Doreen's Health And Wellness Journey and Other Things

Category: health

  • 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…

  • Falling!

    I was in the kitchen two weeks ago Saturday with Jack (my dog). He was napping, and I was writing at the kitchen table. My grands were about, so this was my peace. I was waiting for my medication to be delivered while I was writing.About 30 minutes later, I got a text that my…

  • Flu-Monia lol!

    I read last week that a woman became ill with influenza A while on vacation. I can’t recall when she became ill with pneumonia. Or how soon after she became sick with pneumonia, she died. I’m not sure if the article stated whether she saw a doctor. But I guess she had to see a…