A time for everything.

" There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace."

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Last night might have been one of the worst pushes I've had. The pushes are always stronger at the beginning of the week because they are made over the weekend.

I got the push around 5:30 last night and started reacting around 6. Usually it takes an hour to react. It started with pain all over and nausea. It's not a kind of pain that you can describe. It's deep inside of you. Then I had fever and horrible jaw and throat pain, along with the body pain and weakness. I couldn't talk for a couple hours because of the pain. The pain continued to get worse for a few hours, almost unbearable. Around 8, I started to shake and I was so cold. Usually the shaking and ice cold feeling comes first. But, you never know what kind of reaction you will get. All of this continued until around 11:30. I was then able to get off the couch and be up for a while. I took a shower and read. Just when I thought everything was getting better, I got a migraine. I finally could take some medicine because I had let the push go on for 6 hours. The medicine did nothing. My mom rubbed my head for a while and pressed on the pressure points for headaches. That helped some. I finally fell asleep around 2am. I woke up at 3:30 with the migraine again. I took more medicine, so that helped a little. I went back to bed at 4 and slept until 7. I woke up again with a headache. Thankfully, I fell back asleep and slept until 11. It was a very long, exhausting night.

I'm thankful that we could sleep in today and go to the clinic this afternoon. I think I'm going to get the lowest dose of the push today so that I can recover from last night. Thank you for all the prayers, I really appreciate it.

The clinic is the place to be!

We had a really good weekend! We went to Lake Tahoe on Saturday. It was so pretty. Yesterday we went to church! We went to the North Virgina St. Church of Christ. We have gotten to know the people there from when we were here in December and January. It is a great congregation!

Today was a great day! The clinic was very crowded, but lots of the people we knew from when we were here in December and January were here again. It was quite a party!!!! We had a lot of fun and were probably way too loud...oh well! I didn't have any appointments today, so we got to the clinic around 11. I got another Placenta IV this morning. This afternoon, I got the glyoxal and detox shots. I also got the push. I went up a step with the push, which means a higher dose, so we'll see how that goes tonight!

"But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:

'Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.'"

Isaiah 43:1-4

Lake Tahoe!

"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." Romans 1:20

2 Weeks Down!

Well, I have finished 2 weeks of treatments! These have been 2 very long weeks...but at the same time, they seem like a blur. The past couple days have been long and hard. I've had fever from the push and haven't slept good at all. Last night I was up way too late with fever and pain. That made today very hard. I wanted to just stay in bed and not have to deal with any IV or shots. But that is not why I'm here. I'm here to fight this fight. I didn't get the push today though. I decided that it would be too much for me to handle. So I will start that again Monday. We met with the doctor yesterday. We decided to stay here for 2 more weeks. Today I got the list of all the medicines I have to take for 6 months. Oh goodness! I have 6-7 shots a day...along with lots of nutritional supplements and medicines. Thank goodness I'm not scared of needles!

Tomorrow, we are going to try to go back to Lake Tahoe!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

This is a great song!

Changing Happy by Jadon Lavik

"I’ve always found that happiness hides

Just around the corner just out of my reach

And the moment its found the next that it’s missing

And I need to change my own definition

Cause nothing’s ever quite all that it seems

And I am not convinced that anybody is ever living the dream

And expectations kill as reality plays this show of your life

It’s a whole different scene

Yeah, I’m changing what it means to be happy, what it means

Yeah, back to the way I know that it should be,

Close to YOU is where I need to be

No matter how hard we push or how hard we pull

There’s just a little bit more ‘til we’re full

Cause we’ve all tried to cover sadness and sorrow

With temporary things that never seem to last

Yeah, I’m changing what it means to be happy, what it means

Yeah, back to the way I know that it should be

So explain to me why we fill up empty with empty and at the end of the day

We’re confused by the longing

change it back, change it back, change it back, oh change it

Yeah, I’m changing what it means to be happy What it means to be happy, to be happy, truly happy

Close to YOU is where I need to be"

"Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always."

Psalm 105:4

This is Teresa, updating for Victoria. Victoria is very tired after a long day at the clinic. She had an appointment with a nutritionist late this morning that lasted a couple of hours. Victoria had a Bioimpedance Analysis done, and this test shows several important factors regarding cellular function. The test showed that Victoria has very poor cell membrane integrity and sluggish toxin removal, both of which can impede cellular energy production and recovery from the Lyme. She will start a few supplements that will aid in correcting these problems. After lunch she started a new iv treatment that helps the liver and the spleen in their functions of dealing with all the toxins that the Lyme bacteria releases when it is killed. She finished the day with the detox injection, the Glyoxal injection and the Chlorella Push. Big day with a lot going on internally! Victoria was able to visit today with Chuck Norris's wife. She is so very sweet and was such an encouragement to Victoria, and we are thankful that family is at the clinic. Thank you for all your prayers for my precious daughter!

Yesterday I had a dark field. A dark field is where they look at a drop of your blood under the microscope and project it on a tv. There is a little Lyme back in my blood. Also, my liver, spleen, joints, and central nervous system are inflamed. I started the push last night too. I didn't have much of a reaction. Just pain and my arms shook a little. It wasn't bad.

This morning I had skin testing. I have 11 allergy shots and they had to test me on them. They take a shot with a little of each medicine and put it right under the skin in your arm. I had to have 12 shots because I reacted to one of them. Then I had another detox IV. They decided to change my PICC line dressing today. They changed it and I started reacting to the medicine they cleaned it with! So that means another dressing change. I also had an EKG today. Everything with my heart is fine!! That is great news! We just got back to the apartment and I'm starting to react to the push.

Changing my PICC line dressing

This pictures are from the family's ranch that we went to on Sunday

"Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes."

Psalm 37:4-7

One Week Down!

One week is behind us! We still don't know how many more weeks we will be here. You learn to take it a day at a time here.

Friday was a really bad day. I was in a lot of pain so they gave me an arthritis push in my IV which helps with inflammation. After two of those, I felt better. The doctor decided to have me wait until today to start the push. I also didn't have the EKG Friday. I'm not sure when that will be. Today I have a dark field test to see if the Lyme is back in my blood. I will start the push today too..

We had a good weekend! On Saturday we went to Lake Tahoe to eat lunch. We sat on a beach for a while too, but it was really cold! Lake Tahoe is gorgeous! Yesterday morning we went to church! Then in the afternoon we went to a friend's house about 45 mintues away. They have a ranch on the very top of a mountain. It was really pretty!

All of these pictures are from South Lake Tahoe

"Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." Isaiah 12:2