Oakland Marriott Convention Center Linda and I planned our “family day” outing to attend a rather nebulous event based on “the future of cannabis.” We had no way of knowing that there was a strike going on at the Oakland Marriott Convention Center! We drove around and around and were almost ready to just call…
Author: Jacquie
I am a wife, mother, grandmother, pet co-parent, web designer, copy editor, type 2 diabetic, migraineur, and chronic pain warrior. In seeking to reverse diabetes, I have become in search of healing for myself and my family.
First 24-hr Fast
I’ve spent this week in various forms of fasting, that is, mostly 24-hr. fasts, never going more than 28 hours without food. On that day, I posted: I did have allowed beverages, including fat and cream in my coffee, and half-and-half with which to take my pills. I lost from 131 to 125 but gained…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #6
October 4, 2018, 1:50 p.m. Acupuncture day. I so need this today! Acupuncture, combined with meditation and mindful breathing, is the height of relaxation and stress relief! When the assistant called for me, I followed her down the hall to Paul Simon’s acupuncture treatment room. She logged in at the workstation, as she usually did,…
Fall Board Meeting
Saturday, September 29, 2018 It was nearly a year ago, during last year’s Kinship Fall Board Meeting in Alameda, though it was a different month, a different date. Then it was the third weekend in October, Saturday afternoon, in the middle of a board meeting session, when I got an email from my childhood BFF….
Pain Physical Therapy #6
September 17, 2018 Unfortunately, I was unable to keep up with the momentum I had established after my last physical therapy session, when Francis, at my request, mandated that I walk a minimum of 3 times a week. We had a wonderful time walking at Pacifica Pier on August 11 and my enthusiasm lasted about…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #5
September 10, 2018, 1:30 p.m. Today’s session is the halfway point of my allotted 10 sessions. I told Paul Simon that I’m taking Lyrica at a dose that is just under the amount to mitigate ALL pain, but just enough to allow me to be able to function in everyday life. “The greatest benefit,” I…
The Rest of the Routine Lab Work
September 7, 2018 Even though Dr. Prabaharan had strongly recommended “going early in the day” for a blood draw, I was not able to get up and out until 11:00 a.m. so I asked Linda to take me. “I adulted yesterday,” I reminded her, “when I drove to my dental appointment.” The laboratory waiting room…
Two Appointments in One Day
September 6, 2018 It started on Labor Day, September 3, when I got up enough courage to send an email to Dr. Prabaharan, requesting a new meter, the OneTouch Verio IQ meter starter kit, which includes the meter, charging cable and AC adapter, a OneTouch Delica lancing device, 10 lancets, control solution, and 10 test…
Routine Lab Work
August 31, 2018 It was a lazy morning at home, with no particular rush to get to the Kaiser Laboratory, except that I couldn’t eat anything or drink coffee because I had to have a fasting blood draw for the lipid panel. As I waited, I absentmindedly watched the digital screen that displayed various Kaiser…
Church 1.0 Family Day at Alameda Beach
August 25, 2018 For the past two years, Church 1.0 discussion meetings have been on the first and third Saturdays of the month. The first year, we did social events on the second Saturday, service projects on the fourth Saturday, and had a potluck, picnic, or holiday party on the fifth Saturday every three months….