - pace, pace, pace.
3. Two kiwis and a lemon
If Christmas finds you eating a whole bunch of unhealthy or intolerant food, that leaves you bloated or heavy or constipated, try a home remedy. Make sure you have two kiwis atleast a day. I also find that soaking a slice of lemon in water not only makes a refreshing treat but also triggers your liver into cleansing your body. Plus, as an added bonus, they're fructose free!
4. Enjoy, even if only for the moment
Make sure you do enjoy yourself. Have a laugh. Chat to some family. Remember, you are not your illness. Sometimes, it helps to forget for a while and remember what life used to be like. Have some cake. Have a glass of wine.
This is possibly the most important one. Anticipate that the season is going to be tough on you. Plan some time doing something that helps your body recover afterwards, whether that's a warm bubble bath, a good cry, a long nap or anything else that comforts your body. You deserve it!
Do you have any other tips that have helped you in the past? That are helping you right now? Please do share.
Most of all, have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year!
Love to you all.. xo
It's been a long time coming....
Hi friends,
Sorry for the long delay between posts. As you can probably appreciate, I have been struggling with back-to-back flareups, that have been never-ending!
Still, as we approach the end of another year, there is always hope... Hope that things might get better, hope that we might be stronger & hope that the next year might see us coping & surviving..
Wishing you hope today, no matter what kind of day you are facing.
xo
Sorry for the long delay between posts. As you can probably appreciate, I have been struggling with back-to-back flareups, that have been never-ending!
Still, as we approach the end of another year, there is always hope... Hope that things might get better, hope that we might be stronger & hope that the next year might see us coping & surviving..
Wishing you hope today, no matter what kind of day you are facing.
xo
Friday, October 19, 2012
An App for Everything..
If you're anything like me, you've got one or both of the following two problems:
Problem 1: You have way too many medications to take and you know that research shows that medications are better absorbed if you don't take more than one at a time.
Problem 2: You cannot seem to remember to take your medications on time.
So what are the solutions?
Solution 1: Bang your head against someone with a good memory and hope it transfers across.... OR
Solution 2: Get this Pill Reminder App on your phone (This is an Iphone App, but there may be one for Android too)..
Now I've tried a few of these kinds of Apps and found them useless..This one is a little better.
You can set reminders so that you phone tells you to take each medication at a certain time. The other convenient thing you can do is set the number of medications you have so that it reminds you when you need to fill another script, which is perfect if you have a memory like mine..
Have you found any other nifty ways to help you remember to take your medications?
Problem 1: You have way too many medications to take and you know that research shows that medications are better absorbed if you don't take more than one at a time.
Problem 2: You cannot seem to remember to take your medications on time.
So what are the solutions?
Solution 1: Bang your head against someone with a good memory and hope it transfers across.... OR
Solution 2: Get this Pill Reminder App on your phone (This is an Iphone App, but there may be one for Android too)..
Now I've tried a few of these kinds of Apps and found them useless..This one is a little better.
You can set reminders so that you phone tells you to take each medication at a certain time. The other convenient thing you can do is set the number of medications you have so that it reminds you when you need to fill another script, which is perfect if you have a memory like mine..
Have you found any other nifty ways to help you remember to take your medications?
Friday, September 21, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Weight Lifting Champion
People sometimes ask me, why do you look so stressed? Why are concentrating so hard that you look like you are frowning?
Answer: Because I'm using all my energy to ignore a multitude of pain; On top of that, I'm working just like you are...I have the weight of the world on my back.. If you don't believe me, try carrying it yourself & you'll look like me too..
Thank God that while we may feel like this, we have a God who holds the hold world together and asks us to lovingly cast our cares and concerns on him that we might find relief.
"Throw all your worry on God, because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
Sunday, September 9, 2012
These are my days...
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It hurts to sit
It hurts to breathe
I can barely move
I can barely see
Can’t look outside
Can’t run or hide
Can’t wake up in the morning
Or sleep at night.
Can’t feel my fingers
Can’t feel my toes
Yet the pain that never ends
I have in crores and crores
Can’t do my job
Can’t study or read
Even my Bible looks like
It’s in Aramaic and Greek.
This is my life
These are my days
Can’t wait until tomorrow
Can’t wait till today ends.
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