Ahhh my daddy was a writer Life (rest in peace dear dad)
Maybe I caught his gene pool, maybe he is just using me as his pen from upstairs now ?
Thankyou!
Yes a meet in Hawaii see you under the palms

Life good morning from Oz
I’m up since 5am and the Suns about bursting up and lighting the day
You sound fantastic
I don’t have skype
I like the term re-birth, have just finished week four and called it my first trimester haha
Birthing a new me
Glass of wine! Cannot remember what it tastes like
A short film was recently made at my place and one scene had a LOT of wine in it for props the smell was making me puke!
Not sure if I want to ever drink again except for a glass of very fine champagne that could tempt me as a congratulatory gift to myself
Now you have me drifting off on a gorgeous imagined Hawaiian surfari again but this time with the sun setting over the lush tropical greens of Kauai, champagne flute glistening reflections of the orange sky, the waves of Hanalei Bay lapping at my toes as I laze in the splendour of the most pristine island on this earth that I have known. To the north are the virgin jungles where no roads exist and to the South the sounds of islander ukele are wafting across the trade winds
Ahhhh
Have I painted a picture?

I love how you write about post tx
While I wait for the bloods to come back from my first tx tests (well this tx) it’s inspiring to read your journals
Here’s to life yes!
Happy times for us all
Ariel x

Suns just about to peep over the horizon here
I just heard the kookaburras cacophony saying hello

Good morning from Oz

Tina could Jim be any HOTTER
Glad you let him in the door girl, let’s keep him here eh

Time for some music

Great Movie Magpie, it was very profound – although some could watch it and not take in the soul-searching aspects – it was such a beautiful and honourable journey the father took. It made me wish I could go and do it! It was reminiscent of the movie, ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ taking a physical journey in order to make a spiritual one.

Congrats LG on your latest blood results
Well LG, I could quote you again and Debs and Ariel – OMG! You described EXACTLY how I’m feeling. Hey, if ever you want to discuss GI probs (gotta love autocorrect trying to put the word ‘probe’ after GI ) re your ‘stools’ I’m not too embarrassed
Alternating diarrhoea, constipation and pale ‘floating’ stools hmy:
I take Inner Health Probiotics daily to help with these issues. Constipation – I eat extra fibre e.g. fruit, greens; if that fails I take ‘Super Greens’, tablets – they contain Spirulina, Chlorella, Barley Grass and Wheat Grass – also comes in powder forms to mix in smoothies etc. Great source of protein and heaps of vitamins, excellent for vegans. I’m not taking it daily, only for constipation, 3-4 tablets and plenty of water.

Of course you could try the old remedy of drinking Epsom Salts in water but only if you can control the gag reflex! ick:' />
I have continued with the Magnesium through Tx because the lower back pain, muscle spasms, leg cramps at night etc., are all improved by taking it. When I’ve not had enough money and gone without I really notice these symptoms hit back.

As you say, travelling about and eating out can mess you up, so try and take probiotics with you. Many have to be kept in the fridge but there are varieties for travelling.

I’m also finding walking is very therapeutic lately. I’ve noticed I’m able to walk 2x p/d now, whereas previously I was in so much pain and fatigue in the am, I couldn’t do a walk.
I had a massive meltdown yesterday and was stressed out and crying – haven’t been this bad for awhile, all my emotional stuff catching up with me – so, I stopped what I was doing and took my son and our dog off. Even though it was wild weather, strong gusty winds and spitting rain, we’ve had storms on and off for 1 1/2 weeks now.

Wow, it was so cleansing and emotionally I was a lot calmer when I got back. Totally weird because I HATE the Wind – it usually makes me very cranky and irritable.

Yes, things are changing within…a lot of soul-searching, reassessing my life, reviewing regrets, trying to just ‘let shit go’! It is hard there’s a lot to forgive and I’m really beating myself up with a lot of ‘what ifs.’
It is a grieving process, finally having a chance to be virus free and ‘healed’ and looking at how its affected my life – 35 years having this. I feel so very isolated, abandoned – my family and friends back ‘home’, haven’t contacted me to see how I’m doing – and very alone on this journey. It still amazes me how no-one wants to talk about this ‘virus’ and they’d rather ignore me than confront it.

As I’ve said before I couldn’t do this without the support and opportunity to vent anything and everything here and not ‘feel’ judged.
Thank you all and I feel so much better knowing others are feeling the same – although I don’t mean I’m glad others are feeling alone and depressed etc hmy:
Lots of to you all [/quote]

Well here’s a huge hug Chejai
We are dealing with purging a lot of grief and real stuff and yep being dumped by family is a sharp knife but I still believe family doesn’t need to be blood (mine don’t want anything to do with my blood either lol) jokes aside, yep it’s important to just be warts and all here. I’m stoked we are here together
The support here is real isn’t it
All the stories we share from our silence are so healing
Big love Chejai
I know that the feeling of being able to talk without fear is a release
Love from Ariel

Hi Rowan from Ariel
I didn’t enjoy riba much when I was given it a few years ago so hang in
Great results thanks for the positive outlook post I am exhausted today at end week four and agree with GAJ we can overdo the exercise and crash ha!
I agree about feeling clear in the mind in general
You sound really optimistic and on top of the sx you are dealing with
Wishing you a smooth tx as possible and of course the best outcome too
Splashes of happy to you
Ariel