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Slow but sure

Published on October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 by Jesus is for the WoundedLeave a comment

Whenever my Dad’s mom was facing a setback in her health she had one phrase regarding her progress, “I am getting there, slow but sure.” She might be in the hospital with an exceedingly painful case of shingles but her response was just the same. Surely this attitude endeared many of the medical staff to care for her just a little more. I sure appreciated her more when she reassured me with these words over the phone 300 miles away.

slow but sure, slowly but surely, senior crossing, traffic sign, grandma, grandmother, sign

I have decided to borrow this attitude for myself. Perhaps it will help with another temporary setback as I recover from a recent biopsy of my thyroid. My neck hurts! The procedures and resulting discomfort have triggered more noxious symptoms including those related to hormone fluctuations: temperature dysregulation, blood sugar swings, occasional tearfulness, etc. But it had to be done: my third round of biopsies over the years at least this time was performed under conscious sedation. Gratefully I did not have to be awake when they pushed that very long needle into my neck. Eeeeek!

My recovery is coming along, slow but sure. Today I was able to be upright more hours than yesterday and hopefully I will be able to leave the house tomorrow for an appointment before my infusion of antibiotics in the afternoon. The latter continue 3x per week as they will very likely for the total of a year of IV ceftriaxone. We are trusting the Lord to provide for all of this; we have had to pay thousands per month ourselves for most of this year. With treatment by a naturopath and genetic coach, compounded medications and supplements, and every kind of co-pay there is, we should qualify for a medical tax deduction for the year without any problem!

At least now I am not failing unto death any more. What good would I be to anyone to allow my health to decline without a fight? I believe the Lord gave me a brain, five years, and an unusual provision of resources to get this job done so getter done I shall with my beloved Stevers leading the way. Slowly but surely this train will reach the proverbial “Station*” just in time someday with a little less baggage for having fought the good fight. And it looks like things may be looking up soon (provided the biopsy results indicate that the thyroid nodules are benign!). Regardless: God is good. All the time. God is good.

I hope that you know that to be true too, Gentle Reader. Feel free to tell me about it below . . .

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*https://justjuliewrites.com/2013/03/24/the-station-by-robert-j-hastings/

Vampire Diaries 1

Published on August 30, 2016March 29, 2017 by Jesus is for the WoundedLeave a comment

The slew runneth through my veins

Three times per week, no less

Mixed with this concoction, drug, or natural element

Sigh . . . I hardly get a break ya know.

Mr. Herx visits more often now

Not a friend nor enemy per se

He just stays and goes to torment at will

Hi torn and tattered calling card left with me.

The blood letting continues in test tubes of hope

For finding the answer, the cause:

Is it toxo, tuli, or tricho in cahoots with Lyme

Or a known co-conspirator that eludes capture?

Maybe in another lifetime or appointment next month

Will I find more to Google in this Hide-n-Go-Seek

Followed by a witches brew so dastardly I seize

Within seconds of pounding it down in faith perhaps displaced.

Aye, is not therein the rub or the salve to quiet my soul?

My Lord sees it all and stands nearby knowing the time,

The place, the reason, the meaning, the end

And will show me what I need to know and when

It says so in His Word: better written than a vampire diary ever could.

So reject that a proclaimed healer bearing a wooden cross

Will know more than the Spirit of assurance in which I rest

Who will answer these questions, not you nor I.

My vessel may not go on or somehow come into its needed repair

But my being shall live on as it should in Christ

With a testimony, Lord willing, to bring glory to Him Who made it so.

Yes, therein I shall rest. He holds my tears filling the river of life

And turns beauty from ashes in the dawn of the coming day

For “hope beyond’ as this blog will continue to attest. Come along with me Gentle Reader.

The day of His return and our restoration is coming soon. There is hope! JJ

Psalm 41.3

The full moon cometh

Published on August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 by Jesus is for the WoundedLeave a comment

It ain’t over yet . . . but we are not giving up either.

What could be better than that?

Published on June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 by Jesus is for the WoundedLeave a comment

Tonight on Facebook I got a real education.

I learned that naturopathic doctors are getting murdered by the pharmaceutical giants and that chemotherapy never works. Obamacare may be exposed for what it really is and I can sign a petition with a few strokes and clicks to make everything all right again.

I learned that the media says that Clinton is leading Trump in (crafted?) “polls” and that extremist demonstrators stabbed a bunch of people while I baked cookies on a beautiful night.

I learned that all I have to do to clean my colon is to drink a blueberry concoction and that the sunset over our town was a blessing from God.

I learned that the USA should withdraw from the United Nations now that the UK has withdrawn from the EU but the vote may be reconsidered too.

I learned whose family did what this weekend, the anniversaries that were celebrated, and the babies-n-pets who have done the cutest things lately.

I learned that those with chronic illness, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and the like are still suffering out there making me really sad.

I learned some cute slogans to remember with some attached to Bible references and cool photos. Are they be real or photo shopped?

I learned who is selling what, whose stuff is still cool to look at, and what stuff we should all win/buy/enjoy before we die.

I learned about the upcoming webinars that will cure this or that, make fat melt away, or make my business succeed if I really tried hard enough to win!

I learned how to waste just under an hour pouring into the what-you-can-see lives of others and the social media marketers of fairy tale realities, stuff, skills I need, emoticons, or whatever advertisements to distract me from living my own life.

I learned that God is more popular than Jesus . . . as a matter of fact I did not see the name Jesus Christ mentioned at all.

Most of all I learned that my daytime spent sick in bed was probably still better than the mindless, numbing, lying, evil crap that often goes on in the world around me and gets posted on Facebook. So please send me pictures of puppies and maybe a cute kid or penguin. Scripture rocks too. The rest is quite meaningless.

We’ll see if tomorrow on Facebook is any better? (I never learn!) JJ

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Spacey but upright

Published on June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 by Jesus is for the Wounded1 Comment

There’s no pretending when the story gets bizarre. I mean who could make this stuff up?

As the grace of the Lord has blessed, I am not bedridden thus far in the ramp up of treatment for a serious protozoal infection. Just headaches, increased convulsive episodes at night or morning, achiness, and fits-n-starts of my ability to function. While this is certainly awful, I was sick like this every day for the middle years of these 4.5 years of illness so I am kind of familiar with it. This time we can call it a “herxheimer” (die-off) reaction and temporary! I am thinking that I have benefitted from a pretty comprehensive protocol that has finally come together:

Ongoing IV Rocephin and fluids via home infusions 3x per week for the treatment of chronic Lyme disease, per my Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD).
Weekly injections of a compounded B-vitamin and prescribed nutritional suspension.
Weekly injections of a bio-homeopathic treatment for a newly diagnosed autoimmune disease (to start in 2 days).
Additional IV fluids now pending to combat dehydration and the effects of the anti-fungal protocol.
Supplements to improve calcium trafficking as prescribed by my naturopath and genetic coach.
Pharmaceutical grade supplements including an iodine protocol.
A switch from filtered water to non-fluoridated, purified bottled water.
Anti-fungal and biofilm busting treatment of protomyxzoa rheumatica (formerly known as FL 1953).
Continued mold/sugar/sweetener/dairy/gluten-free, low oxalate and glutamate diet.
Mineral baths and celtic sea salt supplementation.
Detoxification via far-infrared sauna, nutritional binding compounds, and periodic colon hydrotherapy.
A fabulous support system.
Rest. Gardening when possible. Rest.

Unfortunately the bills are piling up as Steve and I go along. At some point we will need to decide how comprehensive of a plan is really needed long term due to the significant expense when insurance covers virtually nothing. For now all I can say is that I continue to move in a direction of recovery and we will figure out the rest as the Lord leads. Our prayers, your prayers are being answered. Thank you for praying. Praise the Lord!

Thank you Jesus for the hope we have in you and that I can see in my life. And please bless my faithful husband, Steve! Lord willing, I am going to get well! :JJ