My Fibro & Endo are both aggravated by poor diet and stress, etc.
Back in April (2011) I lost 2 part-time jobs and a Gramma died. Then in May my Dad had a heart attack. He lives in a state that is a 3-day drive away from me. In June, another Gramma died. July saw me with a bad back. During those several months, I was not taking very good care of myself. Lack of sleep, lots of stress and forgetfulness. I forgot to take my supplements regularly, if at all and had to succumb to pain meds for my back and sleeplessness. I also had to eat in the car between working and visiting in two different cities.
I am now back on track, but with my last cycle I could certainly feel the effects of my forgetfulness and previous high stress levels! My cycle was incredibly hard and painful. I passed large blood clots and had several headaches. In April I remember I actually had to take Ibuprofen for the pain. My sleepless nights in May, spent waiting for that phone to ring and making medical arrangements for my Dad created a perfect body environment for fatigue headaches and body aches.
I must stress how important it is to NOT let the small adjustments to your health habits slide away from you during times of stress.
I am a bit... anxious and nervous to see what my next cycle will be like. I am also trying to remain calm and centered. Focusing on peace and tranquility; health and diet; and keeping stressful situations at bay.
I have closure with my Grandmothers' deaths and I just recently found some closure with my relationship with my Father. I have lots of other people to pray for, whose situations are more dire than my own and I'm trying to keep my focus on the Lord.
I now have some free time, due to the passing of my Grandmother and I am using that time to get back into my art hobbies.
I am also buying enormous quantities of chocolate from Fleet Farm - they just had a sale!
Please take care of you. Remember who you are without pain.
Gentle thoughts and hugs ~Tyra
