I was washing dishes this morning and had tossed a pair of cutting shears in the sink the night before. I'd left them outside all summer in my thyme/ oregano pot and they really needed to be washed.
I grabbed the sponge, squirted some soap on the shears and started to scrub. Perhaps it was because I'd only had 1/2 a cup of coffee, or maybe I was blasting Gwen Stafani a little to loud, more likely it was because I was lost in a day dream which is typical in my pre coffee world. BUT, yours truly cut her thumb pretty badly.
Keep in mind that I take a baby aspirin every day to keep my Endo a happy camper.
I was bleeding like something out of "Friday The 13th."
Note to Self: Call Sears and get the dishwasher fixed.
As visions of Dan Akroid dressed as Julia Child screaming "I'm getting light headed" danced in my head, I quickly dried my hand, applied some pressure and got a good look at what was causing all the commotion. The tip was still intact, so that was a relief. I looked at the cut and thought,"Wow look at all that blood - that's a good one - I wonder if it will affect my finger print permanently? I'm not wasting this." I grabbed my blood sugar machine and test strips and took a test. 94, VERY NICE...at least I had that going for me.
I sat on the couch with my hand wrapped in a towel and raised over my head. Once again my comedy routine was coming to life and I had to laugh. I had just used a very similar joke at a hospital gig I'd had few weeks ago. Only it had been about a paper cut on my index finger, and that B.S. had been closer to 200.
On the brite side, I still had my thumb and I didn't need stitches. I wouldn't have to wash dishes for the rest of the day, and as long as I didn't need to slice a lemon, I'd be fine. AND my B.S. was under 100.
Dear Friends: THANK-YOU FOR BEING THERE
Photo created and courtesy of Jaime Hernandez
Dearest Friends:
It’s been so hard (and it’s taken me way to long) for me to put my thanks into words and I’m not really sure why.
Maybe it’s because the past 3 weeks have been a shit storm of crap in every sense of the term.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been working so hard to wrap my head around what’s happened and play catch up with my life.
Or maybe it’s because whenever I think of how everyone in the DOC has been there for me, I’m literally rendered SPEECHLESS.
Never have I felt more love and protected than I have this past month. When something bad happens to you, you learn what really matters in life.
You learn how strong you are and what real strength is.
You learn that God/Buddha/The Force (or what ever you believe in) has provided you with a magical bullshit filter that only allows you to focus on what and who is really important.
And you learn the meaning of what a true friend really is.
Every single one of you in the DOC is a true friend and for that, I am truly “the richest man in Bedford Falls.” Wait a sec; I’m not George Bailey! But I do indeed have a wonderful life and fantastic friends.
And lets face it, the DOC coming to bat for yours truly has caused so many freaking bells to ring this past month that all second class angels have now sprouted wings. GREAT BIG ONES!
Big shout outs of thanks and love to every single one of you out there in the Diabetes universe!
But I’d be remiss (WOW and sidebar, because I’ve never actually used that word in my blog before) if I didn’t mention a few friends by name.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I know I’m forgetting some people and I will say I’m sorry in advance:
Scotty J- Thanks for talking/emailing/calling when everything hit the fan! YOU ROCK!
Crystal: Thanks for your continued positive IM's and creation of my tiara and sparkly eye patch avatar.
Lora: Thanks for getting the whole “One Eyed Willie” thing started, for continually making me laugh, and for always making me smile.
Jamie H: Thanks for making me laugh and providing other folks on twitter with avatar eye patches and for putting together such a wonderful pirate collage!
For the army of pirates out in the twitterverse- you know who you are – and what you are is a FABULOUS crew!
Kerri: Your flowers and emails brightened my day more than you will ever know-THANK-YOU.
George: Baconator General, thanks for being there! Talking to you on Friday morning made taking the tests so much easier! You are my friend and I love you.
To The Brothers Bacon, George and Scott: Thanks for sending me the gift of bacon in the form of a pillow – and brightening up my day in the process!
Elizabeth Arnold: Your continued DM's made me stronger and your own strength helped me latch on to mine-THANK-YOU!
Stacey Divone: You are not only a real life CRUMBS Cupcake Fairy, but also a top-drawer friend to boot! Soon we shall dine on CRUMBS in IRL!
Ellen & Melinda: I am so grateful for Twitter, because without it, we never would have become friends!
Dave Nevins: Your emails were filled with positive vibes and pep, and pirate flags-I appreciate them more then words can say!
Babs,FCAnna, Sajabla,Rpederse,Heureste- THANKS for the advice and the laughter!
To the Kellys cubed: Thxs for making me laugh!
Karen: Knowing that your there means the world to me!
Cherise: Your prayers and awesome attitude never cease to amaze me!
Rachel: You and I both deserve a vacay sista!
Scott S: You make me laugh and I love your honesty!
@SamoliPirates for following & saying to me : "Aye, is a pleasure to follow your fine pirate booty!" That just made my day in more ways than one!
Leeann: We are doing lunch VERY soon!
Hannah: For just being you!
Cara and Casey: Thanks for your continued good wishes & prayers!
Manny: For making me smile and bringing lots of love and positive vibes my way!
For every single Parent in the DOC who emailed me or commented via the blog. You guys continue to teach and amaze me every damn day! Your kind words and positive vibes made me strong.
And special thanks go out to any and all I’ve failed to mention by name.
I’m grateful and filled with gratitude for everything you all have given me- and I'm a better woman for having received your gifts of love and compassion.
Thank you from the bottom of my imperfect pancreas!!
Love,
Kelly K
PS Below are pictures of some fine Pirate Booty sent from the likes of Stacey Divone, Kerri Marone Sparling, and George and Scott, my "Brothers in Bacon!"
CRUMBS Cupcakes Courtesy of Stacey Divone
Sunny Gerber Daisies Courtesy of Kerri, Chris, & Baby Sparl
Bacon Pillow Courtesy of my "Brothers in Bacon" George "Ninjabetic" Simmons and Scottie K Johnson!
I Woke Up This Morning And What Did I See?
HUH?
Whaaaaat?
So I woke up this morning,
And what to my wondering eyes should appear?
Not eight tiny reindeer's - NO, it was something much more cavalier.
I stared straight at my pump tubing tangled in the tassels of my snowflake PJ's
Not knowing how to start to untangle my pump tubing maze.
After unplugging myself from my tethered confines
I unraveled my heavily travelled pump tubing line.
It's always something with diabetes you see
Be it being told by the D-Police to try Cinnamon enemas for a cure, or drink ginormous gallons of green tea.
Stubborn bg highs and plummeting lows
On this morning instead, I chose to laugh out loud-
And decided that the best course of action would obviously be...
The Vicious Circle of Illness
My e-book, freely available at http://s-scrutton.co.uk/Failure_ConMed/Introduction.html, talks about the 'vicious circle' of NHS-ConMed failure. By this I mean that the more money spent on the NHS during the last 60 years, principally on BigPharma drugs, the sicker we have become as a nation.
And yet we do live longer! I explained this apparent greater longevity as a statistical device. Take a base figure in the mid 1850's, when large numbers of people died every year in new, industrial and insanitary towns, where people lived in poverty and squalor, longevity was bound to improve during the last 150 years alongside improved public health measures, improved diet, better housing, and so on. But NHS-ConMed has expropriated the credit for this trend. It consistently leads us to believe that our increased life-expectancy was the result of their drugs.
So what about the generation, now in their 60's, who have lived all their lives under the NHS, and have taken more pharmaceutical drugs, earlier in life, than any other generation in history?
New evidence from the USA suggests that this generation is actually sicker than previous generations. See http://www.naturalnews.com/z027778_Baby_Boomers_degenerative_disease.html, and also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1227670/Health-timebomb-hits-baby-boomers-Over-60s-suffer-illnesses-caused-bad-diet-lack-exercise.html.
This is just what could be expected - the more ConMed drugs we consume, the sicker we become. Perhaps over the next few years, longevity trends will actually begin to reduce.
And yet we do live longer! I explained this apparent greater longevity as a statistical device. Take a base figure in the mid 1850's, when large numbers of people died every year in new, industrial and insanitary towns, where people lived in poverty and squalor, longevity was bound to improve during the last 150 years alongside improved public health measures, improved diet, better housing, and so on. But NHS-ConMed has expropriated the credit for this trend. It consistently leads us to believe that our increased life-expectancy was the result of their drugs.
So what about the generation, now in their 60's, who have lived all their lives under the NHS, and have taken more pharmaceutical drugs, earlier in life, than any other generation in history?
New evidence from the USA suggests that this generation is actually sicker than previous generations. See http://www.naturalnews.com/z027778_Baby_Boomers_degenerative_disease.html, and also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1227670/Health-timebomb-hits-baby-boomers-Over-60s-suffer-illnesses-caused-bad-diet-lack-exercise.html.
This is just what could be expected - the more ConMed drugs we consume, the sicker we become. Perhaps over the next few years, longevity trends will actually begin to reduce.
Why do skeptics hate homeopathy? Homeopathy and the treatment of autism.
"Perhaps because it is one of the most threatening alternative modalities – financially, philosophically, and therapeutically. Actually, homeopathy has been a threat to allopathy ever since the 1800s, when German physician Samuel Hahnemann developed the homeopathic system".
So says Amy L. Lansky, PhD (see http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/22/Why-Skeptics-Love-to-Hate-Homeopathy.aspx).
Amy used ConMed treatment for herself and her family until her 3 year old son showed signs of autism, and that started her search for a safer form of medicine. She found homeopathy, and as she says, "after two years of treatment, he was testing normally and was released from eligibility for special education benefits".
The skeptics will dismiss this experience as anacdotal; but then they would, wouldn't they! The safety and effectiveness of homeopathy is a threat to ConMed, and skeptics want to stop people getting access to any treatment that is safer and more effective than their favoured treatment.
For more information, look at Amy's website, http://www.impossiblecure.com/.
So says Amy L. Lansky, PhD (see http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/22/Why-Skeptics-Love-to-Hate-Homeopathy.aspx).
Amy used ConMed treatment for herself and her family until her 3 year old son showed signs of autism, and that started her search for a safer form of medicine. She found homeopathy, and as she says, "after two years of treatment, he was testing normally and was released from eligibility for special education benefits".
The skeptics will dismiss this experience as anacdotal; but then they would, wouldn't they! The safety and effectiveness of homeopathy is a threat to ConMed, and skeptics want to stop people getting access to any treatment that is safer and more effective than their favoured treatment.
For more information, look at Amy's website, http://www.impossiblecure.com/.
Homeopathy Healthy Medicine - a Christmas newsletter
The December issue of Homeopathy Health Medicine has been published. You can find it for free download at
Please feel free to distribute this as widely as you can, and bring the message of homeopathy to more people.
A merry Christmas, and a healthy and prosperous New Year to everyone.
Medicine - the use of low doses in cancer treatment
Conventional medicine (ConMed) would have us believe that only by taking highly toxic drugs in large physical doses can have any impact on our health. This is quite wrong, and the evidence of the benefit of low, minimal and homeopathic doses is actually well known to science - except, of course, to the skeptics and supporters of the Pharmaceutical drugs industry.
It would appear that researchers within the conventional medical establishment are beginning to get the message. Read this at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2754535/?tool=pubmed for a broad overview of the research that looks at the advantages of low doses, mainly in the treatment of cancer.
Of course, the lower the dose, the safer the medicine. Samuel Hahnemann got to know about minimum dose over 200 years ago, and homeopathy has taken the concept to its ultimate conclusion. This is why homeopathy is safe medicine. But ConMed is welcome to the party, better late than never!
It would appear that researchers within the conventional medical establishment are beginning to get the message. Read this at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2754535/?tool=pubmed for a broad overview of the research that looks at the advantages of low doses, mainly in the treatment of cancer.
Of course, the lower the dose, the safer the medicine. Samuel Hahnemann got to know about minimum dose over 200 years ago, and homeopathy has taken the concept to its ultimate conclusion. This is why homeopathy is safe medicine. But ConMed is welcome to the party, better late than never!
