Tag Archives: #meditech

What Are You Passionate About??

Do you want to change your life?

Maybe you wish you would exercise more?

Perhaps your days are filled with strife?

Well, what are you waiting for?

Are your days filled with joy, laughter and love?

Or do you dread getting out of bed?

Do you ask for answers from up above?

Or do you think you’re stuck on your own instead?

Take time to figure out what you’re passionate about!

What do you enjoy, what always makes you smile?

Think of times when it just felt right without a doubt. 

Trust and be patient, as it may take a while!

Do you want to help others reach their goals?

Does providing support and advice appeal to you?

Would health and fitness play any roles?

Remember, you can do whatever you want to do!

You only get one life, just one chance to get it right!

You can do and be anything at all. 

Your days should be filled with delight!

We’re meant to live meaningful lives. 

It’s time to figure out what you’re meant to do. 

A life filled with passion and purpose thrives!

So, believe in the endless possibilities for you!

JKC

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) ) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Won’t You Be My Neighbor!

Tonight’s post will be short and sweet. My neighbor and I went for a good walk. It was super nice out. It was good to get some fresh air. Then we went to Wild Wing together for a drink. Then the kids and I went to her place and sat around the fire. It was a bit chilly, but fun. My younger two were tired, so I came home to get them (and me) into bed. Since my hubby’s out of town, they’re in my bed with me. My oldest is still next door visiting by the fire. I can here them as I write this. I’m super tired, but it’s nice to hear them talking and laughing. I’m lucky to have a good neighbor next door. Our other neighbors moved just before Christmas and that house is still empty. So we only have neighbors on the one side right now. Hopefully, when or if it sells, we’ll get along well with the people who buy it. I’m super warn out, freezing and tired. I need to crash! I can hardly keep my eyes open!! I’m going to have to call it a night, I’m just too beat to do much more. 

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) ) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

🐰🐣Happy Easter 🐣🐰 

Tonight I feel tired all the way to my bones! I’m not sure why…I did get up a lot earlier this morning (the kids woke me up at 8:30 because they were excited to hunt for eggs and their Easter baskets). My hubby made nummy brunch, then he had to go hop on a plane (again) off to Toronto for 5 days…yuck! Too long! Then the kids and I went to my mom and dad’s. My dad actually picked us up, as I wasn’t feeling great and wanted to be able to take whatever I needed to, without worrying about having to drive home. My sister and her family were there as well. She brought a bunch of fun little challenges that she had her kids do as a type of Easter-basket hunting (After each silly game/challenge was completed they got another hint as to where to look for their baskets). They were a lot of fun to watch and the kids (and adults) had so much fun playing them!! Then we had a good dinner and came home. And here I am fighting to keep my eyes open to write this! I just don’t know why I feel so wiped, but for once I’m going to listen to my body and go to bed!! I hope that everyone had a great day😘

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Change How You Think, Change Your Life!!

Today was just much too long long long!

I felt like I was dragging my butt around, 

There damn pain was there and I just felt wrong.

I acted great, I didn’t complain, not one sound!

I’m changing my thinking. 

It’s difficult and won’t happen over night,

Especially when I see the clear linking,

Between my thoughts, words, beliefs and my constant pain fight!

The recurrent things that I say in my head, 

Like: “I’m in pain” “I don’t feel good” “I hate my face”

Are just such negative thoughts that keep me stuck instead!

I just repeat these patterns without any grace. 

I need to remember that there’s more to me than my disease

I’m ready to change my focus, away from the pain. 

My stupid thoughts and beliefs need to freeze!

All these negative messages to myself drive me insane!

I’ll set these intentions as if they are all ready here:

“I am happy and healthy!” “I am as fit as I can be!”

“I work from home all the time!” “I’m a successful entrepreneur!”

“I bring in enough income to allow us to be debt free!”

JKC

Sorry if these rhymes feel too forced! I’m ready to hit he sheets and, consequently, tyres to rush!!

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Time For You!!

Do you ever wish there was more time in the day?

Time to work, time to rest and time to play.

When you hit the sheets how tired are you?

Did you have time to do all you wanted to do?

Or are you totally wiped, with things left undone?

Feeling overwhelmed with no time left for fun!

The world today is all about go go going,

With no time to stop to smell the flowers growing!

So we rush about, running here, running there;

Leaving things undone, but there’s no time to care. 

I’ll get to it tomorrow, I say in my head,

But the next day flies by and I flop into bed. 

I need to find a way for my priorities to change. 

To decide which things in my life I can rearrange. 

I have to drop some things and put myself first. 

If I don’t, the side you’ll see of me is the worst!

Can you find ways to make yourself number one?

Schedule some “me” time and some time for fun. 

The world doesn’t end if there’s still dishes to do.

So, just find a way to fit in some time for you!!

 JKC

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Set The Intentions, If They’re Yours.

Another day when I’m starting to write too late at night! I don’t know what you have to accomplish before you can officially call yourself a “writer”, but I’ve heard that many writers are night-owls. I find myself clear at night (most of the time). For some reason I tend to do most of my writing at night. Well, I guess the only main reason that I write less during the day is because there’s always something that needs to get done. So, I end up running out of daylight. I end up staying up too late to do my writing. I need to set the intention to be finished writing each day by 11:00 or 10:00 or something…that’s not a very clear way of setting up an intention. I guess the other thing is allowing myself to write whenever I want to. I have this weird sense of right and wrong as defined by our society. Go to bed early wake up early…bla bla bla. So then I have this odd sense of guilt when I find myself writing and it’s getting late. Since I’m pretty much able to wake up when my body wants to, generally “too late” ( yet another belief that I’ve been taught). So I have this preconceived idea that if I’m writing too late into the night it’s not “okay”…interesting when you delve into your brain to think about your beliefs. He reasons me behind your actions. Are they really yours?? Do you own them, take pride in following them, or do you move along on auto-pilot doing, or trying to do, what you’ve learned over time, by your parents or society or whom-ever, to be the “right” way of doing things?? Hmmm…something to think about. I need to start living my life with intention… 

Post-workout pic: 

I will exercise 6 days per week!! (Intention set)
 
To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

This Week Is Kicking My Ass!!

This week is kicking my ass!! The face pain has been brutal! I’m so sick of it. It’s extremely exhausting and I’m so done! I wish I knew why sometimes it’s so so bad. Like if there’s a trigger I’m missing. I don’t know, I just wish that this damn disease was a bit more predictable. I’ve joined a few Facebook groups for people with TN. I love skimming through and reading and responding to people’s posts. I had a nice talk with one woman today. This day to day pain is so so difficult to live with. Talking with people who are experiencing the same things, going through different dr’s, day after day of relentless stabbing pain and burning up. Guess what?? It’s not just me! This isn’t just my “normal” now, there are many others who live with this pain. People who truly understand! Yay!! Nerve pain is just so so over-the-top painful and it’s really hard to explain what it feels like to people who’ve never experienced it!! I feel guilty for saying this, but it isn’t the first time that I’ve said it and it likely won’t be the last. My hubby had shingles when our (now 18 year old) daughter was only 2. He felt that nerve pain. He’s said it was horrific and he’d never want to go through that again. But, lucky for me (him, not so much – lol), he did experience it, because he understands, he truly understands what nerve pain feels like. He says that he can remember that pain clearly and can’t even imagine living with that kind of pain forever, especially on your face! Here’s another way to explain it; think of an exposed nerve on your tooth (yes, the Trigeminal nerve has nerve endings in your mouth, teeth, tongue, lips etc etc…), the zap of pain you feel when the dentist accidentally touches the nerve with their tools and you jump a mile high because of how badly that hurts. So, now think of that kind of pain being all over your face, still including your mouth. And, it jabs into your face at any old time it feels like. Oh, right, don’t forget about the searing hot sensation that often accompanies it…good times baby, good times…Well, sorry, I’m off to bed. Sleeping helps me find peace. Zzzz…😴

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

A Day In The Life With TN

Someone’s forcing me to the ground,

With a branding iron on my face!

An ice-pick gets jabbed into my ear!

I wake up sweating on my pillow-case!

My face is burning up,

Don’t move, don’t yawn, don’t cry.

Did you know that crying hurts?

The tears make the pain multiply.

I can’t leave my house without a scarf!

Even a gentle breeze stabs like a knife,

It softly sends a razor down my cheek. 

Is this really how I live my life?

Please don’t kiss me goodbye.

A wave will do just fine!

If you hug me please be careful,

Not to touch this face of mine!

I’m sorry if I don’t want to do anything.

I just don’t feel very good

Hearing that must be getting annoying…

I would go out if I could!

I didn’t choose this for myself,

So why do I take all the blame?

When I do almost nothing at all,

It fills me up with shame.

To live day in and day out, 

In such horrific pain, 

Takes strength, courage and faith,

While feeling you may go insane!

JKC

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

How?

How do you start to live again,

To move from depression to a life with meaning?

How do you continue moving forward,

When pain and negativity keep intervening?

How do you escape your thoughts,

When they try to pull you down and under?

How do you stay positive and motivated,

When your self-esteem is thrown asunder?

Put one foot in front of the other, 

And take baby-steps each day. 

One seemingly small step forward,

Can start you on your way!

Take time to stop and think about your path,

Where you came from and who you were.

What do you want that’s different?

What “you” would you prefer?

You can get healthier and stronger,

You can be proud of who you are. 

You’re on your way to greatness,

And, baby, you’re the star!!

You can choose the life you want,

Right here and, yes, right now!

What are you even waiting for?

Just ask me to show you how!!

JKC

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

My Damn Face

My damn face rises against me

Sending pain along my skin

The shocking pain is all I see

But I just won’t let it win

My damn face steals my sanity

Leaving me blubbering like a fool

With hardly a trace of my humanity

It tries its best to rule

My damn face stops me in my tracks

Randomly striking when it chooses

Without warning it attacks

It cruelly abuses

My damn face can’t even be touched

The softest breeze brings tears

And leaves my fists tightly clutched

Until the searing pain disappears

JKC

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health topic list.”

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”