Bursting with news
November 4, 2009 1:59pm
I just got back from the long drive to Duke and while I'm very exhausted, I'm also a little elated. My sister ended up driving with …
reddutchgirl
7:41am, December 24, 2008
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About Me
reddutchgirl
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About Me
I left for basic training two weeks after graduation and served in the army during the gulf war. In 2005 I graduated from college with a degree in sociology. Currently I am raising my son, gardening, surviving, and looking to the future.
I left for basic training two weeks after graduation and served in the army during the gulf war. In 2005 I graduated from college with a degree in sociology. Currently I am raising my son, gardening, surviving, and looking to the future.
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Interests
I love to cook, garden, cross stitch, and play with my son. I have two Boxers and two cats that are members of the family. I also am fortunate to have the most understanding and loving husband in the world. Reading is another of my joys, I just can't do that all of the time. Hiking used to be one of my favorite pasttimes and I will get that one back!!!!! I live in a beautiful mountain area and I love to look at the sights. Eastern TN is the closest thing to Heaven I have ever seen.
I love to cook, garden, cross stitch, and play with my son. I have two Boxers and two cats that are members
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Recent Activity
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6 journal comments, 4 hugs received, 3 hugs given, 1 journal post
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reddutchgirl gave kokoinmn a little love 6:45am
Hi there my dear friend. You are so right about living in the now, if I venture too far in the future…
Wednesday
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reddutchgirl wrote a journal entry: Bursting with news 1:59pm
I just got back from the long drive to Duke and while I'm very exhausted, I'm also a little elated.…
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reddutchgirl changed their mood to Good 1:58pm
November 1
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reddutchgirl gave kokoinmn a hug 5:35am
We had a great time. I'm so glad that our little town does this festival every year. The band got rained…
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reddutchgirl gave mechellebelle a hug 5:29am
I've been having issues with DS also, but I think it is my slow dial up plus this virus thing I have…
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Feeling a little more human
October 22, 2009 1:25pm
This is the third day in a month that I have not felt like I just wanted to lay in bed all day. Severe stomach pain, naseous, trembling, …
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Not feeling human
October 10, 2009 7:18am
I haven't spent much time on the site because I'm too ill and I find myself not being able to relate to anyone else. I'm still …
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Hug
Hi Kim, I do understand about your dogs. I was at Petco getting Dolly her shots. There were 2 huge boxers?( I think) that were afraid of the noise and the poor lady had both dogs trying to get on her lap. They were really BIG and I could see what a handful they were for her. But It was still endearing cause their size doesn't change the way they feel etc. I thought of that as I read your remarks on my hugbook.
I do appreciate my puppies size and could not handle much larger right now. It helps me to be independent as far as walking and grooming them. And I can have both on my lap at the same time, lol!
It was very busy today with my 2 younger kids & SO's & Baby Lamar over for dinner. Nothing too elaborate so wasn't too much work. I hope you are able to relax and resty. Sounds like you have still been so busy. But sometimes being busy is a good thing. Even when I was very sick I just kept trying to live my life as normally as possible. It helped me to just keep going and not worrying so much. Peace & love to you, & (((HUGS))) Toshie -
Little Love
Hope you are doing ok. It is rainy and cloudy, yuck. Been like this for quite a while. Once in a while the sun peeks through but not often enough. I have a therapy light that I need to strat using. My therapist recommends it. Hope you can find a good therapist soon. It helps to get all the junk out of my head and allows me to live in the now. Not the what ifs and befores. I need to stick to today, this moment and time. Then I am less worried or fearful when I live in the now. So take care dear friend. love you! Toshie
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Chocolate
So good to hear you had a good Halloween. I have had a "me" weekend with only doing what I want. No kids grandkids or Dave...Not even the dogs. LOL It felt strange but I am glad I did it. The rest of the day I am just chilling out and maybe doing a few chores but not too much. Need to recoup after the dance I went to last night. It was fun, but I am feeling it today. love ya! (((HUGS)))
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Chocolate
Happy Belated Halloween! Hope you and your son had a good one. Take care and thank you for your comments on my journal. I always feel happy when I hear from you. love you!
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Thanks
I think I told you I'm not getting DS updates, so I hope I haven't missed too much. It was so great to read your replies to my journal. Thanks a million, that really does help. Yes, you are 100% right -- prayer works better than anything. Sometimes I feel OK and mostly now, though I'm trying not to fall into the abyss of depression. It's tempting. Thanks for always being there and being such a good friend. I wish your mom could share those tips for deflecting negative conversation. I have read some books about tips for changing the focus with difficult people, maybe I should reread them. = ) hope you are feeling better, m
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Close Lupus
I have been ill for years and recently been given a positive result for the skin lupus through a biopsy. Years of telling the doc's my symptoms, but no diagnosis until I finally saw the derm. for the rash I have had for four years. SLE is now the dx from the Rheumatologist, along with many more.
Treatments
- Relafen Too Soon to Tell
- It has been over a week and I do believe that it is helping quite a bit. I am supposed to wait another week before I will really know.
- MSM Working / Worked
- Love it!! I have a great reduction in pain and inflammation.
- Flax Working / Worked
- I love it ground up in my smoothies. Take it every morning. My joints, skin, hair and nail health have all improved.
- Anti-Inflammatory Diet Working / Worked
- It might not be fun to eat this way, but it works very well for me. I can tell if I sway from the diet as I feel symptoms returning.
- Acupuncture Working / Worked
- My treatments have helped me to destress and I can't tell you how wonderful my skin looks. My hair has also stopped falling out.
- Plaquenil Working / Worked
- I've been on it for five weeks and my skin looks a lot better. CANNOT get in the sun. It is also helping some of the connective tissue tightness.
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