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chillin'Now Playing: Day 830-The Final Road To Survival
First of all I want to wish princess Eliana my long distance GP niece (Call me proud :) Auntie GP Aunt) a very happy and blessed 4th birthday! What a cutie and such an inspiration as she continues to fight the great GP fight. I can't wait to see the photos of Eliana's new horse!
CHEERS TO ELIANA!
We woke up to the sounds of much needed rain. Eric said, "WOOHOA! this means I won't have to once again water the flowers or apple trees." He definitely planted them just in time! The wildflowers are really taking off and hopefully soon enough so will the rest of the new flowers and trees. Unfortunately there isn't one peach left on the tree in the backyard. The deer came back and finished the rest up including peaches that fell on the ground. OH well...Better try next year. At least since the new apple trees were planted in the front yard hopefully the deer will shy away from late night snacking. 
Instead of just one Groundhog it looks like there is now a family taking shelter under the enclosed wood around the front porch. They have two entrances. One to the left of the porch and one to the right. At least other animals can't disturb them or our fur gang. They are fun to watch and cute as can be!
Today was of course the dreaded Drano aka Hell-In-A-Jug day. UGGGG! I try to do my best making light of a serious situation which is consuming this toxic poison on a weekly basis and not know what will happen with each treatment. This time around my Drano appeared to have went through plastic surgery. GET IT! "PLASTIC surgery." Hahahaha!
I shared the new Drano photo with fellow clean-out friends who also got a good laugh. I don't know about the botox lips but hey! to each their own. 
Hahahaha! My fellow GP friend Jeannie said, "Now you have literally flipped your wig!" Hahahaha!
You gotta take the good with the bad and find fun in it. Even with dynamite in a jug. AMEN!
Like I said before, you just never know how each treatment will hit you and once again its going be a very longggggggg time for this gal! So far its been 9 hours since finishing my last glass and I am still waiting for things to work. Its going to be a night of walking steps and taking short walks with Hubby at the park across from our house. GRRRR! DARN DRANO!!
At least the foundation repairs are finished and we only have three small things left on the list. With no sleep in sight it might be a good thing they won't be back till after 3pm to wrap things up tomorrow. Hopefully it won't just be Littleblue tonight getting some zzzzz's but with Drano you just never know...
surprised
"When you understand your purpose, turbulence doesn't upset you."
bright
It has been a day full of awakenings. I had two doctors appointments. Unfortunately there is nothing they can do to help control my seizures that are here to stay so the only thing I can do is take it one day at a time. I was also asked by one of my doctors today, "How are you doing since we out they can not do surgery?" My response, "I can't change the plate in front of me but when you have been battling and fighting the great fight for almost a decade you take the good with the bad." It hasn't been easy but God has a job for every one to do while here on Earth. I hope one day when I stand before him in Heaven I make him proud!
down
I dealt with tremors for most of the day but thank goodness no after-seizures. I regained full use of my left side by 6pm just in time to play outside "Supervisor" while Eric planted the apple trees. He did a great job and they look sooooooooooo good! We had an empty part of the front yard that needed something and what it sure needed were some apple trees. Hopefully by next summer they will be twice the size if we don't have such a dry year. Eric was nice enough to finish all of the house chores and watering the flower beds outside. We now have over 14 different varieties of wildflowers starting to bloom. They really brighten things up! Even the new groundhog family get to enjoy them since their new home is near the wildflowers. Let's just hope they don't eat them. So far so good!
My seizure disorder started a little over four years ago. I tend to always get seizure-aura before the seizure starts but this time was different because I didn't get any warnings. My Neurologists call my seizures, "Complex seizures" same as with my Gastroparesis that also seems to be COMPLEX. My doctors have run numerous tests over the past four years and found my triggers which seem to be excessive light, flashing lights and bright lights. They have recently not only tried me on a few other new medications but adjusted the dosage but obviously they don't work due to the complexity of my seizures.The past two years they seem to occur the same time my Gastroparesis flairs up. Are they connected? Yes. This morning proved to my doctors once again there is a definite connection. 
Thankfully Eric was home and didn't leave yet for drill. Since I was in the process of standing up I didn't get the aura warning to lay down so the seizure knocked me back and locked my entire left side of my body. I suffered temporary memory loss which isn't the first time and although it can scare the crap out of anyone it sadly occurs following most seizures. Eric was very concerned because my left hand and foot were locked up and turned inward due to my joints being frozen from the seizure. Once my seizure stopped the after tremors lasted for 20 minutes and by that time I was mentally and physically EXHAUSTED! It was 7:30am before I was able to get back to sleep. Eric didn't get to sleep until 10am and also had to call his Commander to let them know what was going on. They are fully aware of my unique medical condition and felt it was important Eric stayed home to make sure I didn't have any after-seizures which can happen following a seizure and tremors. 
celebratory
I have always wanted an apple tree for the past seven years. Its hard to find apple trees and when I looked online last month it was too late in the season to order one. This afternoon I am happy to say we ironically stumbled across APPLE TREES! Not only did we buy one but instead bought two. Soon enough I will have enough wildlife animals around the property to call it my own personal little Zoo. Heeheeheehee... Mr. Groundhog is finally back with a new girlfriend living under the front porch. I have a feeling sooner or later we might see some baby Groundhogs. Eric said, "Wow! The male is HUGE! I have never been able to come this close to a Groundhog but they sure are cute." "The way things are going instead of buying a house out west we might end up with a farm. Hahahaha! I love animals because they will never leave you and always give unconditional love. DITTO TIMES 10!
Since tomorrow is Dranotini Sunday we decided to have a date-night this evening. It will do us both good to get out of the house for awhile! We tried to start the new tradition last month taking turns planning a night out each week but things got us side tracked and I was once again down for the count. Thank goodness I am spontaneous. You have to be living a Gastroparesis life. AMEN! Its been awhile since I was able to go out without hair extensions or wigs and it felt extremely liberating. I better do it now before its too late. Sometimes you just have to put what others say to the side and be YOURSELF. 
With all the house repairs going on Oreo has yet to catch up on his sleep. Littleblue doesn't help much since she is up most of the day and night rotating her stuffed animal fur babies. Hee,hee,hee,hee... Eric hasn't seen anything quite like it but does agree she sure is a great and protective Mom. Too bad most parents in the world aren't as protective of their own kids like Littleblue is with her fur babies.
We let him pick out the days activities which included dinner and games at Chuck E. Cheese. Since my last treatment is still trapped which makes me feel a bit foggy I got smart this time and brought along a magazine. Eric has a huge fear of the Teletubbies which is kinda ironic seeing the table we picked out seemed to be right next to them. The only problem was Eric didn't see them but I sure did. TOO FUNNY!
Little Erik had a great time playing all the games and watching Chuck E. Cheese perform on stage with the other characters. It was busy but not too crowded so we all got to enjoy playing a few game together until little Erik's energy was wiped out then we headed home. We all had a great time and it was nice to free my mind from all the stress that has been going on lately with family. AMEN!
Since a few close friends in the city told me I need to start calling them more often so they can share some laughs I did just that this morning. Like 2:30am. Hahahaha! OK. Now you all can't say I don't call when I am up because guess what? I was UP but the problem was one individual wasn't and instead of his phone ringer being off he accidentally left it on after falling asleep in his kids bed watching a movie. Talking about sharing a few laughs when he was completely out of it then freaked thinking he was late for work. Hahahaha! Maybe next time everyone will think twice about telling me to call them when I am up and can't sleep. At least we both got a huge kick out of it later this evening. I am hoping to be able to see my friends in the city a bit more often before making the big move out west. 
quizzical
Since the stress caused by family put a halt for two days with my treatment I now have to endure it one more time this weekend. Yesterdays treatment didn't work and its to no surprise when your insides are fighting two battles. This should be a clear example for me to finally GET IT and understand if family understood my condition they would had respected the hell I go through doing treatments and not added unnecessary stress. AMEN. Its OK though because here on out I won't have to worry about holding off on treatment and now maybe I can get back on a schedule. I did have an important appointment to have my lymph nodes rechecked by my Oncologist/Hematologist today "however" its like the domino effect. Stress=no treatment for two days=having to catch up on treatment=no sleep=doctor wants me to reschedule so I can rest. Crazy isn't it? Yes. It is.
One of my best buddies in the city also got a bit inspired by me finally taking the bull by the horns that he too started on a new journey letting go of someone who hurt him and his Son in the past. He told me, "Like yourself it was a long time coming but when its the right time you just know." I am very proud of him and together we continue to support one another on our new life journey without the stress, without the constant harassment but instead with open eyes and a lot more wisdom! CHEERS TO THAT!! It takes time to heal when you are constantly being bullied by family and when its been going on for years it can also take years to recover. I sure hope my dear friend and his Son are in a much better place emotionally and in time they can be at peace again. 
If anything "good" came out of this Freddy Kruger nightmare is I am BLESSED to be alive because as stated by a health professional this afternoon, "The stress could had killed you." AMEN! Now for once I can go back to writing about life with Gastroparesis and my NEW LIFE flying solo with Eric, my fur kids and all my amazing, kind, compassionate, loving and supportive friends who have always been like family to me. Thank you to those who have always had my back and to God who made me who I am today, "A FIGHTER."