Financial Activism

Last night, in bed, I remembered the recyclables. Since I was unable to take them to the curb myself, I needed them to be by the front door so Chris would take them out. So I got out of bed, rolled to the kitchen and bagged the plastic, metal, and paper. I put 4 bags by the front door and went back to bed.
I woke up in what seemed like the middle of the night. I heard a faint noise. I reminded myself that I hear such noises all the time and there is never anyone there. But I reached out toward Chris, and his spot was empty. My ears were ringing so I rolled out to the dining room where Chris had the router on and was reading e-mail. I took my blocking fabric and went back to bed. But covering myself with it did not help. So I folded the fabric, rolled to the router, and covered it. Chris was still able to get signal, but it was weaker in the bedroom. After he left, I went back to sleep.
I got up at 9. I started my supplements, brushed my hair and teeth, and swished. I boiled water and soaked sprouts. I swept the floors. I printed out a new supplement spread sheet. I turned on the router and deleted some e-mail, then called up the Money Revealed episode:
Patrick Byrne of Overstock.com talked about using great wealth to build opportunities for the less fortunate and to right wrongs. Financial activism. He did the IPO by dutch auction which pissed off Wallstreet and so he was treated as a pariah. He has great hopes for Blockchain. He is investing in getting the land that the poor people in third world countries live on, titled so they can sell it or borrow money against it. Blockchain leads to a sharing economy. You can get started now with the tzero exchange. Block chain reduces corruption. He is doing it overseas because WallStreet won't cooperate. Blockchain eliminates the middleman. You have your private key to your info. No one else can see it. But the transaction will not go through if you don't have enough to pay for it. And the transaction is recorded indelibly so everyone in the chain can see it. It pairs nicely with crypto currency.
People who are telling you to avoid crypto currency are buying patents on blockchain. We won't need title companies. We won't need banks. No more transaction fees. There is a finite amount of crypto because it is based on real estate. But an infinite amount of dollars can be printed over time. People can vote on their phone and check to see that it was actually counted. Blockchain technology will keep all your medical records together no matter where you get treatment or from who. So your current doctor can be better informed to make decisions.
After the first interview, I paused to make breakfast. Beverly called from the Asian store to say the kimbap didn't look right. She sent me a pic. We also talked about other things. Then I ate breakfast and watched the second interview.
After a bit, I paused it to get dressed and go out to water the plants. I printed pages for recording offering. I finished the interview, then went to church to record the offering. It did involve walking, but I felt it was important. Plus I found my sit-upon in the lost-n-found. I took the money to the bank and deposited it. Then I went home.
I was listening to the bonus interview when Chris came home from work. He brought me a package from the post office. The package contained dried natto. It tasted like regular natto, but was not particularly crunchy. I ate several handfuls.
I looked through the keto sheet that the doctor gave me. All the ingredients in my seed crackers are on the approved list. I think I will bring him a piece. He insists that I must be eating a lot of carbs, but everything I eat regularly is on the approved list. Cashews are on the occasional list. Only rice is forbidden, but hey, kimbap is like a staple for Koreans and they are not fat.
I looked for my Frixion pen but could not find it. So I hunted down some freezer paper and cut a big circle around a plate with a rotary cutter. I ate some seed crackers with goat cheese and put one cracker in a baggie for the chiropractor. I finished off the last sweet potato. I played games of “Seahaven Towers” while watching the next episode of Live Longer Feel Better. This episode focused a lot on stem cell therapy. Mel Gibson talked about using it on his 92 year old father who was given 10 days to live and is now 99. My chiropractor is also using stem cell therapy on his joints after being in a car accident.
I made a little salad from what was left of the sprouts. I took the supper supplements. Then we watched two episodes of ST:NG. Chris made his lunch and I wrote to my blog.
* A somewhat tasty treat *

A sad day

I got up at 7:28. I started my morning routine. I took a shower and got dressed. I started reading e-mail. I boiled water to soak the nuts. I also soaked the sprouts and started a new batch.
Just before 10 I headed to the chiropractor. I was tempted not to take the walker, but my foot still hurt and I didn't want to undo any healing. I was ushered into the laser room. The doctor put little green dots on the top of my foot and the bottom. He told the assistant to laser everything inside the dots. He left, and she pressed the laser to my foot, keeping it moving all the time. But each session is only 3 minutes and costs $37.50. I wondered if I could do the same thing with a magnifying glass in the sun.
After the laser treatment, she took me to the decompression room and put me on a table. I tried to relax and count the pulls, but I lost track. Afterward, I had to wait in the hallway to see the doctor. As people were called back, I moved to a nearer seat. When the doctor was ready for me, I was close by, which was good since I walked slowly. We talked a bit. I don't think he remembered me from last time. He has no time between patients. I told him about pili nuts being the highest in fat and he wrote it down to check out later. Maybe now he'll remember me. He did adjustments on my neck and back. Then I was free to go.
I was walking out to my car and and old man was just ahead of me. He carried my walker down the steps and, when I got to my car, put it in the back seat. He told me he was the father of the chiropractor.
I drove home. I made and ate breakfast while watching the second interview of Money Revealed:
Collaborative investing is like crowdfunding 10x. Minimum buy-in is now down to $1000. His goal is to get it to $1 per investor per day. Blockchain is going to have more effect on your life than the internet did. He is working toward a cryptocurrency based on real estate.
Bonus interview: Chef Shamy talked about how he got where he is now and promotes financial literacy.
I went outside in back of the house and used a magnifying glass to 'laser' my foot. I kept it moving around so as not to burn my skin. I covered some acupuncture points as well. I looked for wasps, but did not see any.
I watched videos on acupuncture points. I treated the acupressure points for allergy to nuts, just in case. I ate some pork and kimchi. Chris came home from work.
William called and seemed talkative. I kept getting texts but couldn't check them. After he hung up, I read that my friend had lost her son. It was very sad and I just sat and cried. I read what his brother had written on his Facebook page. It was well written and very moving.
I watched the next episode of Live Longer Feel Better. This episode was about depression. It seemed appropriate. One of the remedies they highly recommended was niacin or niacinamide 3x a day. I added it to my supper supplements. I ate a pickle, then made a large salad and ate that.
Chris was out of bread, so I put ingredients in the bread machine and turned it on. I looked online for nutritional info for the components of seed crackers. I wanted to find a single source for all the info so it would be consistent, but that didn't happen.
We watched two episodes of ST:NG. Chris stayed up to harvest his loaf. I stayed up to write to my blog. I'd like to write to my friend, but I just don't know what to say.
* I didn't have any good subjects to photograph today, so here is what my pill minders look like. Let's hope I don't trip and spill them all over the floor. *

One thing crossed off the list

I printed out a shark bag pattern last night. Then I went to bed. My gut was uncomfortable but eventually that went away and I fell asleep.
When I woke up, Chris was already up. I used the restroom then went out to greet him. I started taking supplements and drinking water. I brushed and swished. I boiled water for nuts and soaked the sprouts. I put dots of glue on some disposable footies and left them to dry. I was still not walking so I did not go to church.
I listened to the next episode of Money Revealed:
John Mackey: founder of Whole Foods, doesn't take a salary, instead he gives it to foundations. He advocates Conscious capitalism, says business is inherently good because it creates value, serves the customer. The calling of leadership is to elevate humanity. Give something you care about your very best effort. Success is not guaranteed, but regret if you don't, is. There was also in interview with Mr. Harrison of Doterra essential oils; a direct marketing firm.
I made and ate breakfast. Chris put laundry in the washer, then went to the grocery store. I discovered that the booties were still not helpful in giving me traction to push myself around on the chair. When the first load of laundry was done, I moved it to the dryer. I watched a video on the dangers of 5G. Men like Mark Steele and Barrie Trower have come forward to share their knowledge and protest.
Chris came home with groceries. He put pork and cauliflower in the oven to roast. I went outside to enjoy the sun. I also watered all the plants and found a few weeds to pull. Then I came inside. I notified Chris of three budding wasp nests. He went out and knocked them down.
I decided to make a wool pressing mat with dowel inside for pressing seams open. I had to walk a few steps into my sewing room to get the fabric I wanted. I had a dowel and marked off the length I wanted. Chris sawed it for me with his multi-tool After I completed the mat, I laid it on my rolling sewing machine cart. I crossed it off my list and added the shark project.
I watched videos on allergy elimination, not able to find what I was looking for. I ate a can of soup and took the lunch supplements. Later Chris pulled the pork and cauliflower out of the oven and I had that for supper. I watched the next episode of Live Longer Feel Better. This one was about cancer. I didn't pay much attention because I was making up supplements for the next 7 days, replacing the doctor's supplements with mine as hers ran out. But the worse was substituting individual ones for Dr. John Gray's Super Minerals. I had all the separate ones, but the dosages were different. So some had to be doubled and others split up. Chris bought me a 28 unit pill minder. It was hard to fit so many supplements in each pocket.
We watched two episodes of ST:NG. Chris looked up one of the characters, then made his lunch and went to bed. I stayed up to blog.
* the wool pressing mat *

A slow day

I got up about 8. I pulled off the vitamin C and glutathione patches that I had put on last night. I started taking supplements. Chris was already up and had the router on. I listened to Money Revealed, which was about 2 ½ hours this time. I continued to take supplements. Then I had a fat bomb and made breakfast. I used the chillow on my back, and microwaved the sock of rice to use on my foot. When the episode was over, I listened to the bonus interview, which was about 45 minutes.
Later I went outside to water plants and enjoy the sun. I knocked down a budding wasp nest on the front porch light. I replanted some flowers in larger pots and hung up the petunias. It felt good to garden again. I filled the watering can from the hose. Then I came inside, bringing my rolling chair with me.
I watched videos from a chiropractor, then I watched the movie theme videos of Goldentusk. I discovered that they have comic stories acted out in 5 minutes intervals. It took all afternoon.
For supper I ate half a sweet potato, some sprouts, and kimchi. Chris fried up some eggs for protein. I listened to the 4th episode of Live Longer Feel Better, all about the 4th phase of water.
When it was over, I played the next episode of Money Revealed. I paused it when Chris was ready to watch ST:NG. We saw two episodes of the show, during which I took magnesium ascorbate at random intervals. I developed a great sleepiness and thought of going to bed before it might dissipate. But I decided to hold off long enough to post to my blog.
* I came across this photo on the internet. I don't know who it belongs to, but I like it. *

Tomorrowland

I slept pretty well, but was not ready to get up at 7 when the alarm went off. I went for a truncated form of the morning routine. Then I got dressed and went to see the doctor.
When I got there, I waited a bit, then was lead to the laser room. It seemed like a long walk using the walker to keep weight off of my foot. I still had the green dots on my foot so she went ahead with the laser, passing it over my foot for 3 minutes. Again, I didn't feel anything. Then she took me the back way to the decompression room and put me on the nearest bed. It was much shorter. I relaxed for 12 minutes while it pulled at my back with 70 lbs of pressure. Afterward, she took me to exam room 2. When the doctor finished in room 3, he came over to talk to me. He adjusted my neck and then my back. He said not to ice my foot after laser treatments. (that wasn't what the handout said). I carried my file to the front desk. I had hung my bag around my neck so I could use the walker, and when I took it off, my neck popped. I hoped that wasn't the adjustment failing. I paid at the front desk and drove home.
I boiled water for nuts, soaked the sprouts, and took supplements on schedule. I listened to the next episode of Money Revealed: 401K's were established for rich executives not the middle class. Fees are paid every year so a lion share of what your money makes goes to Wallstreet. Now you have to opt-out when you take a job. You have no control over where that money is invested, so it is gambling. The amount you think you have in your 401K is based on market prices today. Gov't needs the tax so mandated that you must sell at age 70. Baby boomers will all be selling at the same time, which will affect the market. Invest in something you know about. Wealth is what you have left when you've lost everything.
William called to talk about getting enough protein, and share what he found in Goodwill. After the call, I went back to the money program. I made and ate breakfast. I rolled outside to sit in the sun and rip stitches. When the stitches were gone, I leaned over and pulled some weeds. There were many more that I could not reach. I came inside to iron the fabric that was once a curtain.
I listened to a podcast on NAD. I put some ozone cream on a sore spot on my gums. I had been swishing with salt water and that didn't cut it. Later I swished with xylitol, and then oregano oil. I thought I only put two drops in the glass of water, but when I swished, clearly there was a lot more. I had to spit it out and rinse my lips.
I wrote down some figures to calculate my protein intake. It came out to 61g on days I eat seed crackers with goat cheese. I was inspired to eat some seed crackers and goat cheese.
Chris came home from work. I asked him to get the mail and bring in the banner from my car. He did and there was no mail for me, but a DVD from Netflix. Then I was inspired to finish quilting the scrap project. It was good to have it finished.
I ate the last of the fish and some rice for supper, forgetting the kimchi. I read e-mail, then turned to the old laptop to print a pattern. But it was stuck on some update. I told it to go ahead and then it insisted on scanning a disk and finding unindexed files. While it did that, I started listening to the next Money Revealed episode. Then I had to reboot the desktop computer. By then, Chris was ready to watch TV.
We watched a DVD from Netflix called Tomorrowland with George Clooney. It took me the whole movie to remember his real name. It came to me 30 seconds before the credits. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to blog.
* All my doctor's certificates *

Back to rolling around

I got up soon after my alarm went off. I started my usual routine, then took a shower and got dressed. I took supplements at regular intervals and listened to a very interesting episode 1 of Money Revealed.
At 10 I paused it to pack my scrap project and go to the chiropractor. I arrived a little early. When I got there, I signed in, took a seat and started to sew. But I got called back soon. Then I had the opportunity to sit in a chair in the hallway. I pulled out my project again, but got called into the decompression room almost immediately.
I felt fine. I was asked to lay on my stomach on a table. A belt around my waist was hooked to a machine the put 60 lbs of pull on my lower spine. It was acutely uncomfortable and I mentioned that, but all she said was 'relax'. When I tried to relax, it hurt more. So I quit. I did not want the muscle to spasm.
After 12 minutes of decompression, I had a hard time getting off the table. I went into the hall to wait again and was put in exam room two. I waited while the doctor interacted with the patient in room 3. I finished sewing the binding on the project and considered how I might quilt it.
The doctor said that the first adjustment corrected half of my neck problem according to the second set of x-rays. So I said one more adjustment and I'll be finished, but he disagreed. He adjusted again in the same ways as before, but for a longer time. He pulled on my left leg. He said no walking, and no lifting sewing machines. He dismissed me and I went to the front desk to check out and sign up for laser therapy, starting tomorrow. Then I went home.
I made breakfast and finished the episode I had paused. I started the bonus interview with Edward Griffin. When I had finished eating, I took a break to lay down as specified in the paperwork that came from the chiropractor. When I got up, I finished the interview. Very interesting talk about how the federal reserve was created in secret by the top bankers to 'regulate' banking.
I found a pair of stiff flip flops that I could stuff tissues under the inner side of my foot to take the weight off the outer side. I was preparing to go to the Korean clinic. But at the last minute, I called to see how badly they needed me to come. Dr. Grace answered. She understood if I needed to stay home. She said they wanted to know how to get licensed in New Mexico. So I promised to look it up. Sigh.
And I did. I sent what I found to Dr. Lee in an e-mail. I had some goat cheese and seed crackers for lunch. I didn't need lunch but it was something to take the next round of supplements with. I cut out little circles of interfacing. I listened to another podcast. Chris came home from work. I asked him to check the house mail and he did, but there was nothing for me, or our neighbors. I sat outside in the sun wishing I could go for a walk, but glad at least I could get some fresh air.
I listened to the next episode of Live Longer Feel Better. I heated a bowl of soup and added kimchi and clove oil. Then I ate some blueberries. When it was over, I started the second episode of Money Revealed.
When Chris was ready, we sat in the living room to enjoy two episodes of ST:NG. Then I took the evening supplements and wrote my blog post, converting my notes to full sentences. I had no headache but was uncomfortable all over.

No tea tonight

I was awake when Chris' alarm went off and he got up. I was awake when my alarm went off at 7:30, but I guess I fell asleep again because when I got up, it was almost 9. I noticed that I was walking a little better, but I rolled around the house anyway, to save my progress for my trip to the church.
I worked on my scrap challenge project and took supplements at timed intervals. I read e-mail and then made breakfast and got dressed. I put two days worth of meal supplements in the pill minder. I bought a kindle book on Amazon called The Kimchi Diet. I took a few minutes to look at it and it basically says to eat a quarter cup of kimchi twice a day for 8 weeks. There are particulars on kind of kimchi and recipes and the benefits, etc.
Beverly called. She noticed I wasn't at quilting today. I sat at my laptop with the chillow on my foot reading e-mail. Then I moved the chillow to my back. When I was ready to leave, I put it in the fridge. I saw all the neighbors had put out their recycling, but I literally wasn't going to fall for that again. At least, not this week.
I went to the church to record the donations. It was almost 2:30 and the church secretary was just packing up. She left the computer on for me. After she left, I took the money and tally sheet from the safe. I entered all the donations for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. I printed the reports, shut down the computer and took the money to the bank. I was prepared to wait in line, but someone showed me into an office to make the deposit. I sat at her desk while she ran the checks through and counted the cash. At the end I asked for a stapler to affix the receipt to the tally sheet. But it did not work very well.
From the bank, I went home. For lunch I mashed up a sweet potato and added clove oil, cinnamon, and ghee. I ate it at my laptop. Chris came home with mail. I opened the box to find a set of DVDs on cancer treatments. I heated a can of soup and added kimchi to it. It was very spicy.
I sat in the living room with the heating pad and finished reading the book on NAET. I was not impressed. I sewed binding to the scrap project. I watched the first episode of Live Longer Feel Better. Chris brought up Housing's survey and we answered it together. They might be sorry they asked. I ate some blueberries with cinnamon. I called Dad and he seemed to be doing very well.
I put some water on to boil to make tea. I played Solitaire while waiting for the water to boil, but I guess I forgot about the water. Chris had started the dishwasher. So when we heard a crack, I thought it was a dish. Chris went to investigate and found that all the water had boiled away and the pot was burned and cracked. It made me very sad since it is the perfect pot and I got it in a little shop in Chinhae.
We watched two episodes of Star Trek Next Generation. Then Chris made his lunch and went to bed. I looked at glass tea pots on Amazon and read reviews and answered questions in order to choose one. Then I wrote my blog post and went to bed.
* My favorite tea pot bites the dust. *

A day of rest for my foot

I got up at 6:30 to use the bathroom so I took the first supplement then and went back to bed. But I could not sleep so I got up at 7 and took one of my own enzyme capsules. I did some sewing while I swished. The doctor's office called to say he had a family emergency and she rescheduled me for Wednesday. I took more doctor-recommended supplements at timed intervals. I reached the first meal stage, but was not ready to eat. So I drank more water and read e-mail. I chilled my foot and then my back. I rolled around the house putting things away. At 10:30 I started making breakfast. Chris came home for lunch because he had left a folder at home that he needed at work. Rebecca called to talk about the group charity quilt that she had started. I told her I was not going to quilting today because walking was still painful.
I sat in the livingroom to heat my back and read. I think I did that twice, taking a break to sew. Then I went in my sewing room looking for a small piece of batting. But when I got there, I was distracted and looked for pieces of green fabric to match the charity quilt top I had recently finished. Luckily, I did remember before I left to grab a piece of batting. I folded my laundry and put it away. I looked at orthomolecular books on Amazon.
I sat in the chair with the heating pad and started tapping. I got so relaxed that I kind of dozed off but was still tapping. Then Chris came home. He asked if I wanted to go to the grocery store. I decided I probably shouldn't because it might delay the healing of my foot. He went shopping (Publix was closed yesterday) and I made salad and took the lunch supplements. I looked up orthomolecular treatments for candida. I sat in the sun in the back yard. It was such a shame not to go for a walk.
I played numerous games of N-back, trying to improve my concentration. I heated a bowl of soup for supper. Then we watched two episodes of ST:NG. We looked up some of the actors. Then I wrote my blog post and Chris went to bed.
* This is a poster in the doctor's office (taken last week) *

Easter hopping

I got up when the alarm went off at 7. It went off at 7:30 as well, but by then I had taken the enzyme supplement, brushed my teeth, and gone to the kitchen to drink water, etc. I took a shower, then read some e-mail. At 8 I tried on several dressed before deciding on one that was the right color and loose enough in the shoulders to allow good slide action. I wanted to wear the blue dress with matching Easter hat, but playing trombone would knock it off.
Chris took his shower and got dressed in record time. I meditated for a moment to calm myself. I couldn't stop thinking that I had agreed to do too much.
Chris drove me to church. He met the new pastor and his wife and they all had a great time chatting. I, however, practiced playing flute with Jennifer and Cecelia. Then I practiced playing trombone with the two girls who played french horn and trumpet. The girls were dismissed to Easter breakfast. But then the choir assembled to practice the opening hymn and then the anthem. Afterward, I walked to the nearest bathroom and talked to Elaine about stuff in the book she had lent me.
Finally I was glad to sit in the pew and wait. Hobbling around takes energy and is embarrassing. But there was more to come. After the prelude, the choir gathered in three groups at the back of the sanctuary and sang. Then I and the girls went up front to play the hymn of the day, before going back to our pew. A few minutes later, the choir went up front for the anthem. Then we got to sit again. After the sermon, Jennifer and Cecelia and I played the hymn on flute along with the organ. I am not sure anyone could hear us. I nearly passed out from all the air expended. And I was hungry.
There was a chance to sit for awhile, then we had communion. I was prepared to receive a wafer, but he was handing out chunks of bread. It threw me off and I forgot to intinct. I went back to the pew to sing communion hymns (which had been left out for the entire period of Lent). But before long, we arrived at the closing hymn. So three of us went up front to play.
And then it was over, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Chris brought my trombone case over so I could pack it up, and the stand as well. Then he asked about the flute. I was amazed that I had forgotten it. It was in the pew behind the kneeler. I cleaned it and packed it in the case. Then Chris picked up the bag with everything in it and the trombone and went to the car. I walked behind him, leaving the church, but then spying the cross that had been decorated with flowers before the service. People were taking pictures there. A lady offered to take our pic with my phone. That was very nice.
Chris said he was prepared to go grocery shopping on the way home. But I did not relish walking around the store. So he took me home and helped me change clothes. I took the seed crackers from the oven. I made breakfast while he went to the store. I ate my breakfast and took the doctors supplements and mine. I listened to an audio until Chris came back from the store. I put the glass measuring cup with unmelted fat bomb ingredients over a double boiler. I read e-mail until the contents were melted. Then I poured out 24 fat bombs and put them in the freezer to harden. It was such a nice sunny day that I sat outside and read. It was hard though, because the light was so bright. When I came in, I poured a second round of fat bombs. Then I sat down to jot notes for my blog.
I worked on the scrap challenge project while Chris baked fish in the oven for supper. I took a break to eat some fish and leftover sweet potato. I watched videos on how to treat allergies at home. I watched an episode of What's my Line and then Whose Line is it Anyway? But I gave up because there were so many commercial breaks. I asked Chris to put the battery back in the lawn mower. He found the compartment had water in it, which he sopped out with paper towels. I knocked down another wasp nest. He left the mower to dry and brought the battery back in.
I played some Solitaire, with the chillow on my foot, then retired to the living room to wait for Chris. He signed into Netflix and we watched two episodes of ST:NG. Then he went to bed. I stayed up to blog and take my evening supplements, noting that the supper supplements are still in the pill minder. Sigh.
* This is the cross that the kids decorated with flowers before the service. *

Preparing for Easter

I got up before my alarm went off. I took the first supplement, which contains enzymes to clean the blood of parasites. I drank a lot of water and brushed and swished. I fired up my laptop to find out if the treasurer had responded to my e-mail of last night. Chris was already on his laptop. I got the chillow from the fridge and nestled my foot in it. Later I moved the chillow to the chair, for my back. In an hour or so, I was ready for breakfast but it was too early for me. I had decided not to eat before going to practice. Chris took a shower and put gas in my tank.
I ate a fat bomb and handful of nuts and the breakfast supplements. Chris packed my trombone back into it's case. I took the stand and music and flute. He gave me his duffle bag to hold it all. Then I went to church.
I had a trombone already there. So I got it out and practiced with the french horn player and trumpet player. They were girls. It sounded good and Jennifer told us to warm up tomorrow at 9am. Then I played flute with Jennifer and Cecelia. Jennifer said we should warm up at 8:50. Sigh. Cecelia offered to go over the choir music with me and I agreed. I left the flute and trombone there so I would have less to carry tomorrow. Afterward, I took a pic of flowers on the way out. On the way home, I saw a yard sale and was tempted to stop, but reminded myself that I had to save my foot for tomorrow.
When I got home, I asked Chris to drive me to church tomorrow so he can let me out close to the building. I put a pan of Epsom salt water on stove to heat. I rolled around the kitchen making breakfast. I ate while I finished an audio, then took my supplements. When the water was boiling, we added some to cool it down a little. Then I sat in the kitchen soaking my foot. Bored, I grabbed the dishcloth and cleaned whatever was in reach. Then I sat at my laptop with the chillow behind my back.
At 1:30, Chris got a phone interview for a job in Korea. Sadly, he did really really well. He and the interviewer really connected. I will be very surprised if he doesn't get offered the job.
I took a break to work on a scrap project for the modern quilt guild. I got a bunch of squares sewn together. I added a strip of green and a strip of brown. Chris went to confession. I ate lunch while listening to another audio. An hour later, Chris came home. Either he had to wait in line, or he had a lot to confess.
I turned on the heating pad and cut little snippets of white fabric while it warmed up. Chris loaded a DVD in the player. Then I sat there and read for a little bit. Afterward, we watched an episode and a half of Inspector Lynley. Chris stopped the DVD to go to Easter vigil mass at the nearby chapel. I made a salad and realized that I hadn't taken the lunch supplements that the doctor gave me. So I had to take the lunch and supper ones together.
After supper, I made seed crackers. While they baked, I made more green mix. Then I put cacao butter and coconut oil in a glass cup to melt on the stove, which was hot from the seed crackers. I read e-mail waiting for the stuff to melt. I tried N-back training for the brain. I copied something from Elaine's book into my notes.
Chris came home from the Easter vigil and we finished the episode. I took my evening supplements. I checked on the cacao butter, but it wasn't melted yet. I posted to my blog and went to bed.
* flowerbed at church *

Good Friday

My alarm rang at 7:30. I turned it off and rolled over. My back wouldn't permit it for long so I ended up flat again. I got up and did the usual. While swishing, I looked for dark green fabric to go around my latest quilt top. But I did not find the right green in either prints or solids. I dabbled at other things, constantly getting off track. I organized papers from Dr. Jarvis. I deleted a round of e-mail.
I vacuumed in the bathroom. Vacuuming is on the no-no list for the next two weeks, but it has been put off for about a month now and I can't stand it anymore. Also, I can't avoid the biggest impediment to good alignment which is hopping around on one foot. If necessary, he will just have to start the realignment all over again on Monday.
I printed out another supplement spreadsheet. I sat at my laptop and read e-mail with the chillow under my foot. I hoped it would reduce the feeling of a lump in my arch. I set out two days worth of the doctor's supplements in the 7 day pill minder. I did not put the mineral tablets in because they disintegrate when taken out of the bottle. I made up 8 days of my own supplements that are not covered by what she gave me.
I made and ate breakfast. I took a shower and got dressed. I meditated with Deepak. Chris texted from the Huntsville airport. But it was time for me to leave. I grabbed my packet of papers and went to see Dr. Jarvis. I parked close to the door so I wouldn't have far to hobble. I wasn't using the walker because my left wrist was hurting, and it wasn't so necessary.
Dr. Jarvis had treated me for a brain-body allergy last week and I assumed she would move on to the egg treatment. But she said the first one didn't last and she did it again. So the egg treatment will have to wait until next week. I made an appt for next Friday. It was going to conflict with the chiro appt, so when I got home, I called the chiro. But they were closed until Monday.
Chris was unpacking when I got home. I rested a little, then asked him to check the mail here and at the post office. I left to go to the church to record the offering and take it to the bank. The church was deserted, but there were tables set up in the fellowship hall. As I recorded the numbers, I repeated to myself that I liked my work so much that I would hobble to church to do it. Afterward, I went to the bank and parked in the handicapped spot. I deposited the cash and checks, then went home.
Chris was looking at job announcements, and laughing at some of them. I read e-mail with the chillow on my foot. Chris called his brother for his birthday and we all had a nice chat. Chris made his supper and I made a huge salad. I called my dad. I organized the pics in my quilt download file. Later, Jennifer texted me a pic of a large wooden cross supported by tables which had hammers and nails. That's what they're doing for Good Friday service.
I practiced the flute and trombone. I made ginger tea and put bone broth powder in it. I drank it while we watched Big Hero 6, a DVD from Netflix. After the movie, we watched all the special features. Then Chris went to bed. I was going to write my blog post, but saw an e-mail from the church treasurer and went through all the recorded offerings from the beginning of the year till now to verify his number. But I got a different number, which I e-mailed back to him. Then I wrote my blog post, took my evening supplements and went to bed.

Time to make adjustments

I woke up minutes before my alarm went off. I'd been having a dream about Faye who sold me her old minivan and now was collecting large waxy leaves for a craft. My back hurt again, but not in a spasm sort of way. I got up and used the walker to get to the bathroom. I took the first supplement, brushed and swished. I went to the kitchen to get the chillow. Then I sat at my laptop, cooling my foot.
I got dressed, and used the walker to get to the car. I folded it up and put it in the back seat. I drove to the chiropractor's office. The nurse came out to supervise me coming up the ramp. She opened the special door so I could get in. I signed in and waited, but not for long. Then she took me to another room where I waited for the doctor. He liked my walker. He showed me x-rays of my head, neck and back. He said the tilt of my head was the worst case he'd ever seen. 11 degrees off center. From all that he said, it was a wonder I was walking around relatively painfree. But what he showed me was degeneration over years, not something acute and recent like a ruptured disc.
He laid me on the flat table and used a machine to push a couple of bones in a couple of places. Then he had me stand in front of another table which then rotated flat. A flap in the middle was raised up under my tummy and he let it fall several times. I guess that adjusted my lower spine?
I showed him my foot. He used a tuning fork to determine that none of the bones were broken. Then he sent me for x-rays to see if adjustment helped. After the x-rays, I went to another room where a lady showed me the treatment plan complete with prices and what my insurance will probably pay. I used the rest room and noticed my head was straighter. She took me to the therapy room for decompression. It was more comfortable this time, but still a little iffy. Then I went to the front desk where she charged me most of my deductible for this visit and the last.
Then she helped me out the special door to the ramp. It was steep and my walker had wheels, but I made it down safely. I folded the walker and put it in the car and went home. I made and ate breakfast, with the chillow on my foot. Jennifer texted me that she was on the parkway. I jotted a few notes for my blog and then got back in my car.
I met her at the Korean clinic. Jennifer pulled in right behind me. She walked beside me as I used the walker to lessen the weight on my foot. She wanted a detox foot bath, so we both got one. We talked as we detoxed. She gave me two keto chocolate eggs. Dr.Grace gave us each a cup of moringa tea. Dr. Lee said I needed more calcium for my spine and he recommended eating a tablespoon of black sesame seed every day. Jennifer went to the nearby Asian store to look for it. I stayed to help Dr. Lee fill out forms to get licensed in Georgia. As I left, she gave me seedlings and he gave me onion juice.
When I got home, it took two tries to get everything to the house. I ate lunch, and read a paper about my visit to Dr. Jarvis tomorrow. Then I read a book while sitting at the heating pad and chilling my foot at the same time. William called so I got up to answer the phone. After the call, I worked on choir music for Sunday. I played the flute, then got distracted and ate supper. Netflix sent a message about a sign-in so I called Chris, figuring it was him. After the call, I finished playing flute and practiced my trombone.
I sat with the heating pad again and read all the papers that the chiropractor gave me today. It said I would probably get a headache from the adjustment and there was a list of things I shouldn't do for the next two weeks: mopping, mowing, exercising, twisting, holding a phone on my shoulder, laying on a couch, have dental work done, etc. Also, he recommended a keto diet.
I went to his website and watched a clip of my new chiropractor treating a woman. It looked a lot like what he did to me. Then I called my tapping buddy. I tapped with her on her shoulder after surgery and she was able to get motion where the physical therapists failed. During our tapping time, the rain hit hard. I didn't think I could walk far without the walker, but I hobbled pretty fast out to the car to roll up the windows. I hope I won't have to pay for that later.
After the skype call, it was movie time. First I put in Ice Princess, but soon realized that I had seen it before. So I took that out and put in Rio. There were times I thought I had seen that too, but did not remember the music, so I watched it all the way through. I wanted to dance but I don't think it would be wise if I want to keep my adjustments.
Then it was time to blog and take evening supplements and go to bed.
* This is the 'drop' table. *

Step by step

I heard my alarm go off at 7:30, but my back ached so I stayed in bed a little longer. The walker was by the bed so I used it to stand up, but still could not put weight on my foot. I scooted my bottom down to the corner of the bed where I could reach the dresser and I pulled out clean clothing. I scooted back to the walker and used it to get to the rolling chair. I rolled into the bathroom to wash up and get dressed. I took the first supplement. I turned my phone on to see if there were any messages. I rolled behind the computer desk and was able to turn the router on. I boiled water for nuts and rinsed the sprouts. I deleted uninteresting e-mails with my foot nestled in the chillow. I texted Stacey that I was ok. I took more supplements. I put a pan of water on the floor in the utility room and put a cup of Epsom salts in it. I boiled some water and added that to heat it up. I cut up ginger root and put it in my tea pot. Then I boiled water in the pot and added bone broth powder. I drank it while clearing e-mail.
I listened to part of a podcast while soaking my foot. Because of my back, I still had to stand periodically. I found I could put some weight on it, but not enough to walk. My right thigh muscle complained about having to do all the standing up and sitting down. The chiropractor's office called to see if I was ok after the spinal decompression.
At noon I made and ate breakfast. I started another podcast. I called Dr. Lee to ask if I could help him from home since I could not drive. He asked me to get him licensed for acupuncture in Georgia. I promised to work on it. I e-mailed pics of Grandma's furniture to Michele to see if she could use it for her apartment (if she has one yet). I also told her not to leave the country in case I have to sacrifice my first born to appease the gods.
I had a banana, chocolate and some dates for lunch. I took the walker outside and watered the plants with the hose. I did a little sewing when I figured out that I could roll my chair into that corner. I finished a podcast. I e-mailed Dr. Lee some links so he could print forms and start the process for licensure in Georgia.
I read e-mail with the chillow on my foot, then put it in the fridge. I asked my neighbor if she could get my mail at the post office. She came over to get the key. I put in a movie called Raise Your Voice. It was a flick about musically talented teenagers. Chris wouldn't have liked it. I laid on the couch with my feet up. Halfway through, William called. I don't remember what he wanted, but once he heard about my foot, he told me all about his. Then my neighbor brought my package and key. I unpacked the box and then finished movie. Jennifer texted that she would see me tonight. I texted back no. She also said there would be practice on Saturday. I should have expected that.
I made two salads, and ate while playing Solitaire. Chris called to say he has gotten two requests for interviews: one in Kansas and one in Korea. He also said he'd be home early on Friday. Then I called Michele and told her about the pics I sent, and asked her about her new apartment.
I practiced my trombone and flute. I sat with a heating pad behind me and read from the NAET book. I popped another movie in the player. About half way through, Chris called again, from his hotel room. We talked some more, mostly about Michele. Then he went to bed and I finished the movie. It was called “The Ultimate Gift” and it was long, interesting and sad.
After that, I walked to the dining room to finish my blog post. It hurt, but not too badly. Then I took the final supplements and went to bed.
* This was on the wall at the doctor's office. *

Back on track ... or not

My alarm woke me at 7:30 and I think I slept pretty well last night. My back ached, however. So after brushing and while swishing, I sat with the heating pad and read a few more pages from Elaine's book. The chapter on asthma read like sales copy. Sigh.
After 20 minutes, I got dressed and turned on the router. I moved more things in preparation for the duct-cleaners. I hid the toothbrushes in a drawer. They probably drape everything but I am not taking chances. I also put my instruments away.
Then I sat at my laptop with the chillow behind my back. I checked e-mail and ate breakfast. Then I went to quilting. I saw the duct-cleaning truck at Stacey's house. I figured my house was next. But I went to make dog beds. When I got there, Anita and Thelma were sewing the casings and stuffing them. I greeted the group and Jane showed me her latest wallhanging. I conversed with others too and showed them my quilt top. I never did get to help with the dog beds, but I did bring one to drop off.
When I left there, I went to the Asian store for kimbap and kimchi. So that's what I ate for lunch when I got home. When the kimbap was gone, I remembered the recyclables. The truck hadn't come yet, so I broke down a bunch of Amazon boxes and took them out to the bin. Sadly, I stepped half on the curb and rolled my left foot sideways to an extreme angle, causing me to drop to the ground in severe pain. There was no one around. So I sat up, moved the spilled boxes to the bin, then stood up. I could only bear to take 2 or 3 steps at a time, only putting weight on my heel. When I paused in front of the flower pots, I picked up the watering can and gave them a drink. Then I continued through the front door to my rolling computer chair. I took the chillow off the chair and dropped it to the floor where I could rest my foot on it. I scrolled through a video on quilts to take my mind off of it. I did some tapping for the pain and shock of 'Why Me?'. Over the last few weeks I had been struggling to find meaning in all my back trouble. And now this. Have I offended the big guy?
Finally I called my next door neighbor, but I got her answering machine. So I called the pastor's wife who lives on the corner. She came over and I told her what happened. I asked her to get the rolling chair without arms, and my special shoes for when my ankle hurts. She also filled my water pitcher so I could drink. And she got me wet paper towel with soap so I could wash my abrasions. Then she brought my donut cushion in from the car. The duct people arrived and she let them in. I thanked her and she went home saying to call anytime. I talked to Linda on the phone while they sucked dust out of the vents. But they were done in such a short time that I wondered if they got all of them.
My back wanted me to stand up and my foot wanted me to sit down. It did not hurt so long as I put no weight on it and the toes moved fine. To please both parts, I ended up putting in a movie and laying on the couch with my feet up. Kurt called during the movie. I paused it to talk to him. We chit-chatted for over an hour. I ate some pork with kimchi. I called Julia next door and asked her to get the mail and park my car in the driveway. She offered to take the trash as well so I put it out the front door.
I swept the floor because it felt like the chair rollers were caught on something. Then I rolled to my laptop to type some notes for my blog. Afterward, when I went to the livingroom to finish the movie, the remote stopped working. So I had to roll over to the player to get it started again. I watched it from there.
After the movie, I called Chris, but he was having supper with a couple there and promised to call me later. Then I called Dad and he sounded surprisingly coherent. But he was trying to get to bed early. I looked up actors from the movie on my laptop. Then I went to the livingroom to watch another movie called “A Cinderella Story”. It was a little predictable. Ha. Anyway, it was also after 11. I was glad I had my notes written. I took some magnesium and posted my blog entry while enjoying the chillow on my foot. And hopefully I will get to bed with no trouble.
* This is Jane's wallhanging *

The exam

I set my sleep app to run last night and it woke me about 7:05. I stayed in bed for a bit then got up to take the enzymes, brush and swish. I sewed blocks together in rows. I rinsed the sprouts. I sewed rows of blocks together. I got a phone call for Dr. Lee and redirected them to call him. Although, after the call I realized he wasn't at work yet. Then I read some e-mail and had breakfast. Afterward, I meditated with Deepak.
I arrived at quilting at noon. The ladies were sitting down to lunch. I brought the quilt top and the banner to press. No one else was using the iron. I talked to several ladies. Then I talked to Carolyn, because I had a question. But she turned the conversation to insurance and doctors I should see, like a ob-gyn because of my age. Seeing a naturopath did not count with her.
Finally I ran out of time. I picked up my quilt tops and headed to the car. I drove to Bryant Chiropractic and had no trouble finding it. I brought the new patient forms filled out. But they made me fill out new ones because the print-out was so bad. A man came in just after me and we both had to wait to be seen. After he was taken back, a lady came to show me around (like I was going to remember what each room was). Then she put me in an exam room. I waited. She came back to take range-of-motion measurements. I waited again. The doctor came back to do an exam. He said I had lost half my range of motion. And my head wasn't on straight. But he said that applied to almost everyone because when we're born, we're pulled out by our heads. Hmmm. He said he wouldn't treat me until he had read my x-rays.
Later an assistant came to take x-rays. She took several of my neck and some of my back. She had me stand on some machine that diagnosed each foot. Then I waited again. She took me to a torture room with lots of tables. She had my lie on my stomach with a belt around my hips. She also put electrical stim pads on my back. She gave me a switch to hold in case I needed to stop the process. The machine put 50 lbs of stress on my back to decompress the spine. 45 seconds of that followed by 15 seconds of rest. She said it would feel good, but it was faintly painful. She claimed it was because I wasn't relaxed. I said I wasn't relaxed because it hurt. The muscle that spasms was concerned and ready to jump in if needed.
After that, she released me and I got up very slowly. I went to the front desk and that lady made me an appointment to have the doctor read me the results of the x-rays. She did not charge me at that time. Then I headed home.
On the way, I stopped at the post office. There was a long line and I had to wait to pick up a package. I took it home and checked the house mail. Nothing. I sat at my computer with my chillow and jotted notes for my blog. I noticed a pain shooting down the outside of my leg that wasn't there before.
It was a nice day so I went for a walk. Then I sat with my heating pad and read. But eventually realized the switch was not turned on. I picked dandelion in the back yard, added it to some grocery greens, and made salad. I sat with the heating pad on, eating and listening to a podcast. Then I moved the plants out front to be sure they were out of the way of the duct people who are coming tomorrow.
I practiced my trombone and then the flute. I unpacked the box of nuts. I moved stuff from under the vent in the kitchen. I loaded a movie and made tea while the mandatory previews played. Halfway through the movie, I realized I had seen it before. Sigh. When the movie was over, I danced to the music in the credits. I saw that the girl who played NIM was also in this movie: The Princess Diaries 2.
When the music ended, I went around cleaning up and moving things so the duct people could do their job. Then Chris called. I told him about my day and he told me about his. Afterward, I finished my blog post and took my evening supplements and went to bed.
* The quilt top - seems like I missed a few details. *

Best seat in the house

I got up at 7 when my alarm went off. I brushed and swished and took a shower. I found a really thin shirt that I was never going to wear and cut a half circle out of it to make a casing for the rolled up towel. I checked e-mail while taking supplements at intervals. When finished, I just had time to eat a handful of nuts before I had to run to church.
I got there just before 9. I assembled my trombone and took my seat (with the towel) with the brass players. Jennifer had us run through all the songs in a row and I got worried that my lip might not make it after all. After practicing with the trumpet and tuba players, I picked up my choir music and practiced with the choir. Then I returned Elaine's workbook and we chatted for awhile.
Just before the service started, I sat up front between the tuba and trumpet players. There were opening remarks and such, plus a reading. I was ready to stand before we got to the first hymn. I stood and played all through it. Jennifer told me later that I was so short probably no one realized I was standing. I was not amused. After the hymn we sat in the first pew. I took my sit-upon with me. I was grateful for every chance to stand up. I sang with the choir and then there were more readings. We read in unison all four accounts of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. The brass players played through 3 hymns. And when it was over, I was glad to walk. I put up my trombone and stand. Lars gave me an envelop with two returned checks. Ron talked to me at length and insulted my horn by calling it a bugle. Then Jennifer talked to me though I don't remember about what. She gave me a vase of rosemary and I gave her two vitamin E softgels. She also suggested that I leave the trombone there for next week. Since I have another one at home, I agreed. It was one less thing to carry.
I was so glad to get home. I ate seed crackers and marinated artichoke hearts, pulled pork and mustard, and a can of soup. I was listening to an audio when William called. It was all about Grandma's furniture. Chris texted from an airplane. One of his flights had been canceled and he had been re-routed. I sat with the heating pad, listening and reading.
Later I tried to take a walk because it was so sunny, but cut it short because the wind made me cold. I looked through my collection for quilt backings. I taped paper above curtain to block the morning sun that I noticed a few days ago. I ordered only orange quilt backing because I already had the red and blue that I needed. I listened to part of podcast on peptides, but it wasn't keeping my attention. Then I organized quilt blocks into columns, and pinned them together.
I meditated with Deepak and the chillow. I listened to podcasts, and made breakfast for supper. As I did that, I refilled small containers and made more chia/flax mix. There was a presentation on using hormesis for improving mitochondrial function – breath holding, sauna, cold shower, exercise, infrared light, etc. I took another walk, this time with a coat and hood. It was still windy but since I was properly dressed, I completed the walk. It was dark and quiet in the neighborhood and no cars passed me.
When I got back, I wrote down all the ingredients in all the supplements that the doctor gave me. Then I added up all the different vitamins and minerals and such since they overlap. I discovered that none of them contain vitamin B7, D, or K2. Nor is there any astaxanthin, curcumin, chromium or lithium.
I popped in one of the movies that Lauri had lent me called Nim's Island. I practiced the flute while the previews played. I rather liked the movie although some things were not quite believable. Then I sat down to write my blog and hoped to hear from Chris that he finally got to his hotel.

Getting ready for Palm Sunday

In the middle of the night, I got physically restless. So I got up and took some magnesium (which I had taken before I went to bed) and had some water. I felt better and went back to bed. I didn't sleep right away. But I think I was sleeping when I heard Chris get up to shut my alarm off. I slept again and got up at 8:30.
I took the first supplement. I brushed and swished and trimmed blocks. Then it was time for the next one. I soaked nuts and rinsed sprouts. I checked e-mail. I washed dishes. I called Michele. I made and ate breakfast.
I laid out the blocks to audition the order. Jennifer called to ask if I had a corsage pin. I looked but could not find one.
I packed up my trombone and music and headed to church. I unpacked and set up with the tuba and trumpet players. We played through the pieces and talked about when to sit up front and when to sit in the pew. After the practice, I put my trombone in the choir room. Mary ran through the anthem with me. Then Jennifer and I talked about health stuff. I gave her some vitamin C and glutathione patches and she gave me apple chips and a vase of azaleas.
After she left, I called Leanne who wanted to do something with me today. It was going to take her half an hour to get there, so I made some phone calls; short one to Chris, longer one to William and a long one to Dad, who was having his usual brain fog. I walked circles around my car while talking. Leanne drove up while I was on the phone.
I got in her car and she took me over the mountain to see the flowers and then past her road, and on around to 431. We were going to go to a thrift shop, but my back protested before we got there. So she pulled off at the mall and we walked around the parking lot, talking. When my back had recovered, we headed out again, but saw a sign for a yarn shop so we pulled in. We walked around the shopping center and the yarn shop. The lady expounded upon the reasons why working with yarn was better than working with quilt fabric. We nodded and smiled, but neither of us were about to quit quilting in favor of knitting.
I was tired and needed my chillow, so she took me back to my car. Then I drove myself home. I got the mail. Chris and I walked around the outside of the house spotting wasp nests. They were quite small and he knocked them down. Then I sat with my chillow having lunch and jotting notes for my blog.
I copied some pages from Elaine's work book on the printer with no problem. Then I printed out new patient forms from the chiropractic website, but the copy was completely unreadable. Chris downloaded it to his laptop and e-mailed it to me so I could use the old desktop to print it. Slight better copy, but still mostly unreadable. However, I read the form on the screen and wrote answers where it seemed they should go.
Chris made sweet potatoes and brussel sprouts. I had some of each. I looked for fabric to cover the rolled up towel. I did not see anything in my stash that I wanted to sacrifice for the job. Then I found some gray bags from Lowes. I cut one into three inch strips, sewed them together and wrapped them around the towel ring. But it did not look any better than the towel. Sigh.
I made tea. I practiced the flute. I practiced the choir anthem. Chris and I folded laundry. Chris packed for his trip tomorrow. Chris made up the bed with clean sheets while I put on the pillow cases.
We watched two episodes of ST:NG. I took evening supplements and wrote my blog post.
* Another spring picture *

On the road again

I heard my alarm go off at 7:30. I was in no hurry to get up. But when I did, I brushed and swished and found some fabric for sashing. I cut it into 2” strips. I started sewing it to the blocks, but quit when my back complained. I took supplements according to the regimen. I boiled water for nuts and rinsed the sprouts. When I had worked my way up to breakfast, it seemed too early, so I waited. I read some e-mail and cleared others. I alternated hot and cold on my back. I listened to a podcast on mercury in fillings. I washed the dishes in the sink and all the spoons. Then I made and ate breakfast. Afterward, I meditated with Deepak.
Then I decided to take a walk. I wanted to know how long it would take to walk to the front gate, but did not want to have to walk all the way back if it was tiring. So I chose to see how far I could get in 20 minutes. Well, I set off at a pretty good pace. About 10 minutes later, I felt rain drops. But I kept going because I had a plan, and darn it, I am tired of constantly having to change my plans (and/or the schedule). It never did rain on me. At 18 minutes, I was almost there, but walking on the wrong side of the road. There was a barrier that I would have had to step into the road to avoid, so I turned around. I concluded that I could get there in half an hour but would have to cross the street.
On the way back, I explored a housing loop that I had never been on before. Then my knee started to hurt so I slowed down. I ended up walking 45 minutes. I cooled my back off while I checked e-mail again and tied up a few loose ends. I had told the Korean doctors that I would see them Thursday or Friday but I did not want to go. I tapped on that a lot. And I still didn't want to go.
I sat at my machine to finish up a dog bed. The blocks were still under my needle so I sewed the rest of the strip. But the machine messed up. I changed bobbins twice and rethreaded the top once in order to cure the problem, whatever it was. Then I sewed the dog bed shut. I sat down with the chillow one more time while I put together a Swanson's order.
Around 2, I called Dr. Lee to make sure they were still at the clinic. Then I drove over there. He asked me to make a phone call in response to an e-mail he had gotten. I called, and had to leave a message. I walked back and forth for half an hour, then called again, and left another message. While I was waiting, a young man came in the door. He said he was a student at Oakwood college from Rowanda and selling books to cover his tuition. Dr. Lee and Dr. Grace looked at the books and bought one. I kept walking. Finally, about 3, I said I needed to go home and sit with my chillow. Dr. Lee gave me another box of onion juice. Dr. Grace said I would be in more pain if I were not drinking the onion juice. She gave me a banana and two oranges. She tried to give me a small poinsettia but I told her I could not take care of it. Then I went home.
Driving wasn't so bad really. But then I only lived 5 minutes away. When I got home, I took a packet of Vitamin C. I put some soup in a bowl with a few chunks of beef heart. I sat with the chillow, which was losing its cool. I jotted notes for my blog.
Chris came home. He said his boss invited me to call her if I needed anything next week. I sat against the heating pad and read the NAET book. Then I sewed blocks to strips and ironed them. I made a small salad for supper and took the supper supplements. I read e-mail and finished the Solitaire game from last night. I practiced my trombone and flute.
We watched two episodes of ST:NG. I used the chillow while watching. Afterward, I swished and looked up some of the actors. Then I finished up my blog post and got ready for bed.
* Another pretty pic from our neighborhood. *

Foot detox and NAET

I heard my alarm go off at 7:30. Nature decreed that I get up whether I felt rested or not. Afterward, I swished while auditioning fabric for sashing. I drank water and started the morning supplements. I boiled water to soak nuts in. I rinsed my sprouts. I called Chris to tell him that I needed a ride to the doctor's office.
When I got to the end of the morning supplement process, I made breakfast. I ate it while watching the second half of the last episode of Broken Brain. I realized that I had never posted my notes for the cancer cures in India.
Chris came home about 10. I was walking up and down the street because it was such a nice day and because I wanted to do everything I could to prepare for the sitting that was about to happen. He ate his lunch and I gathered things to take with me. I also started a loaf of bread at his request.
Around 10:30 we headed to the doctor's office. I gave instructions as we went. When we got there, he went inside with me. I told him he didn't have to stay because I had a friend to pick me up. So he kissed me and went back to work. I paced up and down the waiting room to avoid sitting. Finally the doctor's husband came to get me. He showed me to a small room with a foot bath and a machine. Using handheld sensors, he checked my mineral levels and said they were good. Then he instructed me to place my feet in the tub of hot water into which an ionizer was placed. He left the room while I started to read. Music played in the background.
After 30 minutes, he came back and took the tub. He gave me a towel to wash my feet. The water was a dark orange. He mentioned heavy metals and other things in the water. Then he left. I stood and stretched in various ways. Then his wife, the doctor, came to get me.
She took me to a room with an exam bed. I laid on my back and did some muscle testing. Then she have me a vial to hold. She had me lay on my stomach with the vial at my forehead and my other hand thumb to ring finger. She went up and down my spine. Then I rolled over. With a tens unit, she probed various points on my hands and feet, over and over. We talked as she did this. She gave me a card from a chiropractor and said to get an x-ray of my spine there. And then it was over.
I went up front to pay and schedule another treatment for next week. I went outside and called Beverly who was on her way. I walked around the house (her office is an old house) and investigated the flower beds. When Beverly arrived, I got in her car, and placed my rolled up towel in the seat for me to sit on.

She drove me to my church. I suggested that she could walk on the greenway. Then I went into the office to record the offering. But I was earlier than usual and the secretary was still there. I apologized and she insisted that I stay. She talked to me for awhile, then left to do other things. I got the money and the sheet from the safe. I sat at her computer and started recording. Then the council president came in from cleaning in the kitchen. She talked to me for awhile also. After she left, the recording went pretty quickly. I generated all the proper reports and put them in the appropriate boxes.
I locked up and went outside to find Beverly in her car. I got in and she drove me to the bank. I deposited the money and then she took me home. We had no trouble getting on the arsenal. She only had an hour before work, so I thanked her (she was a life saver) and she went home to get ready.
I made myself lunch and took the lunch supplements. I went through all the new supplements and marked down how long each one will last. I looked at a website to find cheaper replacements for those that were used up the soonest. I made an order to Nuts,com and to Swansons. Chris came home from work. I called one of the chiropractors that the doctor recommended and made an appointment for Monday afternoon. I hope to be better by then because Chris is going out of town for a week and cannot drive me there.
I mowed the rest of the back yard. It was slow going because the battery was running out of power. When I was finished, I asked Chris to bring in the battery and plug it to the charger.
I listened to a podcast while clearing e-mail and playing Solitaire. I e-mailed my tapping buddy to see how she was doing after her surgery. I practiced my trombone and flute, sitting down for once. That's probably how we'll play in church. There was some pain in my spine associated with playing high D. I don't know why.
I played half a game of Solitaire, then made tea and took some of my supplements. We watched two episodes of ST:NG. My back wasn't feeling so good. I took the rest of my supplements. I sat in a chair against a heating pad and read about meridians. Then I sat at my laptop with the chillow and wrote my blog post for the day. I hoped the reduction in body temperature would help me sleep.
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Broken Brain notes: Vision therapy improves neurological function. Ozone therapy helps kill pathogens and does more. Hyperbaric oxygen is useful in low-oxygen conditions. Stem cell therapy called Stromal Vascular Fraction uses autologous fat cells.

Cancer in India notes:
Doctors are concerned about GMO's there. Homeopathy is a recognized system of treatment. He gave a list of 8 homeopathic treatments for cancer. Even in great dilutions, nanoparticles of the original material are found. Aurvedic herbs for detox: curcumin, coconut oil, moringa, ashwagandha, bacopa. Avoid the use of electronics and wifi in the bedroom. Taking zinc and magnesium produces melatonin at night. Exposure to radiation and dirty electricity increases insulin levels. Raised insulin will raise cortisol which decreases melatonin. Eat local food which grows without help. It has resistance to the toxins etc in the atmosphere and that will protect you. One minute of anger will depress immune system for 6 hours. One minute of laughter will increase it for 24 hours. (So do yourself a favor and laugh at my jokes)
Pharmaceutical companies have found a way to pay doctors a commission for prescribing chemo drugs even though commissions for doctors are illegal there. Here, if a person is a Medicare patient, the doctor is allowed to charge the cost of the drug + 6%. So there is a financial incentive to prescribe the more expensive drugs. Mistletoe has been studied a lot as a treatment for cancer. Dr. Sandeep uses it as a monotherapy for his cancer patients. Mistletoe is a semi-parasitic plant that grows on a host tree, so it has different properties depending on the host. And that means you pick the one that is best for your type of cancer. Cancer is suppression of emotion. People come from all over the world to his clinic in Nashik which is two hours from Mumbai. Biopsies can cause cancer to spread. Dr. Motiwala uses angustura for bone cancer. Cancer starts in the mind.

Making plans for tomorrow

I got up at almost 9. I started the supplements. I swished and trimmed some nine-patch blocks. (I remembered that in the past my back pain has disappeared when sewing). I turned on the router and played the rest of the Broken Brain docuseries. I swept the floor in the dining room. I soaked and rinsed the sprouts. I soaked nuts for tomorrow. When I had finished all the morning supplements, I made breakfast and took the meal supplements. I listened to the cancer in India episode. I had to watch the words on the screen because of the accents of the doctors. I took notes. I called my doctor to find out when my appointment is tomorrow. I asked if there was any advice the doctor had, but the lady said the doctor only works Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. I mentioned the message I left last Friday and she said she (the receptionist) wasn't there on Friday. She said to give her a call by 5 if I could not make my appointment tomorrow. So I called Chris and he said he could drive me. It was so easy that I am guessing he thinks I am seeing a spine specialist, not primary care.
After breakfast I went for a long walk. It turned out to be an hour, although I did stop twice to talk to a lady who was walking on her lunch break. On the way back, I picked dock and wild lettuce. When I got home, I put the leaves in water and sat in a chair with the chillow.
I tapped on anger and other stuff that came up while sitting against a heating pad. I looked up some stuff for Faye. I texted Michele. I called Dr. Lee to say I wasn't coming today. I meditated. Chris came home from work. I looked up the doctor's supplements on Swanson, but they did not have it. So I looked for something similar. I took a shower and put on vitamin patches.
I called Dad. While we talked, I trimmed the rest of the blocks. After the call, I practiced my trombone and flute. Jennifer texted me that there will be a brass practice on Saturday at the church. I ate some beef heart for supper and took the third set of mealtime supplements. I texted Beverly to ask her to drive me around tomorrow so I can make the deposit from church. I made tea and we watched two episodes of ST:NG. I looked up some of the actors while swishing. Then I posted to my blog and went to bed.
* Anita and Beverly sandwiched this small quilt top yesterday. *

To drive or not to drive

I got up about 8:30. I started taking the supplements because there is a long line of them and they have to be spaced apart. While swishing, I made a spread sheet listing all of the supplements and when to take them. All I have to do now is circle each thing as I take it.
I watched the next episode of Broken Brain, and spent part of it sitting against the Chillow. When I worked my way up the line of morning supplements and got to breakfast, it was only 10:30. I called Beverly to see if she and Anita were sandwiching quilts today, and they were going to. I asked her to call me when they started because my back seems to get better the longer I wait. I meditated, then made breakfast.
Beverly called and said they were ready. I put breakfast in the fridge. I drove to the church with my banner and a can of spray. Beverly had selected some books on banners from the books that Jane donated to the quilt group. I looked through those while she and Anita finished the quilt they were working on. I walked around the room and down the hall while they did mine. I stood around while they did their last one and then I headed home, leaning forward the whole way. I was very glad to have the banner sandwiched, but the toll on my back was troubling.
When I got home, I ate breakfast, and took a long walk. I visited the peony bush in the woods. It promised to be spectacular while it finally bloomed. When I returned, I sat in the green chair with a heating pad. I felt so much better. I meditated again. I listened to the Thailand cancer episode. Then I ate lunch and took the lunch supplements as well as vitamin E and omega-3's.
At 3:30, I tried putting a pillow and the towel ring in my car. I intended to drive to church. But it was not working so I drove around the block and parked again. I listened to more of the cancer episode. Chris came home while I was walking around. When the episode was over, I walked barefoot in the back yard for half an hour. I called Dad, but there was no answer. I sat with my chillow and sang songs to myself. Then I asked Chris to get the beef out of the fridge for me. I put some in a bowl and some in a jar so I can get at it myself tomorrow.
I called Dad a few more times, but he did not answer and the answering machine did not pick up. Finally I called Faye. She told me how she was preparing for Easter and had so many things to do. She also said that it was the extension of my legs in driving that made my back hurt, and to just wait for it to heal.
Chris' 8pm alarm went off. I made tea and practiced my trombone and flute. I am supposed to play this Sunday and am not sure that will happen. I sat on the couch and we watched “In Search Of” - A Call from Space. Then the disc was finished so we watched one episode of ST:NG.
We both retired to our laptops. I wrote my blog post and took the last supplements. By my count, I have had 9 cups of water today. Soon we will both hit the hay.

Thailand is in top 10 for medical tourism. Insulin is a way of getting cancer cells to eat something that will kill them. Low iron/high ferritin usually means cancer. Iodine helps keep cancer from spreading. Most people are iodine deficient. Hyperthermia is used to weaken cancer cells before other treatments. Cancer cells can revert to normal cells when the 'environment' is changed to be more oxygenated and metabolism is raised. Dr. Rife invented a machine to kill the microbes in cancer cells so they revert to normal cells. Any cancer program needs to include lots of healthy fats in the diet.
* The spread sheet that ought to keep my supplements so organized that I can keep track of them. *

Grounded but ok

I was up in wee hours to use the bathroom so I took the first supplement and went back to bed. I did not sleep before Chris' alarm went off at 5am. I got up again to use the restroom and went back to bed. This time I did sleep because when I woke up, it was after 9. I was undecided if it was a good thing that my alarm was still turned off.
I got up to start the next supplement and swish. I put an eye chart on the way with a bent needle. I washed the current sprouts and soaked seeds for the next batch. I made a checklist of supplements and started checking them off. I listened to an episode on curing cancer in Malaysia. My notes are at the end of this post.
It was almost noon when I got breakfast. My inability to sit for more than a minute meant I was not going to sewing today. I meditated twice with Deepak to try to catch up. During the meditation, I sat, stood, and walked to keep my back happy. That did not help me meditate.
Later I took a walk. I got caught in the rain when I was nearly home and walked faster. Then I got an umbrella and went to check the mail, but there was none. I sat at the laptop with my Chillow. It felt ok to sit, but I kept rolling myself forward and backward so my back wouldn't get stiff.
I moved some of my plants out into the rain since they no longer need to be protected from freezing at night. But it was hard to bend down so I did not move all of them.
My back was tired so I laid down with the big piece of minki and rubbed it over my face and arms. It felt so good. When Chris came home from work, I asked him to rub it over my back and legs.

I ate beef heart and made a salad and took supplements. I watched videos and did some tapping. I was able to do more sitting, but still had to get up occasionally. I used the chillow then put it back in the fridge. I ate blueberries with cinnamon. I made tea. I practiced my trombone. I noticed that pinched nerve pain on the right side when I played my loudest. Not a deal-breaker.
We watched three episodes of “In Search Of”: Atlantis, psychic detectives, martians. Then Chris went to bed while I stayed up to post to my blog.

Curing cancer in Malaysia: chemotherapy stimulates cancer stem cells. Animals make their own vit C so they don't get many of the diseases we do. High dose vit C, high dose vit D3 and curcumin are used to kill cancer stem cells. Artemisinin, sulforaphanes and other components of cruciferous vegetables, B-17. Solasodine glycosides from Devil's apple plant target cancer cells which eat them and digest themselves to death. Normal cells do not eat these. It is contained in a cream called Curaderm as BEC-5. Nutritional therapies and changes in diet are also used. One doctor eats tumeric and ginger raw with the skin on. She says the smaller the fruit or vegetable, the more concentrated the nutrient content. They also use mistletoe extract. Cilantro is used for detoxification.

* No quilt pics today so here is a nearby tree as seen yesterday. *

Better than yesterday

I woke up at 6:30 to go to the bathroom. But getting up was not so easy. We used the same method as yesterday and it went faster. But walking was incredibly slow at first. I needed Chris' help in the bathroom. Then I took the first supplement, which was a group of enzymes which clean the blood as long as there is no food in the stomach for them to work on.
Chris sat down to work at his laptop. I played the superman theme song to walk to. As Youtube would have it, other things came up afterward. It started playing theme songs with made-up lyrics by a group called Goldentusk. So funny that it hurt. My favorite line was from the Harry Potter theme song: Though the teachers never said it, staying alive meant extra credit.
During this time, I took supplements at intervals until I got to breakfast. I made my usual breakfast but did not add my own supplements, substituting the ones from the doctor. When Chris took a shower, I went back and asked him to wash me, too. He got me dressed afterward.
I noticed it was hard to sit for more than a minute. But my legs still got tired of walking around. So I rolled a towel and made a circle to sit on. That extended my sitting time to 5 minutes.
I watched the next episode on cancer treatments in Asia: Today's focus was Singapore.
Cancer is a wasting disease. Loss of muscle mass is the killer part. You can live with cancer if you avoid losing muscle mass. Singapore has third lowest cancer death rate. They grow snake grass to get out organic poisons. It is native to Singapore. Soursop is good, too. They have a community garden where they grow herbs for cancer and give them free to cancer patients. They also grow Leeia Indica for leukemia.
I went for a walk. It went fine and I could have walked longer but I was wary of overdoing it without knowing it. I sat on my rolled towel and read e-mail, getting up and down as needed. My friend Joyce suggested I use ice often. So I tried sitting against the cold sock of rice, which felt ok, but when I tried to get up, I couldn't lean forward. I had to use the arms to push myself up. So I tucked the sock into my waistband so I could walk around with it. Then I practiced my flute and trombone. The phone rang and I wondered if the neighbors were calling to complain. But it was my sister catching me up on current events.
I did some mowing. It felt ok, but I worried the whole time. So I did not finish the yard. Chris said he thought I babied my back too much and so it wasn't as strong as it should be. My gut feeling was not aligned with that. He thought I was moving around well, but I think he got that impression because I knew what movements not to make. I read about herniated discs online and watched some videos of tests and treatments.
Chris cooked pork in the oven and a dish of onions, garlic and peppers. I ate that for supper and some blueberries. I sat watching Episode 5 of Broken Brain 2 with a bottle of ice behind my back. For some reason, that made it hard to get up. But I did, every so often.
At 8 we watched three episodes of “In Search Of”: killer bees, earthquakes, and curse of the mummy. I sat some, but mostly walked around or swayed in place as we watched. Afterward, I took my evening supplements and sat down to write my blog. Chris went to bed, sleeping on the side I normally sleep on so I will be on the most accessible side.

Tomorrow will tell

Last night I went to bed with a pair of mp3 headphones. I don't know if it was the meds or the eerie music, but I slept really well until 2:30. I woke up not knowing where I was or what my condition was, although it came back to me in a few minutes. Eventually I had to wake Chris to change my depends. I took a muscle relaxer and somehow went back to sleep.
I woke Chris at 6:30 for the first supplement and then lost track of the time. So the second one I took at 8:30. Chris made me oatmeal again. I tried to look up essential oils with anti-spasmodic properties. All I had was my phone and I am not very proficient at it. So I asked Chris to look it up, figuring he would use his laptop. He took the phone and shortly had the answer. Four oils were mentioned and I owned all of them. Chris mixed a few drops of each with coconut oil and rubbed it on my back. I also took more meds, though not the one for pain since they were almost gone. Chris cued up another episode of a documentary. I watched that. I asked him to water my plants and sprouts. Then the second one he played was on the topic of vitamin E. There are 8 forms of vitamin E and the speaker recommended gamma tocotrienols.
Late afternoon, I was feeling better and decided to try getting up. This is in contrast to earlier when I thought I would have to go to the ER because my progress was too little and too slow. There were a few failed attempts because I was so careful not to give my back an excuse to clench. But with Chris' patience and help, I was able to sit up. I relished the feeling for a few minutes before actually standing up. Chris brought me the walker and I inched my way to the bathroom. Walking was difficult because my back did not like having to shift my weight from one leg to the other.
I made a lot of slow careful steps for the rest of the day. I stood at my laptop and tapped out the Thursday blog, in sections. At one point before the sun went down, I put on clothes and inched my way to the mail box across the street. My neighbor happened to be coming home at just that time and checked to see that I was alright.
I was able to get my own supper and take supplements. I swept the kitchen floor, but Chris had to pick up the crumbs for me. He also stripped the bed and washed the sheets and mattress pad. I listened to the rest of the vitamin E interview while alternately sitting and pacing back and forth. Sitting was uncomfortable. But as the hours passed, it got a little better. I tried playing the flute and trombone. William called then, having heard from Patrick that I went to the hospital. After the call, Chris and I sat down to watch three episodes of “In Search Of”. However, I spent most of that time getting up and walking around where I could still see the TV.
Afterward, I sat for a few minutes at a time to type up yesterday's post and then today's. I took the evening supplements and a muscle relaxer. I missed a sewing event yesterday and today. There is another one tomorrow but I am not making any plans one way or the other. Tomorrow will tell.