From Oops to Awareness: A Blog (and Body) Reset 🤪

Have you ever written something, typed it out, and halfway done — then accidentally deleted it?

I did. Last night.

I had started writing today’s blog post and was on a roll. Then I needed to get up to take care of the dogs. Nothing unusual about that. Even in a sleepy fog (yes, I can talk and write in a sleepy fog), I went to save what I had written and give it a title.

Oops, apparently I have trouble saving things when in a sleepy fog.

I hit “delete” instead of “save.” How does that even happen? (My sweetheart asked the same thing.) Well, I was working on my tablet, and the delete button is way too close to the save/rename button. In my sleepy haze, my finger hovered… then landed before I could stop it. And poof—it hit delete.

I tried to recover what I’d written, but it was gone. Rewriting wasn’t going to happen; the content had floated away into the sleepy mist. I still knew the topic, but the actual words? Gone.

What was I writing about? My recent diagnosis—received just yesterday—of Hashimoto’s.

And the more I dive into it, the more I think I may have had this for a while. As bad as the symptoms have been, and considering how long it took to figure this out (over two years), it’s not horrible. Not great, but not the end of the world either.

Diet and exercise should help balance things—or maybe even reset my system completely.

I also have to thank my friend Mary, who reviewed my recent blood work and said, “they didn’t check your antibodies.” And she was right. Because of her, we also discovered I may have Histamine Intolerance, which would explain a lot — including food allergies and other odd reactions. Seems Hashimotos and Histamine Intolerance can show up together if you have had certain triggers. I had several.

You may be wondering: what does all this have to do with accidentally deleting a blog post?

Because as I reset that blank page, I realized I was doing the same thing with my health. I’m finally learning what’s been going on. The fog is clearing. I can’t recover the past two years, but I can rewrite the next chapter.

Knowing what’s going on is important.

When I deleted that blog, it jolted me awake. I tried to get it back. It was gone.

When it comes to my health, I’ve been stumbling through symptoms, bad days, and test after test. Then that last bout of COVID hit me hard — like a final straw. I personally think it woke up a condition that had been hiding in my cells, waiting.

So here I am: Hashimoto’s. Kidney issues. Likely Histamine Intolerance. High Blood Pressure. A few other things and one too many surgeries. Most of these can be helped with a balanced diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, and more meditation. Who knows what I can accomplish if I truly commit!

Now the key is actually to stick to a plan, so it has a chance to work ~ that will be the (I’m hoping not as hard as it has been in the past) skeleton key to open all doors.

Even before this diagnosis, I’d already started cutting back on certain things because food allergies had worsened, or the gluten sensitivity was worse. Sometimes I just felt awful after eating things that were supposed to be healthy. Lettuce, for example. Yep—certain kinds of lettuce just don’t agree with me right now. So I’ve cut way back on salads.

I now carry an EpiPen. The idea of jamming a needle into my thigh is… unappealing, to say the least. But it has definitely made me more mindful (and pickier) about what I eat.

Some of you who know me might not believe this, but I’ve only had one single fry in the last month or two. And it tasted like crap. That’s right—one fry. And surprisingly, it wasn’t that hard to pass up.

Going out to eat is always a fun challenge (that’s sarcasm). But I can usually find something. It may get harder, but I CAN DO THIS.

Will I slip up? Probably. I’m not perfect. But I’ll get back on track before the next meal.

Waking up—whether it’s fixing a tech mistake or facing a health one—is about awareness.

Know what you’re dealing with. Be kind to yourself. Don’t beat yourself up over what’s lost. Just keep moving forward.

Tomorrow is a new day, and I’m already claiming it as a Fabulous Day!
Go forth and make it a great one!

Till then, may your time be filled with hugs, love, laughter, and blessings.

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