Looney Lupie Lady

I hesitated to write this until I found several sources that confirmed this. Micheal did have lupus but he didn’t want to be remembered as a person sick. He wanted to be remembered by his music. History will tell if his music is what we remember of him or the strange behaviours or a person ill who died under mysterious circumstances.

What I found through news and lupus groups is the following:

Micheal gave an interview to Oprah in 1993 that seems to be discussing an autoimmune disease problem.

Also in October of 1993 Micheal made an appearance at a Lupus LA fundraiser. PICS

As to his unusual appearance. Lupus can do some horrible things to the face. African Americans are hit hard by lupus and tend to not get treated appropriately or promptly. Micheal was more than likely surrounded by drs thanks to his money but still lupus is hard to diagnosis unless you are looking.

While I do not agree with how he lived his life. I do feel pity for him. I pray that he knew the Lord and he is now in heaven.

How quickly the lupus wolf turns. My littlest Peanut got a stomach flu. Days on end of little sleep. Then I feel sick. I thought I was getting the flu, but it never came. Instead a body weary fatigue, aches and pains, then the hair starts leaving again.

So here are some questions friends. I crash for 3-4 weeks then slowly start coming back up then within the month crash again. Is this normal? I am wondering if it is time to try another med?  The hair is so bad that hubby told be gently to try another style that the front was showing very thin.

hmmmm Am I ready for that rockin’ wig?  Any way lots of love and healing go out to you my friends. May the Lord bless you and keep you in the palm of His hand!

I have been an avid gardener for years. More from book knowledge than any real experience. Yes I was raised in the middle of Ohio farm land. Yes my mother and grandmother canned and put up the winter’s food at least in part from the large garden they had every year. Some where in the midst of my teen years and early adulthood I lost that green thumb or it tinged brown a bit.

The last three years have shown a marked improvement through. Herbs were the first thing to grow great for me. Then slowly I expanded. Last year was going wonderfully until the groundhog family moved into their den 100 feet from my garden but on someone else’s property. They ate everything but the thyme and garlic chives. I cried but made plans for a stronger fence.

This year started out scary. Groundhog family still there, but smaller the kits moved out. The worst happened a wind storm knocked down the fence completely leaving my garden exposed to the critter population! Hubby to the rescue.

He worked hard and put up fencing all around the garden and reinforced the possible problem areas. I have more growing in my garden this year than ever before and so far so good. Everything is healthy.

On top of that with the lupus I added several pots around the doors. I put the pamper needy plants near at hand in case I couldn’t make the stairs. They too are growing well! I am excited Lord please bless this garden to grow and produce food for my family.

Are you a gardener? Tell me how you are doing. I would love to pray for a blessing on your garden as well. The Lord will bless that which we need and food is one of those important needs. Take care and God bless!

Still hurting from the tremendous drop in energy. I do feel a bit more energized. In fact my stand against lupus is my garden. It is what set me off last year and it is now the outdoors thing that I fight hard to maintain.

I have come to the place wear I realize that I have to hire someone to mow. I love to mow. It is peacefull and once it is done you can see clearly that you accomplished something. Now I have limited energy and mowing saps it quick. So I have decided to reserve that energy for gardening.

So far the garden is suceeding wonderfully! I have tomatoes, potatoes, herbs, lettuce, melons, and various squash. So far only one animal attack and it nibbled down the lettuce. This year I am branching out to the decks as well. I figure that I can make it to the decks easier than out to the garden. So I placed some plants that need a bit more pampering near the doors.

I dream for the day I have my new home. The one where I have ample acreage, level living, and wide halls and doors for when I need the wheelchair. AHHH!

That brings up a good question are there programs out there to help you secure a loan to build a handicap accessable home? My two of children and I have moderate to severe movement issues depending on our current health needs. Any millionaires wishing to do a good deed??? Ah well I will keep paying off debt and saving money.

Take care my friends and God bless!

Sorry it has been so long my friends. I got an intestinal parasite. YUCK! I was acutely ill from that for about one week. The medicine was swift and worked great. Then the lupus took hold.

I have felt ever since as if I only have about 1/3 of my energy. I am constantly in pain and my lymph nodes are swollen again. I have only begun to feel slightly better in the last three days.

I actually cancelled going to a conference I was excited about for lack of energy. I think that this is the first time lupus has truely hurt me bad enough to greatly impact my life.

I have to go to the dr soon. I’ll talk it over with her. I also have to go through the whole thyroid work up again. Well take care my friends I hope that you are doing better than me this beautiful spring.

God bless!