This is my 2nd anniversary since that awful day when I had 100% heart blockage and a ton of other things that all went terribly wrong at the same time. Better believe I am celebrating life and wellness. Even in a pandemic, I can have a party!! This is my LIFE DAY and I’m gonna celebrate no matter what.
Continue reading Day of Celebration for Life and WellnessCategory: Maribeth’s Story
Radiation Revelation, My Story & American Military Story
Radiation oozing out of me got me to thinking, there has to be a source. People just don’t ooze radiation out of them (who have not had radiation treatments). It is the obvious elephant in the room that sometimes takes me the longest to see. Right under my nose and it takes me 30 years to see it.
Continue reading Radiation Revelation, My Story & American Military StorySquirrelly Fun
It is the little things in life that make me stop, smile and enjoy life. Today it was some squirrelly fun…
Continue reading Squirrelly FunGetting Over Babesia, Lyme Co-infection
Babesia is one of several nasty Lyme co-infections. For me, it was the most miserable of the Lyme co-infections. Since early childhood, there have been very few years that it has not bothered me. I am celebrating getting over the worse of it. Having “cool” parties because I can now feel cooler temperatures and desire the warmth of things like steaming tea.
Continue reading Getting Over Babesia, Lyme Co-infectionAsking Why Not, Instead of Why
Chronic illness has kicked our bums, wiped us out, destroyed our lives, relationships and finances. It is easy to ask “WHY the heck did it happen” and more importantly “WHY did it happen to me.” Very logical and reasonable questions. What about the WHY NOT? Why can I NOT find my way through chronic illness? Why can I NOT see hope? Why can I NOT breakthrough these health barriers? Is this really NOT possible? I actually have the WHY NOT answer and have applied it with victories galore. You too can do this…
Continue reading Asking Why Not, Instead of WhyNeed A Moment Of Bliss
Do you ever need to call a time-out, making things still just for a moment to calm the stress? I needed to de-stress ME, so I picked the thought of blowing dandelions to create my moment of bliss. It totally turned around 2 very stress-filled weeks.
Continue reading Need A Moment Of BlissSocial Misfit Victory
Yep, I would consider myself a social misfit. So sick for so long and so isolated has created a “social misfit.” That’s okay, I am working my way out of it!!! I am finding victory and loving it.
Continue reading Social Misfit VictoryFake It Till You Make It Attitude
Good attitudes do not cure all disease and fix all problems so don’t tell me to have a better attitude!! Oh stars, we struggle while we are ill. While we are chronically ill we sometimes have to just simply have to fake-it-til-we-make-it. Faking a good attitude puts us in a better position to make it.
Continue reading Fake It Till You Make It AttitudeT.P. Funnies During Chronic Illness
Oh stars, how many toilet paper incidents can one ill person have?? How can we bare to be in public when we cannot even manage a trip to the bathroom??? Might as well laugh at
Drunk But Not
If you have been sick enough, long enough, chances are you have had a feeling of being drunk, even though you are not. I have heard of chronically ill people being pulled over, arrested, and then found out to be ill, not drunk. It is a miserable feeling and