Thursday, May 18, 2017

May 18, 2017

Greetings My Friend, One of the problems people with Parkinson's deal with is their sleep schedule gets messed up or no sleep for a few days. My sleep schedule has been crazy for a couple of weeks, I can't get to sleep until late into the night which means my wake up time is late in the morning. I have been struggling with this for several weeks until I saw my doctor recently. She suggested those breathe right strips for my nose along with the CPAP machine along with Mealatonin before I go to bed at night. I have a deviated septum which finds me waking up struggling to breathe, the strips are helping me to breathe easier. I took the Mealatonin and slept well, waking up the next morning at a decent hour for me. I hope to not depend on the Melatonin every night, time will tell. I have had a hard time adjusting to the later morning start, eating meals with Junior due to my late wake up times. Some doctor visits are so helpful, I also learned that a rash I have been getting each summer for 12 years now, after receiving radiation was a fungal infection. With the first day of using the medicated powder the itchiness settled down and I am grateful for this as well. I went into the doctor's office with a list of things I am struggling with and one by one she gave me a solution that is working helping me to get back to the comfort level that has been missing in my life for some time. My problems were bothering me enough to disrupt my life and at the same time they were not huge things like my PD. God is so good because He laid it on my heart to ask the right questions at the right time. It is times like this I see God is in the details of life and I marvel at His graciousness to me. He also showed me that traveling is not something I am able to do anymore. We ran for 3 days to appointments. By the 3rd day I was barely functioning and I longed to be in my routine living again. I am sad that this chapter is closing on my life, at the same time I am grateful for the traveling I have done. I am grateful for the things I still am able to do as well. I can be a friend to Brenda who had a breast removed recently, we text and talk on the phone quite a bit. I am friends with others who have PD and they came to my aid when I was exhausted and needed encouragement. My doctor had answers to my health issues and in all of this I see God's hand on me. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet

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