tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post7834344038385956586..comments2023-08-27T04:53:44.851-07:00Comments on Plant Infusions: A Time To RebuildAshleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15775868683430544389noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-62396737336747436792014-11-17T12:53:26.158-08:002014-11-17T12:53:26.158-08:00Oh no! That's really terrible. I can't bel...Oh no! That's really terrible. I can't believe all that stress led you to that point. You had a chock-full of hair, Ashlee. I hope you don't overwork yourself to that point again. Congratulations on having a beautiful baby boy, by the way! I'm glad going to the chiropractor is helping you recover. It's a great practice, isn't it? Thanks for sharing that with us! All the best to you and your family! :)<br /><br /><a href="http://berkeleycommunityacu.blogspot.com/2014/09/surgery-not-option-try-denver-pain.html" rel="nofollow">Hannah Holland @ BCA</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561495811225883523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-144362714551129032014-02-25T19:37:02.168-08:002014-02-25T19:37:02.168-08:00I also really enjoy Meg Johnson's story & ...I also really enjoy Meg Johnson's story & blog! She was a dancer and at 24? she was paralyzed from the waist down when she fell off a cliff in St. George. She started Ms. Wheelchair Utah a couple of years ago and so now Amalee can get sponsored to go to the Utah event which I plan on doing for her this year.<br />She has several books and I really enjoyed reading two of them so far. She did get married and just had a baby this last October even though she is in a wheelchair!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250840694498240101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-2705674201134257302014-02-25T19:30:34.628-08:002014-02-25T19:30:34.628-08:00I also have a confession to make. I look for stori...I also have a confession to make. I look for stories either on blogs(usually LDS) or in Ensigns that are worse than my life currently. I feel these women have great immense knowledge & strength and they usually share a message that touches my soul. Sort of like a healing, grieving process for me I guess even though I haven't had a death in my family. Maybe it is an evil habit---hehehe (cackle). I say to myself, "It could be worse" when I am feeling sorry for myself. Last night I found "The Moments we stand" blog and she has had an incredible message to share. She shared how Heavenly Father (she is LDS) answered her pleading prayers with "I know that you are suffering but right now I need you to STAND!". "stand up and take care of your children. stand up and be strong." You can just tell how much strength she has. She also has had twins and now has six children and recently remarried. She has been through infidelity, murder of her husband and public humiliation. I bawled when I started to really read her blog. It felt good. Crazy huh?<br /><br />you can get a Thera cane massager on Amazon for $35. Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250840694498240101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-36689580131256853012014-02-25T18:41:16.310-08:002014-02-25T18:41:16.310-08:00OH Ashlee!!! I soooooooooo feel for you!!! Must be...OH Ashlee!!! I soooooooooo feel for you!!! Must be genetic-if there is tremendous stress in my life theeeerrrrrre goes my neck! Major kinked neck, can't turn my head kind of kink! LOOOOVVVE epsom salt baths-do you like to mix with your favorite essential oil? =heavenly! Some cheap candles from Hobby Lobby while listening to my fave meditative/classical music-then I feel like a person again. Not some burp cloth. Or kleenex. or washcloth. I open my window above my bath letting fresh air in while in soaking in my hot water and love to watch the steam rise-oooh so nice! I started to do some yoga for kids on youtube with my girls & daycare girls-that was actually very helpful like you said. Soooo know about the hair. I was sooooo happy to color my hair yesterday and paint my nails! I was starting to look grandma-ish. I'm 37 soon and that gray is becoming my new look if I don't color every month. :-( Both my moms start buying clothes for me-a true sign that they never see me get dressed in regular people clothes-only mommy clothes. I used to do hot oil treatments-I think that would really help you! You just warm the oil and soak it in your hair for 30-60 min. I swear it helps the scalp & strengthens my hair (it has always been so fine). Order some Millenia Mudd on Amazon too!! (I actually also started to use product samples of African American hair products-this also seems to help). I had to go to my doctor after months of lifting Amalee's wheelchair twice a day (I think it weighs more than a 100 pds) and carrying Amalee up the stairs. He gave me a muscle relaxant. This so helps me!!! I take this and some ibuprofen when I start to feel the stress of lifting building in my muscles over the week. I then can get some good sleep (even if my girls wake me in the night). (also not sure what you can take while nursing) Of course I also do these back stretches and neck exercises twice a day. This is the ONLY way I can get my body to heal. Otherwise my back starts to seize up midway lifting Amalee & I am soooo scared that I will drop her & permanently injure my back and require surgery. This is actually quite common with mothers of special needs children. The whole week I have to focus on ways to heal my back. And then the next week I finally start to feel better. I also have to refuse lifting Amalee as much and have her walk up the stairs while only holding her under the shoulders and find other ways to encourage her to walk on her own. Our next highest priority for the next couple of years will be to buy a house with no split entry!!! We will instead need a garage with a wheelchair ramp that leads to the main level of the house. Crazy how your life's priorities can change! Have you tried a beach ball under your neck? My physical therapist said to do this to lift your head off of your spine therefore relieving your neck & back of the weight of your head on your spine. So often in the bath I will take my hands around the back of my neck and lift my head up until my back & neck feels more weightless. Last but not least he gave me a cane massager. You hold the nub end on the knots of your back or neck for 30 seconds each & it releases the lactic acid build up. Maybe all this is stuff you already know???? Ah Ashlee I have been there I feel and there have been times where I just wanted someone to come for an hour-to be dedicated of taking care of only me after the day is over. My personal nurse slash massage therapist beautician hair & nail tech health wellness expert. Do you think that even exists? Maybe for the extremely wealthy?? Maybe at those spa retreat resorts....Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250840694498240101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-47845790387466942302014-02-20T13:13:29.784-08:002014-02-20T13:13:29.784-08:00Goodness gracious Ashley! I'm glad you're ...Goodness gracious Ashley! I'm glad you're on the mend - mom's should never have physical ailments, in my opinion ;) Take it easy. And thanks for letting me learn from your experience as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com