Journal Entry for December 26, 2007
December 26, 2007 12:08pm
Hey ya'll! Long time, no journal...or something like that. I hope you are all well. I apologize for the lack of communications, I have been so …
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About Me
My name is Shoshana. I am 26, and live in my hometown. I work in manufacturing, in a small machine shop out in the sticks...lol. I love to be with friends and family, hangin' out and havin' fun. I like parties, movies, music, dancing, bowling, camping, hiking, or whatever may sound fun at the time. I believe that one should treat others as they would want treated, and that life is what you make of it.
My name is Shoshana. I am 26, and live in my hometown. I work in manufacturing, in a small machine shop out in the sticks...lol. I love to be with friends and family, hangin' out and havin' fun. I like parties, movies, music, dancing, bowling, camping, hiking, or whatever may sound fun at the time. I believe that one should treat others as they would want treated, and that life is what you make of it.
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Journal Entry for October 27, 2007
October 27, 2007 11:53am
Hey guys! I hope you are doing well! I am doing better than the last time I wrote...not so down on myself. I actually have felt great most of the …
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Journal Entry for October 6, 2007
October 6, 2007 4:37pm
I want to write, or make a video journal...I just don't know how to put what I need to say into words.
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Hey there I have been thinking of You wondering how you are goining thought I would send you a BIG HUG from me to YOu Have A great Weeek ahead Excel!!!!
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Is your BP gone?
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Hey, I'm new here, just wanted to say hi and send a hug :)
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Hey there show How are you offen think of you hows life I do hope things are getting better for you I realy do Heres a BIG Hug from me to you Love Excel xoxoxoxooxox
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Close Bell's Palsy
I didn't wake up with BP, mine was more of a gradual process over the span of about six hours. I woke up with a headache, and went in late to work. There was some excitement at work when I arrived and after all had settled, I got back to work. I, then, noticed that the right side of my face was numb, which later went down my arm. I thought I was having a stroke. The numbness then went from my arm and right face to my left and my smile started to crook. I went to the ER, and now I have BP.
Treatments
- Aspirin Somewhat Helpful
- Helps to keep the pain down...but I need something stronger.
- Laughter Working / Worked
- Helps me keep positive.
- Patience Somewhat Helpful
- What else can I do? I am not a patient person, but you have to be with BP.
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- All I can do is try to keep a positive outlook...if I'm not in pain, that's not hard to do.
- Prednisone Too Soon to Tell
- I have been taking this for 4 days, since my diagnosis, but haven't noticed any effects.
- Vitamin B12 Too Soon to Tell
- I just went and got some tablets...we'll see what happens.
- Lyrica Working / Worked
- It takes a couple weeks to take full effect, I am on my second week and I can really tell a difference. It did make the major, unbearable pain subside. I take 75mg twice a day.
Close Anxiety
I started getting anxiety attacks a few years ago, when I was in college full time, working full and part time, and trying to maintain a social life. I started having breathing problems, stomach problems, depression, and just outright worry all the time. I thought I was over it after taking Paxil for a while, but after about five years, it's back. I don't have it as bad as I did then, but I feel like it could get worse over time. I spend time worrying about things I can't do anything about.
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Somewhat Helpful
- If I take a few deep breaths...it tends to help.
- Breathwork Working / Worked
- I can time my breaths to get my heartrate down...usually.
Open Bisexuality
If I look back on my life, I can say that I knew at an early age that I like the same sex. I still liked the opposite, but there was a strange attraction on my part with girls in my class. I didn't act on it until I was 16, and after that, I was out to my friends, but never to my family. I have been made to feel like it isn't right by my family, which is considerably older than I. I still want the husband, kids, house, but I love women...they give me what a man can't...or hasn't, yet.
Open Stress Management
I have been given a gift by my mom...the art of worry and stress. If I don't have something directly stressing me out, I will stress myself out about something in my own mind. Since I have been recently diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, I have been told I need to manage my stress...manage?? I gotta learn to deal with it first!
Treatments
Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery
I have smoked off and on since I was 11. Now, it's time to stop. One of my best friends just found out her lung is collapsing from smoking, she's only 33. I'm scared...and ready to kick this deadly habit.
Treatments
- Cold Turkey Working / Worked
- I've quit a couple times, weren't so rough cuz I was ready to quit at the time.
- Laughter Working / Worked
- This is a good treatment for any ailment.
- Nicotine Gum Working / Worked
- Helps calm my cravings.
- Willpower Working / Worked
- I think everyone needs this.
Open Healthy Eating
I'm 26, have been overweight all my life, and am ready for a change. I know how to eat healthy...I just don't do it.
Open Career Changes
I have worked two main jobs in my life. Fast food and manufacturing. I have worked at the same machine shop for over six years, and am making the same amount they are hiring at. I am about to ask for a raise, but I am trying to move on to bigger things.
Treatments
- Patience Working / Worked
- What other choice do I have?
Open HPV
I was told 4 years ago that I had HPV...the kind that does not cause worts. This was way before the disease was out in the open.
Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)
It is different for me month to month, the severity of my PMS. I have a friend that wigs out every month.
Treatments
- Midol Working / Worked
- If it weren't for Midol, this world would be worse off that it already is.
- Oral Contraceptives Working / Worked
- These did cut down on my cramps and bleeding.
- Ibuprofen Working / Worked
- Prayer Working / Worked
- I don't know how many times I told God that if he just made it go away that I'd do something for Him.
- Sleep Working / Worked
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- No greasy foods when the cramps are bad.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Works for a while, till I take the heat off and the bleeding gets worse.
- Breathwork Working / Worked
- Deep Breaths
- Marijuana Working / Worked
- Helps keep my sanity.
Open Cervical Cancer
My sister had cervical cancer when she was around my age, which was about 17 years ago. She almost died, went through radiation, no chemo, and has been in remission for over ten years. I have HPV so I worry that I, too, will go through what she did. She had a hysterectomy at the age of 25 and struggled to have kids until she was 40 and she finally adopted.
Open Adoption
Type: Open AdoptionMy sister struggled for years to have a child after she had to have a hysterectomy due to cervical cancer when she was 25. She tried to use her eggs and a serogate, my eggs and a serogate, adoption through the state, and other countries, to no prevail. Until almost five years ago when she adopted my nephew.
Open Pet Bereavement
We just put Taffy down on Monday...she was 16 1/2 years old, a tiny toy poodle, the best dog in the world, in my book.
Open Marijuana Addiction & Recovery
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