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May 3, 2024 Chautauqua
Beth's Ponderings
At the time of
publication, it will have been 11 years since my total physical collapse. ELEVEN!?!?!?!? How can it be ELEVEN YEARS?!!?!?!? Where did the time go????
Those eleven years
have been quite the roller-coaster ride with many steps forward, and almost as
many steps back. I’ve been on the brink
of death 3 times, and in the past 3 years finally was able to take my foot out
of the grave and move forward.
They have been very
frustrating years as we tried almost everything under the sun to figure out
what was causing my health challenges. I
had to stop eating so many different foods, only to find out it was the tap
water, not the food that was the issue.
Finding out about
the tap water - and getting a reverse osmosis unit - dealt with a good 90% of
my health challenges, but then I had the l-o-n-g road of getting a lifetime’s
worth of toxins out of my body. Thankfully,
it’s an easier process when you aren’t adding a ridiculous amount daily.
But, that has left
us with a baffling 10% that we still can’t figure out. Is my body still just getting rid of
toxins? Is there another trigger we
haven’t discovered yet? Is it the
weather? Stress? What??!?!
Whatever that 10%
is, it is still knocking me down more days than I am up in a month, which makes
for a challenging life.
On the other hand,
I had my blood checked last month and the results were a DRAMACTIC improvement
from when I was last checked in December!!!!
While I’m still frustrated that I can’t do what I want when I want
because I feel so sick, I was thrilled to find out that my body IS still
healing and getting better.
Until something
reveals itself as the answer we are looking for, I will just continue to smile
and breathe. Inhale…...exhale…………………...
Beth
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April 19, 2024 Chautauqua
Beth's Ponderings
It must be spring
fever because I am sitting here and have no idea what to write about!
At the time of this
writing, I “should” be outside working in the yard or garden. On the one hand, it’s still a little early,
yet on the other hand, the weather is so nice.
I did go out one day
and started putting the second layer of gravel on my labyrinth path - the task
I didn’t get done last year.
I “should” also be
spring cleaning the house, but housework never goes away so I always figure if
it has to wait a day or two (or weeks) it won’t hurt anything.
I “should” pull out
my bike and get some more exercise after the limited activity of winter - we
didn’t even really have a lot of snow to shovel. After two great summers of biking, my bike
didn’t even see the light of day last year, so fingers crossed I feel well
enough to try again this year.
I “should” be
sorting my seeds for the garden and making of list of what I need to buy and
what seedlings I should get. Though, I
prefer to do that just before I need to put them in the ground as there is no
point having everything in place too early.
I “should” be doing
my income tax. Thankfully, when I do get
to it, it will be fairly quick and straightforward.
I “could” be having
an afternoon nap - and I’d probably feel better if I did, but I haven't been
able to nap during the day since I was a preschooler.
I “could” be
working on any of my umpteen unfinished projects around the house.
There is LOTS I “should” or “could” be doing - besides getting this Ponderings written for you to read - but truthfully, the only thing I feel like doing is curling up in the chair by the sunny window and listening to the birds sing, so that’s just what I’ll do.
Beth
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