Doreen's Health And Wellness Journey and Other Things

Category: health-and-wellness

  • Peek into My Secret Closet

    Peek into My Secret Closet is a book of poetry and essays that speaks to several areas of my life: death of loved ones,sexual abuse, self -esteem and domestic violence. It is a story of survival.

  • Thyroid Cancer?

    I had an ultrasound of my thyroid in May 2025. Having an ultrasound of my thyroid was nothing unusual; I got one every two to three years. I have a huge goiter and thyroid nodules. This year, the ultrasound showed a nodule on the left side of my thyroid that had grown considerably, and the…

  • My Niece

    My niece , she’s in love, gonna have a baby. Seventeen, gonna finish school, maybe. I wish I had a looking glass to give her a look at my past. Welfare lines, bills behind. Oh Lord, help me! Pampers and milk to buy, boy gone, he said good-bye. Now she’s on her own should have…

  • Positive Health Update

    A few months ago, I had an appointment with my cardiologist. After a EKG, an examination, and reviewing my chart, he determined that I no longer needed two of my heart medications.I was Ecstatic! I was so relieved and grateful that my cardiac condition had improved! This decision, has reduced the burden of me managing…

  • My Prayers

    Lord, Are my prayers reaching you? Or Do they drop with the rain? Lord, do you hear me when I pray? Lord, I’m tired of living this way! Give it to Jesus, someone said. Lord, I need to know: Are my prayers reaching you? Or Do they drop with the rain? Lord, I am failing.…

  • Grace

  • Mental Health Awareness

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month; I can’t predict what tomorrow will bring, but today, I feel mentally healthier than I did last year this time. I am incredibly grateful to God, my therapist, and my medication for the relief. AMAZON BOOKS ON MENTAL HEALTH      2. It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited…

  • My Type 2 Diabetes

    My Type 2 DiabetesI always want to be transparent when I am talking about any of my illnesses because what’s the point of blogging if I’m not honest?My physical revealed disappointing A1c results (7.5) a few months ago.Overall, I thought I was doing okay with my exceptional morning sugars. I knew I needed to tweak…

  • Thin, Dry and Inflamed!

    I had a partial hysterectomy when I was thirty-eight years old, and at forty-one, I had my last remaining ovary removed. This surgery forced me into menopause, and it drove me a little crazy!I was hot one minute and cold the next few minutes. I was sweaty and shaky. I crying, and laughing all at…

  • National Nutrition Month

    March is such a fabulous month, not only because it’s my birthday month but also because it celebrates various awareness campaigns. One that had interested me was the National Nutrition Month. My Google search revealed that National Nutrition Month originated in 1973 as National Nutrition Week, which was organized by the Academy of Nutrition and…