This Brutiful Life

  • Whirlwind of a Week

    Last Sunday, we were able to have a Cousiblings’ (cousins who are more like siblings + spouses/partners) Night with my cousins on my mom’s side of my family. It was an outdoor event, but everyone was prepared to wear masks in case we needed to move indoors. We were so grateful that we could attend.… Read more

  • Am I Listening or Problem Solving?

    September is National Suicide Prevention Month. I consider myself lucky to have never been in a suicidal state, but I am very aware of how someone could get to that state. From my personal experience and perspective, I believe that we are lacking true connection to one another in this country. I think there are… Read more

  • Swimming in Uncertainty

    My life is very uncertain right now in the daily life functioning aspect. I never know how I am going to feel when I wake up each morning. I never know when my treatment days are going to be, because it depends on how the last treatment day goes. It is hard to predict when… Read more

  • A Little Humor (8/24/2023)

    (image credit: unknown) This week has been just as busy for us. I had “die off” symptoms (headache, dizziness, nausea, extreme fatigue, and brain fog) on Monday into Tuesday due to my treatment dosages on Monday. On top of that, my husband accidentally gave me poison ivy last week, so we have been battling that.… Read more

  • Money, Money, Money

    Including upcoming payments to our house contractors in the next week, my husband and I will have spent $66,909.95 on my health situation since January 1st of this year. The breakdown is as follows: We have spent $37,034.05 so far on medical practitioners, testing, medications, treatments, and therapy, and we have spent $29,875.90 so far… Read more

  • A Grand Adventure?

    We had some good news this week! On Tuesday night, we found out that the initial phase of our home mold remediation project is now 100% complete. We will wait 4-6 weeks, complete a different mold test, and then see if my doctor is satisfied with the results of both types of mold tests given… Read more