We are headed to Pine Cove next week. It's the best family camp ever and we love it. I have already grieved the fact that this year will be very different for me personally because I know I will not be able to keep up the pace with the rest of the family. The good news is though, that the kids will have a BLAST! And hopefully Jason will too. I know he will miss me though when I am not able to do everything. :) He loves me. I'm blessed.
I decided that I'm going to have a whole different mind set and focus on trying to get better while the kids are well taken care of. I am going to try and "detox" my body from all the foods that enhance inflammation. I know it will be hard, but what better time to do it?
Please pray for us and that I will be able to be strong and eat wise. I think if I can do it there for a week, then it will easier to come home and keep it up. I have read several things about people controlling chronic pain(ie. inflammation, arthritis, and/or other autoimmune diseases...) by their diet, so what the heck, I might as well give it a try.
Let me back up, I got another opinion yesterday and it was horribly frustrating. He thinks my pain my be referred from a problem in my thoracic spine. His opinion was completely different from anyone else's and he wants another MRI and an EKG. Let's see, I have had 2 MRI's, a CT scan, more ultrasounds than I can count, more lab work than I can count, two surgeries, physical therapy, 2 chiropractors, medical massage, tons and tons of prescriptions, a bone scan, injections into my joints, trigger point injections, wore an SI brace, and the list goes on. All this to say, I am exhausted. I don't want to go to one more doctors appointment, lab, or imaging center. So my mom is asking me to try the diet/natural route and I figure what to I have to lose?
Turns out that a few of you guys are willing to give me advice too, and I'm all for it. Something needs to change. I fall asleep so fast these days, exhaustion is my middle name, and I feel like my brain is turning to complete mush.
So the point of this post is this...please pray for me as I try and detox my body next week. Please pray that side effects are minimal. Also, please pray that Jason has energy tomorrow and that we have a safe and uneventful drive. And, please pray that everyone enjoys camp and learns big things from God. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Love,
I will definitely be praying for you guys next week as you are at camp! I will miss being able to be there with you! Take advantage of the catering that the staff is willing and able to do for you!! Get some much needed rest! Love you guys!
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