Friday, March 24, 2006 - Chilblains and More! |
I had an appointment yesterday with a dermatologist, who told me I had
a problem with pernio and/or Raynaud's syndrome. What a relief! I
thought I had one terrible case of athlete's foot. I was doing
everything I could think of to get rid of it, but here it is just a
case of the "chilblains". Meaning, my hands and feet are
super-sensitive to cold temperatures. I should have known
something was up - normally in the winter I stay pretty warm-blooded,
and don't have much trouble with the cold (going from the car to the
store with no coat, gloves, etc.), but this year has been a struggle. I
just have to keep my feet and hands warm and dry and hang on until the
warmer spring temperatures kick into gear. I thought I was just getting
wimpy in my old age (mid-30's).
Side note: Don't you just love the word 'chilblains'? Even if you
didn't know what it was, you'd know exactly what it was. It's just a
fun word to say. Now I can tell people "I've got the ol' chilblains"
and then wait to catch their reactions. 
Actually, it can get very serious. I have read that in really bad
cases, gangrene starts to grow, and the effected digits have to be
amputated.  So now I have an excuse to make my husband go down to the basement to bring up all that frozen beef for dinner.
On an even more serious note, please pray for an Amish family (the
Miller's) in my area who just lost a young son (6 yrs. old, I think) in
a bike/car accident last Sunday evening. They have another son (8 yrs.
old) who was severely injured and is in the hospital. A drunk driver
hit the two boys as they rode their bikes on the road. The son who is
in the hospital has been taken out of intensive care, so apparently he
will likely recover, but I don't know the extent of his injuries.
Today and tomorrow are bread days (today: soak, tomorrow: bake), so I'd
better get busy! I've also got some cream cheese/whey draining on the
counter this morning. I need to find the time to do some more
sauerkraut, too. We're starting to run low. We can't be running out of
sauerkraut, can we? (I can't believe I used to detest the stuff)
Blessings!
Amey
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Monday, March 27, 2006 - The Millers will be in our prayers..... |
| Posted by GrandmaRosie |
| losing a child is so hard. But losing one to a drunk has got to be the hardest. It is so wrong. I will also pray for the man who ran the children down. He will need it. |
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