@lovendures Sending prayers to her and her daughter. I think she is okay, but stuck inside waiting for waters to recede. Frustrated. But it is so good that her daughter is with her.
She, her daughter and all those is West N.C and East Tennessee can truly use prayers. These are mountain roads which have been gutted. Small towns like Chimney Rock no longer exist. Cities like Asheville are barely accessible. It is their Katrina but there is barely any news coverage and people can't communicate since infrastructure is down. For most areas, it is helicopter or plane in/out and plane can only get you so far if roads are down.
This hits home with me-- The mountains of NC and east TN have been a favorite place for my family and I to visit all our lives. My great grandfather retired to NC (from Miami-- which is funny bc people usually retire TO Florida, not from.). I went to summer camp near Brevard- the place was a blessed relief from my mother's constant pressure, and from the heat of Florida summers. I attended college in the foothills of northwestern South Carolina.
A couple of years ago we visited Chimney Rock, Asheville, Brevard, and environs-- my son had never been there before and he loved it. It is hard to imagine the village of Chimney Rock being swept away. Prayers for a sacred and beautiful place.
So this what I was feeling coming.
The feeling is so big I can hardly sit with it.
The continued count of the dead and the missing feels like 911.
I lived In Flotida for eight years as a very young adult. It's heartbreaking.
All I can do is put as much light as I can into the World.
PRAYERS FOR AMERICA
Update!
Our community member in Asheville was able to briefly communicate to the outside world today. She and her daughter are safe. They found WiFi at a store which was open. She had no news for days and had no idea what was happening in her town and around that hard hit area. Nobody in line to enter the store truly knew either. Just a few unconfirmed word of mouth bits of news drifting through the long line of people. She couldn't receive any photos yet so asked for descriptions of areas like Chimney Rock.
I think she is pretty shocked about the state of West N.C.
I can't imagine all she has been going through.
She has definitely felt all of your prayers and positive energy. It has made a difference.
Thank you. I will continue to update everyone on how things are going for them.
@lovendures Thank you for reaching out to her, giving her news, and letting her know she is loved.
I could use some lower back healing, please. Sciatica, sacroliliac pain, or perhaps even periformis pinch, one or all of them 😳 are causing me some challenge getting around. I'm doing all the PT exercises from previous bouts, but yesterday, driving the little distance so I could put my early ballot in the box at the Recorders office near me seems to have exacerbated the pain. Thanks in advance; I know how powerful our healing thread is! ❤️
@tesseract, I'm so sorry. That sounds nasty. I know how debilitating pain can be. Are you able to sleep okay?
I'm holding you in healing prayer and I've just lit a candle for you. ❤️
@tesseract Prayers and healing energies being sent to you for relief of that nagging pain! That kind of pain wears you out. Maybe icing it will help with the inflammation and upset nerves. I pray it resolves soon. ❤️
@deetoo ❤️
I'm on my phone and clearly hit reply too soon 🤣
Sleeping is not really a problem because lying flat or sitting eases all of those conditions. What hurts is standing and walking. The hard thing is making myself stand up.and walk or do the PT because the pain subsides when sitting and intensifies when standing, walking, doing the necessary PT.. I make myself stand or do a PT exercise every 15-20 minutes. I do have a call in to see an NP and a dear friend to drive me although my experience says other than pain meds and PT, it is really just a time/patience thing. I have my cane and sense enough (now that I have VOTED ) to realize driving made it worse, especially in stop/go traffic. So I will continue working it through -- yelling as needed 🤣 since I live alone! It always does get better.
I have sent some healing prayers.
I have had success from really bad sciatica with a great Chiropractor. Have you tried one before? Hopefully the issue will resolve soon so you can move about freely.
@lowtide ❤️
Yes lots of ice and alternate low heat. Sigh. I've been here more than once! Lesson learned this time: don't drive!!! (But I had to Vote!) So now I reap the results. Cause and effect stops for no one!!! 😊 🤣
@lovendures ❤️
My favorite chiro was Erika who just survived Helene and Milton. I will ask the NP for a referral. Thanks!
I am feeling all the healing thanks a million everyone!
Clarification: just fyi for anyone experiencing these DIS---easements,
Sitting FEELS better with this kind of condition, but sitting is NOT good to do for long periods. Haha the contradiction is part of the 😳 about the whole thing.
@tesseract Often, a daily dose of Prednisone for about 5 days will calm down the offending nerve, if it is sciatica. I really hope it eases soon!
@tesseract As someone with PsA and L-4 L-5 herniated discs I KNOW this all to well. Spondylitis is no fun a 'tall. Having many chemical sensitivities and allergies I use alternative help as Celebrex caused anaphylaxis and methotrexate,plaquinil,hydroxychloroquine had more side effects than help.
I take Thorne Labs patented curcumin ( tumeric 's active ingredient) 1000 mg formula and use the frankincense and myrrh rubbing oil with good results.
I also found out that I am deficient in selenium that helps the body turn T4 in to usable T3 ( I have Hashimotos and IBS)and address that issue by eating 2 brazil nuts a day... the reduction in stiffness and joint pain has been amazing!!
Sleeping with a heating pad and turning it up for about 10-15 minutes before I get up out of bed gets things warmed up nicely so I can move more easily and do my morning PT moves to make a better day for me.
Everyone's body is different ... but I prefer letting my foods and nutrients be my medicine rather than Big Pharma nostrums that treat a symptom rather than heal and underlying root causes. Safer, more efficacious and less costly too!
I am sending reiki to ease your pain and inflammation levels... and if you want to try any of these things I shared or want more info on them .. feel free to email me.
@tesseract Boy can I relate. I have scoliosis, Back has always hurt, but it has gotten worse, plus I get sciatica attacks. I can't bend over for more than a minute or so before the pain gets too bad. Driving makes it hurt, and if it goes down my legs, when I get home, I take an aspirin and go to bed. I'm sorry you are suffering. Be careful of pain pills. A while back, I took half of one of my husband's old pain pills, and it messed up my bowl movements for three days. Those over the counter nerve pills don't work.