11.28.2017
Good Evening... Blown away that my first blog post was read almost 800 times...
I apologize for not posting last night as promised. I had a dental visit that lasted 4 hours long. I had just begun to fix my teeth when the stupid cancer struck again at my house so I am just trying to get caught back up. I had read sometime in 2006 that metal fillings were not good and contained mercury. Let me tell you my mouth was full of metal, so prior to Rachel getting sick I was on a mission to have them removed and switched to white or composite resin.
On this journey of tooth repair I had to stop because at that time Rachel's health and well being was my main focus. Besides that the little money we had left over after Rachel medical bills couldn't be wasted on me or my teeth. That was silly...or was I silly for not trying to continue to take care of me??
Little did I know way back in 2006 when I was reading about the Mercury in my fillings, these metal fillings were taking my Thyroid down a path of self destruction. When Mercury is in your thyroid, your thyroid will not have enough Iodine to produce T4 and T3, which will lead to Hypothyroidism. In 2010 I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism and started on T4 replenishment therapy.
I was gaining weight, tired all the time,depressed and just not feeling like myself. I would think to myself well I guess I am getting older and here comes the weight gain and all the changes my mother warned me about. But did you know that Vitamin D deficiency and stress are also causes of all of the above symptoms and hypothyroidism. I am from Ohio and had been diagnosed as vitamin D deficient for years. I didn't eat right and I didn't take supplements so guess what, 1 more attack on my poor old thyroid...
In early 2007 when Rachel was diagnosed, her father and I had just finalized our divorced and as a single mom I had started to figure out what I wanted, or what I thought I had wanted. A nice house, fast cars and a career driven single women lifestyle. I worked hard not much time to sleep and every other weekends when my kids were gone I would enjoy an adult beverage or 2. Which leads me to another point Alcohol consumption can also reduce your bodies natural ability to produce T4 and T3 hormone. Boy the things we do to our body that we really have no idea. Not lecturing just sharing..
So back to my teeth, I changed over all my fillings, Rachel got sick. Some of my filling fell out, my teeth got worse and in the past few years a few teeth had to be pulled (in the back) but it still made me feel bad. My mom always said protect your teeth, your only given 1 adult set. So prior to my cancer and after Nate was diagnosed I went in and got my left side fixed up, crowns, bridges and fillings. Paid that off and now is the time for the right side. Yesterday I had 3 crowns, 3 fillings and a bridge. Last night my mouth was a hot mess of nerve pain. But I know in the end the results will be wonderful. Plus a hot Lavender oil bath last night along with arnica ointment on my jaw line helped me sleep like a baby. Yes I am now a natural homeopathic fan..WHY you ask? I do not sell it, I seen it work therefore I believe in it.
When Rachel received Chemo and was violently ill with nausea, she received massage, soothing music and lavender oils worked better than any pill they tried. After starting this therapy she never vomited during treatment again. When we were told that radiation was Nate's only option, and then after radiation was complete his tumors didn't shrink, I found CBD oil, Frankincense oils and Myrrh oils.
This is what I intend to share with you all in my blog, the power of knowledge is incredible. I am just an average girl from a small town who was given the task of keeping not only 1 but 2 children alive as they battle cancer and also help give them a quality of life that every child deserves. I did this with The POWER OF PRAY, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, A GREAT OUTLOOK, and THE WILLINGNESS TO LEARN.
**I had my 6 month Cancer follow up today, more to come on that Tomorrow.
Thanks for reading, Jo Ellen
I apologize for not posting last night as promised. I had a dental visit that lasted 4 hours long. I had just begun to fix my teeth when the stupid cancer struck again at my house so I am just trying to get caught back up. I had read sometime in 2006 that metal fillings were not good and contained mercury. Let me tell you my mouth was full of metal, so prior to Rachel getting sick I was on a mission to have them removed and switched to white or composite resin.
On this journey of tooth repair I had to stop because at that time Rachel's health and well being was my main focus. Besides that the little money we had left over after Rachel medical bills couldn't be wasted on me or my teeth. That was silly...or was I silly for not trying to continue to take care of me??
Little did I know way back in 2006 when I was reading about the Mercury in my fillings, these metal fillings were taking my Thyroid down a path of self destruction. When Mercury is in your thyroid, your thyroid will not have enough Iodine to produce T4 and T3, which will lead to Hypothyroidism. In 2010 I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism and started on T4 replenishment therapy.
I was gaining weight, tired all the time,depressed and just not feeling like myself. I would think to myself well I guess I am getting older and here comes the weight gain and all the changes my mother warned me about. But did you know that Vitamin D deficiency and stress are also causes of all of the above symptoms and hypothyroidism. I am from Ohio and had been diagnosed as vitamin D deficient for years. I didn't eat right and I didn't take supplements so guess what, 1 more attack on my poor old thyroid...
In early 2007 when Rachel was diagnosed, her father and I had just finalized our divorced and as a single mom I had started to figure out what I wanted, or what I thought I had wanted. A nice house, fast cars and a career driven single women lifestyle. I worked hard not much time to sleep and every other weekends when my kids were gone I would enjoy an adult beverage or 2. Which leads me to another point Alcohol consumption can also reduce your bodies natural ability to produce T4 and T3 hormone. Boy the things we do to our body that we really have no idea. Not lecturing just sharing..
So back to my teeth, I changed over all my fillings, Rachel got sick. Some of my filling fell out, my teeth got worse and in the past few years a few teeth had to be pulled (in the back) but it still made me feel bad. My mom always said protect your teeth, your only given 1 adult set. So prior to my cancer and after Nate was diagnosed I went in and got my left side fixed up, crowns, bridges and fillings. Paid that off and now is the time for the right side. Yesterday I had 3 crowns, 3 fillings and a bridge. Last night my mouth was a hot mess of nerve pain. But I know in the end the results will be wonderful. Plus a hot Lavender oil bath last night along with arnica ointment on my jaw line helped me sleep like a baby. Yes I am now a natural homeopathic fan..WHY you ask? I do not sell it, I seen it work therefore I believe in it.
When Rachel received Chemo and was violently ill with nausea, she received massage, soothing music and lavender oils worked better than any pill they tried. After starting this therapy she never vomited during treatment again. When we were told that radiation was Nate's only option, and then after radiation was complete his tumors didn't shrink, I found CBD oil, Frankincense oils and Myrrh oils.
This is what I intend to share with you all in my blog, the power of knowledge is incredible. I am just an average girl from a small town who was given the task of keeping not only 1 but 2 children alive as they battle cancer and also help give them a quality of life that every child deserves. I did this with The POWER OF PRAY, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, A GREAT OUTLOOK, and THE WILLINGNESS TO LEARN.
**I had my 6 month Cancer follow up today, more to come on that Tomorrow.
Thanks for reading, Jo Ellen
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