Oh my!
I cannot believe it was a year ago yesterday that I created this blog! You could say my determination didn't last very long since I never found myself on a second post. Yet, I know this is not the case. In this last year, much as happened that has brought me to where I am today.
And today, I am ready to share my journey with the world! :-)
In July 2010, I had the life-changing experience of working with a Naturopath. The information I learned about foods and natural supplements informs my decisions and my health to this day. Additionally, I came to realize I had an unnatural relationship to food, and was perhaps addicted to sugar. That was a long and scary battle for me. While I don't seem to be under the same sugar spell I was, I would not in any way say I have totally dealt with this issue completely yet.
In October 2010 I started what is known as an "Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)," run by the Baylor School of Medicine. This was to help me deal with the emotional fallout of dealing with a chronic illness that had, in my opinion, ruined my life. This program helped me to find the courage to push myself a little at a time to see just how far I could go before relapsing into a worse condition.
Between the IOP program and a course called "Heartfelt Living" at my spiritual center, Creative Life, I came to understand just how much my own fears and thoughts of inadequacy were affecting my health. I was floored and also excited because I had some control over my thoughts, so they all say. ;-)
Also in October, my husband accepted a position as Quality Manger in Broken Arrow, Ok. The idea of moving was NOT something either of us looked forward to. At the same time, it appeared to be for the best in many ways. He moved to Ok while I stayed back to finish IOP, Heartfelt Living and to prepare for the move. This was the first time in about two and a half years that I did not have my husband to help me with daily tasks such as food preparation, caring for the cats, taking out the garbage. Could I do it?
I could and I did!
How exciting that I was seeing progress! For the firs time since I had become ill with Lyme Disease, including four months being nearly bed-bound, I was finally doing the following ON MY OWN again:
I cannot believe it was a year ago yesterday that I created this blog! You could say my determination didn't last very long since I never found myself on a second post. Yet, I know this is not the case. In this last year, much as happened that has brought me to where I am today.
And today, I am ready to share my journey with the world! :-)
In July 2010, I had the life-changing experience of working with a Naturopath. The information I learned about foods and natural supplements informs my decisions and my health to this day. Additionally, I came to realize I had an unnatural relationship to food, and was perhaps addicted to sugar. That was a long and scary battle for me. While I don't seem to be under the same sugar spell I was, I would not in any way say I have totally dealt with this issue completely yet.
In October 2010 I started what is known as an "Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)," run by the Baylor School of Medicine. This was to help me deal with the emotional fallout of dealing with a chronic illness that had, in my opinion, ruined my life. This program helped me to find the courage to push myself a little at a time to see just how far I could go before relapsing into a worse condition.
Between the IOP program and a course called "Heartfelt Living" at my spiritual center, Creative Life, I came to understand just how much my own fears and thoughts of inadequacy were affecting my health. I was floored and also excited because I had some control over my thoughts, so they all say. ;-)
Also in October, my husband accepted a position as Quality Manger in Broken Arrow, Ok. The idea of moving was NOT something either of us looked forward to. At the same time, it appeared to be for the best in many ways. He moved to Ok while I stayed back to finish IOP, Heartfelt Living and to prepare for the move. This was the first time in about two and a half years that I did not have my husband to help me with daily tasks such as food preparation, caring for the cats, taking out the garbage. Could I do it?
I could and I did!
How exciting that I was seeing progress! For the firs time since I had become ill with Lyme Disease, including four months being nearly bed-bound, I was finally doing the following ON MY OWN again:
- Driving
- Taking out the garbage
- Grocery shopping
- Caring for the cats
- Preparing Food (though I did have some assistance with this thanks to a loving friend!)
How exciting! I actually began to believe that I may not be doomed to having no quality of life. Perhaps, just maybe...my life wasn't over. For the first time since I had become ill, I had HOPE.
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