June 20, 2010 - Happy Father's Day!
27 TOPICS below. Don't miss the RED ones! Readers comments in BLACK. My comments in TEAL.
Previous newsletter: www.fms-help.com/061210.htm Newsletter archives: www.fms-help.com/newsletters.htm
1. READERS WRITE
"We have to control our destiny with FMS as the medical field has no answer. Thank you for 'keeping on, keeping on'."
"I am so happy I found you - every single newsletter has made me feel a little less alone in this battle."
"Thank you for being there for all of us 'fibros' trying to find our way. It’s been a long hard road."
"I was searching the web for progesterone & sleep when I came across your website. Thanks so much for all of the information you have provided!"
2. FIBROMYALGIA & FATIGUE - GREAT DESCRIPTION!
From a reader--
http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/guide/fibromyalgia-and-fatigue?ecd=wnl_fib_061510
3. RODENT DROPPINGS & FIBRO
From a reader--
"I have also wondered about the dangers of mouse droppings www.fms-help.com/061210.htm after I watched a TV documentary on it several years ago. Although I don't recall a connection with fibro, contact with rodent droppings, including that of squirrels, can lead to serious problems. This 'contact' can happen in three ways; by breathing the fumes caused by clumps of moist droppings, or by breathing the dust while sweeping up dry rodent droppings. Thirdly, the dust enters the house coming from inside the roof into the house. On another note, bat droppings can cause serious respiratory problems and in severe cases it causes death by simply breathing the dust called 'guano' in the caves where masses of bats live. Many people use this to fertilise their gardens. By the way, don't remove the bats, you need them, but do get rid of mice and rats. Where there is a rat infestation, or bats living in the roof, it is important to ensure that there are no gaps or 'leaks' between the cornice of the ceiling (or holes in the ceiling). The dust could be carried into the room through these cracks by a simple draft. There may not necessarily have to be a strong wind outside, as mere changes in temperature causes continued drafts in the roof. The pressure from this causes dust inside the roof to come through minute cracks and holes in the ceiling. The same applies when herbicides and pesticides are used in and around the house. It gets caught up in the dust, settles in the roof, gutters, other hard to clean places, and accumulates over time. We then get long-term exposure, breathed in especially at night when we sleep. The same also applies to mold and fungal spores. The 'normal' person may not feel or be aware of these effects, but to us 'weirdoes' it is a different story."
FROM DOM: Yes, we are "weirdoes" to the rest of the world. Thank God for the internet where we can share our experiences, knowledge and insights - otherwise we would be extremely isolated and misunderstood by the general population. I remember how it was in 1982 when I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia. There was NO SUPPORT at all, despite so much suffering. Everyone thought I was a hypochondriac - see www.fms-help.com/interview.htm. The emotional pain made the physical pain even more unbearable. I mercifully became pain-free in 1996, but I still have other FMS/CFIDS issues that I battle. But at least now I have learned to manage my life with meds, supplements and lifestyle changes www.fms-help.com/what.htm and stay functional. Still, I am far from being a "normal" person. STRESS is my big enemy. I have to micro-manage my life to avoid it.
4. BREATH PRAYERS FOR FIBROMYALGIA
From a reader--
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/10/Prayers-for-Fibromyalgia.aspx - Here's a snippet: "So you have fibromyalgia syndrome...If you’re like me and over five million other Americans—many of us women—you hurt. All over. As if the widespread pain of fibromyalgia syndrome isn’t enough, your sleep patterns have probably grown increasingly chaotic. Chronic restlessness and its twin, unrelenting fatigue, have likely dragged depression into your life. None of them go easily. You may find every little thing you do, including praying, has becomes more difficult. In such a diminished state God may seem less like a loving Father, and more like a remote cousin who doesn’t quite remember your name. But He continues to draw us near, even if we feel abandoned by Him. If you’re reading this, help is on the way. I’ve discovered a way to connect with God, intimately, even when I feel like one, big, tired ache: breath prayers. Almost anyone can pray them. And you can do so no matter how bad the fibro flare."
5. THYROID MED CAUSING PAIN & HEADACHES
From a reader--
"I have been going to write to you about a discovery I made quite by accident that was causing my stiff painful trigger points in my shoulders, upper back, neck and sore spots all over my head at times, causing terrible headaches. I was shocked when I found out what was causing this problem as I would have never guessed. My muscle pain, body aches, and you name it started about 9 years ago. I have spent so much money, dr. app't's and bills of course, trips to the chiropractor, which was out of pocket. Then the massage therapist. I tried everything and researched for information, wanting to find out why I was in such pain. This past August (2009), I had to find a different med for my low thyroid. I was taking Armour Thyroid for many years, like about 9 years. It became not available anymore. I have read about many reasons for this, but never really heard the true reason why. A couple of months went by, I had changed to Nature Throid, made by the same pharmaceutical company. All of a sudden I realized I did not have all this pain anymore. It was wonderful. Well in December when I got my prescription refilled, the pharmacist told me they had a few Armour left, so I took them. Within 3 days, all the pain came back with a vengeance! All of a sudden the sore spots came back on my head and the headache started. It was the Armour Thyroid! I suffered all those years, never suspecting this drug that was keeping my thyroid in check. I am now back on Nature Throid. Something that the company was adding to this Armour was causing my problem. I do know that cornstarch was used for the compound that bonded the bovine/pig thyroid. I found this out by talking to a customer service rep. It could be that others may be having a reaction to some innocent unsuspecting helpful drug that could be causing this body wide pain like I was experiencing. I just wanted to tell you about my experience, and just maybe help some other person who is suffering with the awful pain. I know it really wasn't an accident that I discovered the cause. I know it was God just answering my prayer to get my health back again. It seems so good just not to have those headaches!! Nature Throid is a prescription and hypo-allergenic. I am not totally pain free, but like you, I control it with diet, etc.( I am very sensitive to many foods.) But, this problem I had with the Armour was horrible. I always wondered why others, when I would ask about the headache, sore spots on my head (felt like bruises), etc. no one else seem to have that. It has been a great relief."
6. BRUSHING YOUR TEETH TO PREVENT HEART DISEASE
7. "MISERABLE COMFORTERS"
FROM DOM: Lately I've been reading the book of Job in the Old Testament. All I can say is WOW!!! Everything he expresses are things that people think today who are suffering - wondering why bad things happen to good people, enduring the arrogance of friends who say it's your own fault, etc. Even in all his pain and suffering, Job did not curse God, although his wife actually suggested it (!) Here were just a few (of many) verses in Job that stood out to me:
"Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?" So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!” (Job 1:8-11)
So God put some terrible afflictions on Job - he lost all of his possessions - but worst of all, he lost all of his children!
"And he [Job] said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.” In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. (Job 1:21-22)
"Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.” So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!” And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes. Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort him." (Job 2:3-11)
In reading Job, pay attention to who is speaking - Job or his 3 friends (Eli, Bil and Zoph). His friends all had great "theories" about why he was suffering - just like people do today, but Job kept saying he hadn't done anything to deserve this! Job wanted his friends to "feel his pain" and comfort him, but all they did was judge and criticize.....and which of us has not felt the sting of misunderstanding during the severest trials of life - or run into someone who said just the wrong thing to us!
"Then Job answered and said: "Miserable comforters are you all!" (Job 16:2)
Job's trials continue, and he wishes he'd never been born, wanted God to take his life, etc. Reading Job encourages me to trust God, especially when life's battles get fierce and we can't feel God's presence due to pain, grief and loss. Satan is behind all the evil in the world, but one day (soon, I believe) Jesus will come back to reclaim His creation. There is joy ahead for all who are saved and part of Christ's Kingdom. Don't depend on "feelings" - they go up and down with circumstances, the weather, hormones, and our general health! Put your FAITH in Jesus and read His Word daily. It will comfort and strengthen you. (Besides Job, I love the Psalms for comfort. They touch on every emotion a person can feel in going through life.)
Being online a lot, I like to go to http://www.biblegateway.com and look up words or topics. You can pick the version you prefer. (The verses above are from the New King James Version.)
8. MEDICAID DISABILITY
From a reader--
"The doctors never pay attention to what I tell them, it's been ignored. I am on medicaid disability and I understand that it does not pay doctors well like medicare...so I don't get the proper care still its better than nothing. I get eye pain very often, I have glaucoma....and my doc said it was my imagination. I will be seeing another doctor soon ...hopefully this one will be a caring one."
9. RSD & CRPS
From a reader--
10. READERS' PRAYER CORNER
Shirley - Update - "Maria's houuse is no longer in foreclosure it was sold at auction. They have no place go go that will fit all the family living there. I am the only one that lives closest to her to take her and her family to church. The family may have to split up because they are all adults except for one 4 year old. I appreciate your prayers and so does she."
Dom - Update on Sue - improving after being paralyzed from the H1N1 vaccine.
Dom - Update on my student who was hit by a car a few months ago - he is out of the wheelchair, off crutches, back in school and walking again! Thank God!
11. "DIE-OFF"
From a reader--
"Anything that helps kill off bad bacteria and yeast can lead you to have "die off" or "cleansing" or "herxheimer" reactions- call it what you will. I cannot say that that is what is happening with Maca, but it can happen. So don't always look at reactions as bad. And ALWAYS start everything slowly, and if possible early in the day to assess if there will be a reaction. There are things that I cannot take because the cleansing reaction is so strong. That can happen with probiotics. Some will have this effect as well."
12. RIFE TECHNOLOGY
Please respond directly to Lorraine lorraine_rockel@hotmail.com--
"I am wondering if anyone has tried Rife bioresonance technology and what types of things they have used it for and the results. Please email me at lorraine_rockel@hotmail.com."
FROM DOM: Try a search of my past newsletters at www.fms-help.com/newsletters.htm - search for the word "Rife."
13. STRESS RELIEF
From my plumber--
"The Encouraging Word for Friday, 18 June 2010: 'Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done." (Philippians 4:6 NLT)
14. SEROTONIN, MELATONIN, XYREM & SLEEP
From a reader--
"I have been taking Xyrem for 3 years. It has lost its effectiveness a little. So I thought I try Dr. Murphree and Dr. Pucci (NY) protocol of 5-HTP and Melatonin. I take 300 mg of 5-HTP per night and 10 mg of Melatonin. This is done in two divided doses. Once in beginning of the night and 2nd at about 2 am. With this I have been able to cut down my Xyrem by 30%, and yet get better sleep, able to dream. And turn in bed as normal people. With Xyrem, you are knocked out and you wake up in same position you went to sleep with. Serotonin Syndrome happens from excess serotonin. I don’t know how that writer can claim to have had it by cutting back her serotonin down to 12.5 mg. However, this all points to the fact that we all are different in what we can tolerate and what works and doesn’t. Both above doctors recommend 5-HTP as high as 300 mg and high amount of Melatonin for FM patients. In my case it has worked so far."
15. NATURAL LAUNDRY SOLUTIONS
From a reader--
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/natural-laundry-solutions.html
16. CAN'T SLEEP
From a reader--
"I have run out of solutions to why I cannot get to sleep on my own at night - I try to stay away from our new big screen T.V. and associated EMFs as well as any artificial lighting. If I don't have an afternoon 'lie-down' I seem to become overtired an develop chest tightness and sometimes a headache when I go to bed at night and as a result cannot fall asleep. My body at times feels edgy and restless. When I'm like this melatoin doesn't help at all, so I'll reach for the ziplocone (sp.) and end up feeling like a zombie in a few hours. I got up after waiting for something to kick in after 23 hours and ate half a grapefruit (trytophan) and actually fell asleep from 1 to 5:30."
FROM DOM: Yes, the agonies of insomnia. I can relate to this. My insomnia story is at www.fms-help.com/insomnia.htm. A list of everything I've tried for sleep is at www.fms-help.com/sleep.htm. A list of what I use now (and I am able to get decent sleep almost every night now after decades of sleep deprivation) is at www.fms-help.com/what.htm. Without restorative sleep, our immune system can't repair our body like it should.
17. LISS STIMULATOR
From a reader--
"I have read so many of your articles where others are having problems getting out of the bed in the morning from either Trazadone, other sleeping meds or just not good sleep. I have suffered from none to very little sleep for over 9 years and I could never get out of the bed until at least around noon. My body was just not going to cooperate with me. I can't tell you how just 30 minutes a morning of using the Liss Stimulator makes me want to get up, make a smoothie or breakfast and get dressed to either go somewhere or do something. Doing any of this was nowhere on my radar screen no matter what I tried until I used the Liss Machine. I was very skeptical myself but it has given me back my life and I want so much to be sure others at least know about it. I see they use it at the Mayo Clinic and it has a 93% or better rating in helping people with depression, anxiety and insomnia. I am no longer having the frequent and sometimes severe panic attacks and all of this I have no doubt is because of the little black box I use each morning. I feel like it winds me up and I have energy like I haven't had in years."
18. TREMBLING
From a reader--
"I've had a terrible day. How do I calm this terrible trembling inside? Are there any home remedies?"
FROM DOM: I'm not a doc, but I think I understand what this reader is experiencing - like your nervous system is trembling. Perhpas eating something will help? I found through trial and error that I need a certain amount of sugar, salt and animal protein daily or I get shaky - maybe from low blood sugar - or poor adrenal function. Everyone is different. Also, I take .5 mg of lorazepam (generic ativan, an anti-anxiety medication) once in the daytime and once in the middle of the night. Otherwise, I feel shaky and anxious. A complete list of things I've found helpful is at www.fms-help.com/what.htm.
19. A BETTER WAY TO ALKALIZE
FROM DOM: http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/baking_soda.html - "WARNING! BAKING SODA CAN DEPLETE THE BODY OF ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS, ESPECIALLY B VITAMINS, FOLIC ACID AND CHROMIUM!" A better way to alkalize is with Alkalife http://neveranoutbreak.com/store/alkalife.php?partner=FM5H1PDB or Oxygen Force http://neveranoutbreak.com/oxygen.php?partner=FM5H1PDB. I have been using Oxygen Force in my drinking water since August 2009, and have had tremendously improved health since then - more stamina, no illness, greatly reduced fibro fog. The oxygen drops alkalize and oxygenate the body. Alkalife can be used to reduce the acidity of coffee and tea. Acid causes disease and pain. Oxygen Force helps keep viruses under control. I was told about the oxygen drops by a reader last year in my search for ways to reduce cold sore outbreaks. If you get the oxygen drops, I highly recommend getting the book also, which explains how they work. It's a little pricey and has numerous typos, but the info is there and is very enlightening. A complete list of everything I use (meds too), see www.fms-help.com/what.htm - these are things I have found helpful in managing my life with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. My fibro onset was 1982 www.fms-help.com/fibro.htm and my CFS onset was 1987 www.fms-help.com/fatigue.htm. I am thankful that I am able to function as well as I do now at age 58. It's been a long process of trial and error and being a human guinea pig.
20. CONTINUOUS CHEST COMPRESSION CPR
From a reader--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5huVSebZpM - Mayo Clinic video (CPR with no mouth to mouth contact needed)
21. NEW XMRV DIAGNOSTIC TEST AVAILABLE BY JULY 1, 2010
From Reaching Out Newsletter www.reaching-out.info--
WPI says New XMRV Diagnostic Test to Be Available by July 1; Announces Arrangements for US & European Testing
According to a news release published June 1 by the viral testing laboratory VIP Dx (http://www.vipdx.com):
1. The non-profit Whittemore-Peterson Institute reports that a virus culture test to diagnose XMRV will be available by July 1.
2. VIP Dx will be acquired by & move to the WPI’s new Reno-based Center for Molecular Medicine in August, taking the name Unevx.
3. Testing will be extended to European patients via a non-exclusive licensing agreement with R.E.D. Labs in Belgium.
* * * *
VIP Dx Announcement: June 1, 2010
• “VIP Dx received confirmation from representatives of the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) that a multiplex serological assay to detect XMRV antibodies should be available for use within the next 30 days. “This serological test will allow our lab to quickly and accurately determine which individuals are positive for XMRV,” explained Marguerite Ross, director of marketing and client relations for VIP Dx. "Discovering who is positive is an important first step in helping to determine how XMRV is impacting human health.”
• VIP Dx has also recently entered into an agreement to be acquired by the Whittemore Peterson Institute, and become an integral part of the Institute. The clinical laboratory will continue to operate under the name VIP Dx, until it moves to the University of Nevada's Center for Molecular Medicine in August 2010. At that time, the lab will operate within the Institute under the name Unevx, providing services and revenue to the Institute in a manner similar to other institutional clinical reference laboratories. "Our agreement to acquire VIP Dx is the culmination of years of planning and sacrifice,” said Annette Whittemore, president and founder of the Whittemore Peterson Institute. "It has always been our intent to offer a wide range of patient services, including diagnostic testing, within WPI’s new facility at the University of Nevada, Reno. The addition of comprehensive clinical laboratory services will significantly strengthen the translational clinical research program providing much needed answers to patients and their doctors”
• Finally, in response to thousands of requests for testing, WP Biotechnologies (WPBio), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Whittemore Peterson Institute, finalized a non-exclusive license agreement with R.E.D. Laboratories N.V. of Belgium (R.E.D. Labs) to provide XMRV testing of European patients. As part of this agreement, R.E.D. Labs will receive consulting services delivered by VIP Dx to ensure the Belgium laboratory delivers the proprietary tests with the utmost accuracy. “This activity will help implement the delivery and execution of XMRV tests by virus culture for patients all across Europe, using the WPI technology,” said Carli West Kinne, director of WPBio. “The European market is a significant part of our plan to move the work of the WPI forward on behalf of those who are ill.”
FROM DOM: See my XMRV page at www.fms-help.com/XMRV.htm.
22. PAIN SUGGESTIONS
From a reader--
"The person in a previous newsletter with a lot of pain is asking for some suggestions. First, it is wrong information that narcotics don’t work with FM. Our pain is CNS pain and Narcotics absolutely do work. However, the conditions in your stomach , the ph should be right for it to absorb. If this person takes a glass of grapefruit juice with her narcotic pain medication, it will even increase its effectiveness. Also, it is a good bet she is dehydrated. As hard as it may be she needs to drink the correct kind of water and a lot of it, fortified with Oxygen drops. Shortage of Oxygen does lead to pain. Water Ionizers like kangen and other brands that are just as good for a third of the price are a must. These ionizers restructure the water, making the molecules much smaller, so that they penetrate cell membrane much better, taking in nutrients and , yes the pain meds too where they can work. The water also takes waste and other toxins out of the cell. The ionizer also turns the water alkali. Normal tap or bottle water molecules are too large to hydrate the body properly. The oxygen drops also help a lot. These water ionizers and the oxygen drops drive the body Ph towards alkali side, reducing general pain. When blood or urine Ph goes below 6.8 or so , you are looking to get sick and have a lot of pain. Also, there is a Chinese herb called Corydalis Yanhuso that reduces pain, but needs to be used with care, and not take more than ¼-1/2 teaspoon at a time otherwise it will put you to sleep. Chinese TCM teaches that a lot of pain is caused due to blood stagnation. This particular Corydalis helps break up blood stagnation. If blood can be moved, specially lymphatic fluids too, pain is much reduced. That is why exercise, specially rebounding reduces pain, because it causes the blood and lymphatic fluids to move. Start with drinking a lot of oxygenated , ionized water. Also , if available take Infrared Sauna 3-4 days a week."
FROM DOM: I also have PAIN SUGGESTIONS at www.fms-help.com/what.htm - scroll 3/4 down the page and look for the RED writing.
23. GETTING RID OF MOSQUITOS
From a reader--
"Here are some good tips for keeping mosquito's away from where you are so you can sit outside and not get bitten up - http://www.diylife.com/2010/06/15/readers-tips-getting-rid-of-mosquitoes/?icid=main|aim|dl5|link1|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diylife.com%2F2010%2F06%2F15%2Freaders-tips-getting-rid-of-mosquitoes%2F."
24. CYMBALTA TROUBLES
https://www.iguard.org/medication/Ambien.html?qid=1398285&qky=98b2293cf5918b5182c0b5a6b34fdfe5a26000b9 - "Just wanted to let you know that Cymbalta can make you sweat like crazy. I could not stay on this medication." Also, this comment: "I was on Cymbalta for a few months. This pill took me to the darkest place that I ever have been to in my life, my advice to you is to call your doctor and GET OFF OF IT, even antidepressants can cause you to become more depressed."
FROM DOM: This is true. The docs had me on amitriptyline (elavil, an antidepressant) years ago for my sleep disorder (before better stuff came out www.fms-help.com/what.htm) and it sure made me depressed! I didn't feel "blue" - I felt "navy blue!"
25. FREE PERSONALIZED DRUG SAFETY REPORT
FROM DOM: I signed up for this, and it's AWESOME!!!!!!! Go to https://www.iguard.org. I highly recommended this. The reports are based on YOUR specific meds. They tell you about interactions, side effects, positive effects, etc. The reports are great and so are the discussion of various meds sent in by their readers!
26. GREEN LIGHT EXPOSURE CAN RESET BODY CLOCK
From Reaching Out Newsletter www.reaching-out.info--
Green Light Exposure Can Reset Body Clock: Blue light works best, but study shows green light could also be a treatment
HealthDay/ScoutNews LLC
WEDNESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to green light can reset the body's internal clock and alter sleep-related hormonal responses, new research suggests. The finding, reported in the May 12 issue of Science Translational Medicine, stems from research conducted by a team of scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and builds on prior research about how the eye handles light exposure in ways that are unrelated to vision. So-called "non-visual responses" had previously been linked to blue light exposure, the study authors noted. In this regard, the eye's photoreceptor system located in the eye's ganglion cell layer, and distinct from the part of the eye responsible for processing sight, had been identified as a center for special cells that detect and absorb blue light, thereby triggering a shift in the viewer's internal circadian body clock. Blue light exposure had also previously been found to prompt increased alertness by suppressing the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin. The study authors note that such observations have led to the harnessing of blue light for all kinds of therapeutic treatments targeting a range of circadian rhythm sleep disorders, as well as seasonal affective disorder. In a news release from the hospital, lead researcher Steven Lockley said: "Over the past decade there have been many non-FDA approved devices and technologies marketed for using blue light therapeutically, such as blue light boxes for treatment of seasonal affective disorder and circadian rhythm sleep disorders, and glasses that block blue light from reaching the eye. Our results suggest that we have to consider not only blue light when predicting the effects of light on our circadian rhythms, hormones and alertness, but also other visible wavelengths such as green light." The finding was based on a nine-day study with 52 healthy volunteers, who were exposed to 6.5 hours per day of either green or blue light after being placed on a wake-sleep schedule that mimicked overnight shift work. The experiment was conducted in a setting stripped of all cues that might indicate time of day. The research team found that blue light appeared to most readily stimulate changes in melatonin levels and circadian clock rhythms. However, green light was also found to be capable of provoking non-visual responses to light exposure, although the responses were not always as long-lasting. http://www.businessweek.com
27. DOM'S UPDATE
I've been feeling quite well these days! No pain, almost no fog, stamina for each day. Hurray! I'm keeping up with the summer schedule at the School of Music www.fms-help.com/students.htm and playing the piano/organ for church services. I am sooooo thankful for the functionality I have, and I don't take it for granted after years and years of Fibro & Fatigue torture!!! A list of what I use (drugs, supplements, lifestyle helps) is at www.fms-help.com/what.htm. It's a good starting place for any fibro newbies who don't know what to do. I just wish someone had been able to sympathize and guide me in my early days of fibro (onset June 1982 www.fms-help.com/fibro.htm). Another good place on my site is the 100 Tips for Coping at www.fms-help.com/tips.htm.
I have learned that to have a good day (spiritually), I need to start by reading a few verses from the Bible - even before I get out of bed. I also pray for friends and family and ask for God's guidance for that day, because you never know what a day will bring forth! Later in the day, or at bedtime, I read the Word again for a short while to meditate, study and listen for God's voice. Bible reading and prayer is how I keep my communication lines open with God. He speaks to me through the Word, and I speak to Him through prayer.
This week I got a letter from Chinese Christian Mission http://www.ccmusa.org/engl/Engl.aspx. I loved the salutation! It said, "Dear Friends of CCM, our co-laborers who share the suffering, kingdom, and perseverance of Jesus." Wow! That says it all!!! We have to "keep on keeping on" for Christ, dying to self daily and letting the Lord use our lives for His glory. As a pianist, I have been called upon to play for many funerals for people of all ages, even children. At 58, I realize more than ever that life is short! "It isn't that life is so short, it's that you're dead for so long!" The most important thing we can do in life is to assure that our eternal home will be in HEAVEN, by trusting Christ for salvation! My personal story of how this happened to me (when I was 36) is at www.fms-help.com/salvation.htm.
'Til next time,
Dominie
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