Healing

I've been living with a pretty debilitating auto immune disease and this year, my rheumatologist advised me that there is a chance (1 in 5!) that it may develop into something life threatening. With no hope of a cure, prevention is my only defence. In April I had my first appointment with a naturopathic doctor. After a physical, taking my blood and history, she put me on a cocktail of supplements: NAC (see video), ginkgo, mushroom concentrate, omegas, niacin, vit d, iron, magnesium and probiotics to start. I've also changed my diet completely, avoiding the following trigger foods: gluten (!), dairy, eggs, cashews, pistachios, hazelnuts, pees and mustard. Almost all I eat and put on my skin is organic. I no longer wear perfume (the new second hand smoke for auto immune sufferers). Though it's not easy for a vegetarian to follow such a restrictive diet, after only 5 weeks, I'm starting to notice a change. Yes, I'm still exhausted, but my mood has improved, my stomach no longer hurts and I'm finally sleeping more soundly. I'm starting to believe that I can change my biochemistry. My body is healing. There is hope after all!

City and Colour

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old man

Mother's Day

Wanted to post this for Mother's Day was too busy dealing with one of Baby's epic meltdowns!



There's nothing more devastatingly heart breaking than having your child hospitalized. My wounds are still very fresh, and like Baby's scar, I will always have that mark. Yes we breakdown, we scream and cry alone in private, but somehow we suck it up and do what we have to do for our child. We are Survivors, we are Mothers.

Organic Bamboo Cloth Diapers

This!

COACH 

#busybragging

Another crazy Tuesday! OT evaluation, grocery shopping, lunch, specialized educator appointment, driving driving driving. What I'm saving for my next day off: paper work, phone calls, cooking, cleaning, 2 more appointments and hopefully (probably not) a bit of rest. #busybragging