Jun 29, 2014

Migraine Disease Stinks!!!

We were at the Vision center at Walmart getting Davids new glasses. They had these sunglasses that fit over your regular glasses. So I bought a pair to try. They fit over my glasses well and I can't see the edges in my peripheral vision. The idea is to be able to stand wearing sunglasses inside when my migraine is bad.
So annoying. I had to leave the church service 2x this morning because of my migraine and then a 3rd time because I started coughing. I missed half of the sermon. It seems like, no, it is true, that I miss so much of life because of this horrible, invisible disease.




We were at the Vision center at Walmart getting Davids new glasses. They had these sunglasses that fit over your regular glasses. So I bought a pair to try. They fit over my glasses well and I can't see the edges in my peripheral vision. The idea is to be able to stand wearing sunglasses inside when my migraine is bad.

Jun 24, 2014

2nd Job Interview

David had his 2nd phone interview yesterday with AGL.  It went for an hour!  He was fortunate his battery did not conk out.  But I think he put it on the car charger as soon as we pulled out to head to our doctor appointments.

So...things look good.  He feels that he is in a very good position to get this job.  Pray that he will  be able to get a severance from his current company.  They have in the past in similar situations but are telling him "We don't give severance."

Pray that we wait on our Father and don't run ahead.  That we don't assume.  That we make wise plans as we go forward. 

Thank you for all the encouraging words.  It really means a lot to us. 

Cayenne Pepper used to treat migraine pain. It Works!

I know I've posted this at least twice on FaceBook. BUT since all 3 of my siblings suffer from migraines. And I have at least 4 friends, 3 of whom are on FB, that have migraine as well. I'm posting again here.  Maybe someone will find it and be helped.

Make a thin solution of ground cayenne pepper and water. Dip a q-tip in the mixture and gently wipe it around inside your nostrils. It has worked to relieve my head pain every time I've used it.
Don't use a lot of pepper. More is not better. The capsaicin in the pepper somehow blocks something to relieve pain.

I checked with my EENT doc yesterday to make sure that applying this solution to mucus membranes would not cause any problems. He said I'm fine.

There is a spray commercially available, but I haven't tried it because
1, I feel I have more control of the placement with the q-tip and
 2, I keep cayenne on hand for cooking anyway so this remedy is essentially free


Article on using cayenne pepper in the nose to treat migraine pain

Jun 22, 2014

2nd Job Interview

David will have his 2nd phone interview tomorrow.  Please keep us in your prayers as we go through this.  There are so many uncertainties and questions as we learn, once more, to wait on our Father.

Jun 14, 2014

Cayenne pepper in my nose? On purpose? Yes, please...

I posted several days ago about my experiment using a thin paste of cayenne pepper in my nostrils to treat a migraine. I've used it several times now and it has helped to at least lower the pain every time.
Now I find there has been at least one study using a nasal spray solution to treat migraines.

intranasal capsaicin may be an effectivemigraine treatment/

Jun 12, 2014

Good-Bye Wisdom...Teeth that is.

Tomorrow Daniel goes to have his wisdom teeth removed. He's a bit antsy about it and I'm NOT looking forward to it for him at all. I'm actually dreading it. One more thing to get out of the way before David's job is gone.

Jun 10, 2014

Life marches on and GOD will provide...

David had his HR meeting yesterday.  He was told that the company does not give severance packages.  He told them about the 2 people, both over age 50, in his department who have had the same thing done to them in the past 18 months.  So there is a precedence set.  While he was in the meeting with HR he got a phone call from another company about a job!    I know GOD will continue to provide what we need.  But still struggle when I'm too tired with not being fearful.  Thank you for your words of advice, encouragement and your prayers.

Jun 6, 2014

Another day, Another Migraine....

Went to bed with a bad migraine, woke up still in its clutches.  Took meds and am making a to-do list or the kids so that by the time I'm groggy again they can handle most of the day and hopefully Ill be a bit like myself by the time David gets home from work.
I know stress is adding to this.  I think I'll put some of my favorite hymns on to play while I rest.  Anything that takes the focus off of my pain and puts it to better use is a good thing.

Jun 4, 2014

Continued Prayers needed

Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Pray especially for me today as I tend to freeze up in stressful situations and as a result become of no use to David or anybody else.

Because of the stress my migraines are a lot worse and I'm unable to keep food down.

I'm sending in the paperwork to retain a lawyer so we will have legal guidance from here on out. Hopefully that will relieve some of the stress.

Not knowing is one of the worst things to deal with...

Jun 3, 2014

Prayers for wisdom needed


Please keep us in your prayers. David's job situation has become increasingly hostile over the past several years and he was recently put on disciplinary action. He has been with the company for over 25 years and doing his current job for at least 5.

Today his boss told him that there was no way that David could meet the goals set out for him as part of the disciplinary action even though he... has already met several of them.

We need wisdom on how to proceed. Do we need to hire a lawyer. There is definitely discrimination based on age going on as well as harassment in other forms and also his boss has not kept any of the conditions set out in the action.

Pray for peace, wisdom, and strength for us as we go through this trial. Pray that David will be able to find another job.

We do not want to take this to a lawyer because we're greedy. We do need to have our family cared for and when a company starts disposing of a group of employees, in this case the over 50's, something needs to be done.