This Brutiful Life

I am running out of creative titles for my life update posts. I am drawing a complete blank. Well, anyway, here is the latest update: Home Environment:We completed our second “post-remediation” mold test this week. This time, it wasn’t completed by professionals (which usually requires air samples from around the house). My doctor wanted us… Read more

Where are we in the health journey? There haven’t been a lot of update posts recently, because there isn’t really much to update yet. We are in the same spot as the last time I posted an update. Here is a reminder of the tentative plan and the parts that have been completed: 1) Get… Read more

My current main doctor (the functional medicine chiropractor) is extremely knowledgeable in the areas with which my body seems to be struggling the most. He very often takes on the most difficult cases, and my case seems to fit that category. This doctor has potential patients complete testing prior to signing up for his program,… Read more

What happens when we die? As I wrote in my Backstory #12 post, I was very close to dying 2 years ago. I knew that if we didn’t find help soon, I was going to die. It was just something I knew and couldn’t explain. Then, last year, my doctor at the time reiterated the… Read more

“Why don’t you use conventional treatment protocols for some of the pathogens in your body?” “Why does your body struggle to accept some of your treatment protocols?” “Why does treatment on your healing journey take so long?” For my specific situation, the short answer to all of these questions is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).… Read more

My birthday was this week. I am not someone who usually has a running list of gifts that my husband can purchase for me for birthdays, holidays, or anniversaries. When my husband asks for gift ideas, I always say that I don’t want any material gifts. What I really want is to be healthy, and… Read more