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Another Calm Day With Chronic Illnesses

My breathing is bothering me again. I'm not sure what's triggered it. A lot of it seems to be anxiety-driven. The only thing that's really changed is I started watching the Portland protests again which was causing me all sorts of depression and anxiety in the past. I finally had to stop for my own ...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 24, 2020

Slow Day With Chronic Illnesses

After babysitting and all the chores I did yesterday, I decided to take it easy today even though I had the urge to clean more stuff. I first woke up at 7:30 because I remembered it was trash day but found my husband had actually put the cans out before he left for work. He even took all the glass...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 23, 2020

Long (But Productive) Day With Chronic Illnesses

So, my daughter did get that job at the plastic factory with my son (who just started last Friday). On one hand, I'm proud she's taking the initiative to earn more money to support her son. On the other hand, this is going to be a huge change for everyone. Today she had to go over there to fill out...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 22, 2020

Down Then Up Again

Today was better than yesterday. At least, I didn't need a nap and was somewhat functioning. Still not a great day. I didn't actually do anything besides make dinner for me and my grandson (only other people home were my husband who already ate and the 10yo who didn't like the meal I made so had chi...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 21, 2020

Long Day With Chronic Illnesses

I'm so tired right now. My head is killing me. And my grandson won't stop crying because he's super tired. I have no idea what my daughter is doing. She had to clean her carpet and just left him with me. That was an entire movie ago. He won't lie down unless someone is holding him, but I need to get...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 20, 2020

Another Step Back

I guess five hours of board gaming was too much for my body. Or maybe it's because I got invested in this new sweater I'm making my grandson and stayed up to finish the back which meant it was after 3am when I went to bed. Either way, I woke up feeling like crap and have only gotten worse as the d...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 19, 2020

A Better Day

Last night my 10yo son had a breakdown because my husband shut off the computer and told him to do something else because he got mouthy about helping put the food away after dinner. He came upstairs bawling about everyone hating him and then said he thought I was being a bad mom because I said he wa...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 18, 2020

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

That's what my life feels like with being chronically ill. I'll have on or maybe even two semi-good days then get slammed by reality the next. I got a lot done on my son's birthday (Tuesday), and despite that, I did okay on Wednesday. It wasn't super bad like I thought it would be. Then yesterday, I...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 17, 2020

Just Another Day (With Chronic Illnesses)

After spending yesterday trying to recover from my son's birthday on Tuesday, I felt a little better today. I did end up having to cook dinner last night, too, so I guess I was doing better than I thought. I made pot roast in the Instant Pot with instant potatoes and veggies. Nothing really hard. T...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 16, 2020

Recovering Again With Chronic Illnesses

I really overdid it yesterday for my son's birthday. Of course, it doesn't take much for me to overdo things. I'm so out of shape now from literally just sitting around for nearly a year. I've gained a ton of weight which makes everything harder on my back and knees. Ugh. After my horrible headache...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 15, 2020

Life With Chronic Headches

I'm in so much pain right now, I can't move. Which means I can't get up to find anything to take for this headache because that would require moving. This will probably be a really short entry. Today is my youngest son's 10th birthday. I wanted it to be as special as anything can be during a worldw...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 14, 2020

A Better Day Today (Still with Chronic Illnesses)

After at least two days of feeling like complete crap and barely able to be out of bed more than a few hours, I managed a full day without feeling like I was about to die at any moment. I'm not sure what the difference is today. Did I get more/better sleep last night? I can't remember when I went t...

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justanotherjen (Lvl. 36) - July 13, 2020

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