12/27/2012

12/26/2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Feeling good today. 12/11/2012

ENCOURAGE YOURSELF 12/10/2012

12/05/2012

12/03/2012 PRAISE REPORT

12/01/2012 FAITH

11/29/2012 SELF AWARENESS

11/27/2012

Now that I have my make-up on, it's time for me to do the daily health review.

WORKING ON PART OF MY BODY

I hate using the Windows movie maker because the picture doesn't come out clear but I had to do some editing. I'm sorry about that. I learned a few things while surfing YouTube. I learned new ways to put on my make-up where it looks more airbrushed. I just have to make sure it doesn't look drag queenish. :)

WORKING ON PART OF MY BODY

I hate using the Windows movie maker because the picture doesn't come out clear but I had to do some editing. I'm sorry about that. I learned a few things while surfing YouTube. I learned new ways to put on my make-up where it looks more airbrushed. I just have to make sure it doesn't look drag queenish. :)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2012

NOV 18, 2012: DEALING WITH LIFE CHANGES

OCT 31ST. END OF THE 2ND MONTH

OCT 20

I was in a lot of pain so I went to urgent care/ER. My kidneys, liver and heart is fine. Praise God for that. More test will be one on the 6th of November. My fiance' is with me. I was happy because they finally released me.

Day 48

DAY 24

DAY 20

DAY 18

DAY 16

DAY 14

DAY 11

Day 8

Day 6 fast

Day 3 fast update

Day 1 Starting my fruit and veg fast&prayer diet

The reason that I am talking about my MCTD is because I had planned on sending this video to you tube but then I changed my mind. I also want to make note that there are times when I am dealing with this disease that I experience great swelling. Not only my arms, feet and hands but also my chest. I just wanted to show for medical purposes all the swelling (the reason my chest is out so you can see the difference). You will see a great difference in the swellings day by day.

8/21/2012

7/17/12

JULY 11TH

6/25/12

6/18/2012

6/5/12

6/2/12

5/30/12

5/30/12

5/29/2012

HEALTH DIARY 5/26/2012

5/18/12 11:28pm

I think I should explain that my brother's wife got pregnant on their honeymoon. I don't want anyone to think that she had her baby on their honeymoon. I didn't make it clear.

Not feeling well 5/13/12

5/10/12 diary for today

5/8/12

12:30pm

6:15pm

READY FOR THE PARTY 5/5/12

IN PAIN THIS MORNING 5/5/12

PLANNING IS THE KEY

I realize that where I continue to mess up is poor planning. I have great ideas and great messages but, just like dieting, without a plan, I will continue to fail.

I want thing to be different this time and going cold turkey is sometimes a set up for failure as well.

I decided that today, my task will be to write out a plan. Planning what I watch, what I read, what I listen to, etc...

I notice that most of my success came from planning and being organized. My mother was and is great at organizing things. Her dilemma was, I have three children and one bathroom that they can use. My parents didn't let us use the guest bathroom. So, she came up with a schedule. We all woke up at the same time for school, but she had one of us do something while the other child did something else. She actually made getting ready fun. We enjoyed having a schedule with our name on it. She even had the time on there so we knew how long to be in the bathroom. It worked out perfect. My mother was excellent at finding solutions.

Well, what worked so well for her will work for me also. So today, my task will be to put together a schedule. Tomorrow, I will let you know how it went in a video message.

EAR GATES AND EYE GATES

Today I woke up this morning with chest pain. While I’m scrambling looking for my blood pressure medication, I turned on my TV. My TV was set on Nick Jr. which is a children’s station. It was such a cute show that I kept it on that channel. I found myself feeling all cute and fuzzy inside. I realized that, just like I have to take care of myself through exercise and eating right, I also have to take care of my mind. With all the crazy reality shows out there, it got me hooked because I am amazed at how people behave. The worse they are, the more popular they become. The world gravitates to such bad behavior. Because I am a Born Again Christian, every time I would watch it, it would cause very mild chest pain because I would get so upset.

How is it that I can be so conscience of what I say and what I do, and even what I listen to but, not catch what I watch on TV? I realize that I got to change everything. I said that I am living my life for Christ all the way and that means I have to watch what I eat, see, hear, etc…

All these things are going to help me get to complete wellness. My mom use to always say, watch the things that are gateways into your spirit. Your eyes and ears, are gateways to the spirit. What I feed my spirit is very important. I can’t take any of it for granted and think that what I am doing is harmless. I have to take it all serious. Even with my soap operas, it has gotten so bad that I had to keep telling myself, “this is fake; it’s not real.” That’s when I knew it’s time for me to give this stuff up because I am in a different place in my life. Now I know that I can’t avoid everything that I see and hear when I walk outside, but I can control what I do on my own.

So, now I got to do what will be so hard for me to do, I got to give up some of the foods I love, the music I like, and some of the shows that I love to hate. It’s like being in a bad relationship. You know that this person is no good for you and that you should leave them, but the thing that stops you from doing what you should do is the fact that you will really miss them. The thing is, with everyone else that we ended a relationship with, it hurt in the beginning but later we realized that life is so much better without them.

So, now my new challenge will be to get past the first part and that is, giving up those things that are not beneficial for me. Being sanctified means separated. I have an uphill battle!

THE SCHEDULE 5/4/12

05/03/12 I'm feeling great this morning

WHY I STARTED THIS BLOG

This was me in January. 

On June, 2009 I was diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. It's an autoimmune disorder that affects the surrounding tissues in my body from my kidneys, liver, heart you name it. I have what's called overlapping anti bodies so what is happening is my body is fighting itself. The very thing that is made to fight off diseases is fighting each other causing me to have a lot of pain, swelling and it makes me very fatigue. 

In 2011 I was laid off from my job that I was working at for 12yrs and I am still unemployed. I am currently debating on whether I should file for disability. I just can't imagine myself being on disability. I was inspired to do this blog because Nick Cannon have something similar to what I have and he created a blog called NCredible Health Hustle. He is taking tons of meds and not always following the doctors orders (i.e.boxing exercise) but the best thing is, he is trusting in the Lord for getting back to health.

Well, I was inspired by that. I have two other Christian blogs and I decided to create one more blog regarding health. From looking at his blog, I realize that when we are unhealthy, it not only affect us physically, but it also affects us mentally, emotionally and some times spiritually. It really helps when you have a great support team behind you.

My mother, I love her to death. She is a fighter. She is a cancer survivor. She is a divorce survivor. She has been through it all. She's a peace maker, a councilor, a motivator, a leader, a prayer warrior. But one thing she is having a hard time handling is my health situation. It's tough because she loves her kids so much and don't want to hear or see us suffer and that is the main reason why I don't really call as much as I would like to. I don't want her to feel bad so I try to only call her when I am feeling good. That's with my friends also. I only want to chat or talk when I am feeling really good so that they will not feel awkward or have that I don't know what to say pause trying to figure out how to end the call. 

As long as I am my perky usual self, then all is right with the world. 

I am a Born Again Christian who trust in the Lord for everything. Sometimes my mom want me to do things and if I say I am not feeling well, she get upset asking why do I say I'm going to do something and then back out. I don't know how many ways I can say that I didn't back out, I am sick. There is a difference. Sometimes they just don't get it! I'm in a catch 22 situation, I trust in the Lord for everything including my health, but it appears to be a sin if I say that I am sick. I can't lie. I am sick "in my body", but I don't believe that it is permanent. I believe I will get better, in the mean time, I am sick. I can't lie. When the people in the bible were sick, they did not lie, they were sick. Currently, I am not under a doctor because, I lost my job (laid off). I also lost my car in an auto accident and I lost my best friend and pastor and this all happened last year. I am not depressed but I do have some limits. I am still high in spirit but I am dealing with all this (body pain) with no Meds. I will be back in high gear once I am back on the medication because I still had pain but not as great. But, at least I will not be as weak and tired. 

Well, I'm not going to take all this illness lying down. I have been so blessed with what I was able to accomplish spiritually while I've been home reading, studying, and taking classes so I'm not just sitting around doing nothing, as some would like to think. Then there is my facebook games and neighbors who rely on me to help them daily (LOL). Yeah they are great.  

My children are great also. Michael and Jessica. They are 26 and 24. I am 40 something. They have been very helpful to me. My focus right now is to fight this with the complete help of the LORD. But, I also have to do my part. I must take care of my mind, body and soul. I am going to find out what foods are best for me to eat, how to keep stress at a minimal, and exercise tips that will help me. I am going to keep a weekly video progress report. Until next week, everyone take care, God bless you and I love you.

Angela R. Ingram