I want to start by apologizing lol this will be a long one... Wow, I had a terrible , like god awful, pity myself because I feel sooo freakin bad day... A day that brought me to tears and forced me to spend the entire day in bed... That my friends is what living with chronic illnesses is like and I get so beyond frustrated with myself on days like that.. I am a do-er , always have my mind on something and I just go for it. I LOVE helping others and I know that is what leads me to those god awful days like I had yesterday... not to mention the weather here... RAIN with a bad storm. I mean pouring buckets... (not real buckets, you know what I mean right haha)
I struggle with the realization that I am not "normal" I mean, really for those of you that have ever met me or know me you may be thinking..ummmm Were you EVER "normal" lol No not really BUT.... It just sucks big monkey balls to live with Lupus , fibromyalgia , copd and anxiety... I don't like to tell many about my struggles for fear that they will drift away , not wanting to deal or hear about it .. Oh well, that's not going to happen here lol My goal, well one of them for starting this blog is to reach out to those of you that are dealing with this as well, or caring for loved ones that suffer... We often suffer in silence and I am here to say SCREW that! We need all the love and support we can get right?!
So, (are ya still with me) yesterday I crashed... I knew it was coming I mean I have been going non stop for months.. I help take care of my Disabled Mom so my amazing Dad can go do things sometimes. I run the kids around to football, the dreaded mall, for jink food halls to wal mart lol I am just always busy! Until.....BAM it all hits me... What do you do when you are in a flare up?
I have read about Epsom salt baths really helping with soreness , here is a page I was reading up on about all the uses for Epsom Salt- http://www.naturallivingideas.com/20-epsom-salt-uses/ ( I am not even sure I just posted that link correctly lol Let me know If There's another way to do it please)!
I take prescription meds for pain but have been reading alot about essential oils lately too... Anyone use them? I would love to take the epsom salt bath but, (and I will get more on this in another blog ) We are renovating this house... ughhh I say that because we have been working on it for 5 years! lol and we took the old bath tub out of the main bath and put in a stand up unit...WHY ohhh WHY did I decide to do that?? We do have a plan.... one of many .. to do a master bed and bath ... which I already got ahold of a big soaker tub ( garbage pickin! Yes I am a huge garbage picker , there's some of the not so glamorous for ya lol ) I mean this thing was in brand new condition so I had the older boys throw it in the truck and bring it home...with the quickness!
Back to pain remedies---- Still with me?!?! Wow you're courageous! I am soo random and you will realize very quickly if you haven't already lol I will start another post within the next few days with a bunch of great home remedies for chronic pain, fatigue , etc I hope you can get use out of it and you find something in there that will help ease your pain... We spoonies have to stick together right?! :)
The point I wanted to get at here is On days when I am flaring that bad that my body just wont let me do anything.. I mean it takes all the energy out of me on those days just to get up and go to the bathroom... I want you to know it is perfectly OK to take those days for YOU! It is OK to ask for help. Especially if you have little ones running rampid trashing your house like mine used to ... why is that? The worse I feel the worse my kids used to behave! It is OK to let the dishes go once in a while or better yet ask you spouse to (please) do it today... I hope you have a supportive significant other that offers to do these things on bad days... that means ALOT! If you dont please by all means ASK someone for help! I am sure you'd be surprised how many friends and family members that know about your illness would love to help you! If you dont have anyone nearby... Just LET IT BE... It took me a long time to shake the guilt of this one but , I didnt always have people that were eager to help me so I was mostly on my own with this struggle.. with young children running around... and you just need to stand up for yourself, say to yourself "You know what this is OK, I need this time for ME... tomorrow is another day... "
So, look at yourself int he mirror , say to yourself "I got this... Everything will be ok" and let it be...
It is so important for all of us to take a little time out for ourselves... whether its that bath, going in your room and just laying down reading your favorite book or whatever you like to do for YOU , even for an hour a day... It will help you feel so much better , relaxed and ready to tackle the hyper kids or hubbies! lol
Remember, Let it be and all will be ok! See you next time! Please If I havent annoyed you yet subscribe to this and share! I will get better with the rambling on and I plan on sharing a ton of pics in the near future when I figure out how to! lol I look forward to getting to know every one of you!
Thank you for reading!
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