This year has been really bad so far for people that we know having health problems.  It seems like almost every day someone is having something bad happen to them, and I feel bad for the challenges that they are facing.

On a better note though, our health this year has been the best it has ever been.  For a change, we are not dealing with any real health problems and we haven’t even needed to go to the doctor this year yet (knock on wood).

I think that this change in health is due to our change in diet.  You see, early this year we were introduced to barley grass, and since then we have been looking at other healthy supplements that we can add to our diet to have a better lifestyle.

I have been reading up on spirulina and chlorella lately and they seem to be things that we should have in our diets.  Needless to say, I am very thankful for our good health and I hope it holds out for the rest of the year.

My husband recently had LASIK laser eye surgery and he is very pleased with the results. He is trying to talk me into having the surgery as well, but I am scared of doctors and I do not think that I could willingly go through with surgery unless it was something that was medically life threatening.

He explained that the Wavefront LASIK was not a major surgery and that there was nothing to be afraid of, but he does not understand the fear that I have. He is one of the bravest people that I know and I know that there is very little that scares him. I, however am not like him at all. I am scared of everything.

I tried to reason with him that the LASIK Costs were too much for us both to have it, but he saw right through my facade. I don’t know if he will one day be convincing in his arguments, but I do know that now is not the time for me to get over my fears. I need more time.

I struggled with my weight my whole life. When I was in my early thirties, I finally decided that I was going to do something about it. I wanted a total lifestyle change and when I started to lose weight, I was presented with a whole new problem. My skin was starting to sag and it looked anything but attractive.

I decided that the best course of action for me was to leave town, finish losing the weight and have surgery to get rid of the excess skin. I looked into several different options, including cosmetic surgery abroad. I had a friend that was living in Europe and I knew that she would be thrilled if I came to stay with her for a few months.

I went, with a solid plan in my mind. I lost the rest of the weight and had the surgery done. I was happy with my appearance for the first time in my life and I came home with a confidence in myself that I have never experienced before. I like who I am and I think that no matter what happens in the future, I am secure enough now to take it all with a grain of salt.

It really scares me how much pollution that we come into contact with each day. It is all around us and we do not even notice how much harm it is doing to our bodies. I do whatever I can to try and take care of my body, but it scares me when it is something that I can’t do anything about, such as toxic chemicals in the air I breathe.

I decided that I would do a little bit of research into natural cellular defense and see what was suggested by professionals. I talked to my doctor about it and she said that it was something that greatly concerned her as well, as it was something that even she, as a medical professional, could not control.

She did suggest that I try zeolite and see if it was something that made me feel better. I certainly did not think it would hurt to give it a try. I thought it was amazing and I feel a hundred times better than I did before trying this. I guess that I am sold on the product and on the knowledge that there is something I can do about it.

As I was doing inventory the other day at the pharmacy where I work, I noticed that our supply of CPAP equipment was dwindling and I brought the matter to my supervisor.  He was really surprised that he didn’t really think we sold a lot of it but as we checked into it we found out that her sales have gone up substantially.

Three months ago we did not sell a single CPAP machine and last month we sold 12 of them.  I don’t know if it is a trend or a fad, but I know that if we did not make an order right away, we were bound to run out of the stuff.  He thanked me for being so observant and doing my inventory job so well.

When I came to work the next day I noticed that there was a new sleep apnea machine sitting on the counter that I had never seen before.  I guess when he ordered supplies, my supervisor decided to bring one of these in to see if it would sell.  Before I went home that day, it was gone.  I bet I will see more in the near future.

I’m writing to you today, Dear Diary, because I ruined my vacation. Here I am in Anaheim, California, the home of Disneyland and Mickey Mouse and I can’t even go because I fell getting out of the hotel shower and twisted my ankle. Sign me “Bummed in Orange County.”

Dear Diary, the doctor says it’s a strain, not a sprain. The hotel is allowing me to choose if I am staying or coming back in a few months. At least that’s something. Sign me “Sad with foot and ankle pain in Orange County.”

Dear Diary, I’ve decided to try visiting Disneyland this afternoon. If I can manage that in a wheelchair, with a friend pushing me (she has a yearly pass. *sigh* I’m so jealous.), then I’ll stay. Sign me “Hopeful in Orange County.”

Dear Diary, I’m staying. Sign me “Too busy going to Disneyland to write in Orange County.”

I love it when I wake up in the morning refreshed from a good night of sleep.  I will have to say though that it has not always been like this at all.

You see, a couple of weeks ago I was at my ends wit as I was maybe getting an hour or two of sleep each night.  The problem was that they were doing major roadwork in our area and it was the first project that the city was going to do around the clock.

As it turns out, my once peaceful neighborhood turned into a noisy place to live.  I just couldn’t function during the day, and I couldn’t sleep at night.  I decided at that point, that I was going to get a sleep machine to cancel out all the noise and give me a good night sleep.

It ended up being the right choice, and since then I have been able to sleep even though there is construction going outside.  In fact, I think that I will keep using it after they are done, because I sleep better than I ever have before.

I have never been a big fan of the Internet until very recently. I was recently diagnosed with cancer and for the first time in my life, I was glued to my computer screen for hours and hours upon end. I decided that I was going to find out as much information as I could about this disease that as attacking my body and I figured the Internet was as great a place as any.

Through my research I found a health forum where I met people that were going through or had gone through exactly what I was going through right now. The people there have been a constant source of encouragement to me when I need it.

It is through these people and the vast amount of information that I have learned that I know I will be alright. I am taking it one day at a time and I know that I have a long road ahead of me, but I will survive this, just as many have survived it before me.

When I was in college, the class that was my turning point in deciding on my future career was child psychology. We talked a lot about kids addiction to both street and prescription drugs and I had such a heart for helping children that were struggling with this. I knew at that moment that this was my calling and I changed all of my classes to help me advance in this decision.

I poured my heart and soul into learning everything that I could about what I could do to help these kids. I wanted to be an addictions counselor and I wanted to specialize in counseling kids who had problems with substance abuse. One reason I had such a passion about this because I have always had a very addictive personality and have had to fight my whole life to overcome the feelings of want and need when it came to things that were bad for me.

After a short hospital stay a few weeks ago, I realized that the medical coverage and I had was not adequate enough if something bad were to happen to me.  It gave me quite a scare as I really don’t have a lot of life savings.  If I did have to make an extended stay in the hospital right now, my finances would be wiped out in a short period of time.

So I’ve decided that I should get some Medicare supplement insurance and I’ve been looking online to find companies that give an online quote.  Specifically, I was looking for California Medicare supplement quotes and I found a number of companies that will meet my needs.

Now, all I have to do is figure out which one offers the best policy for me with respect to the price and benefits that I would receive.  All I can say is that I’ll feel a lot better once I have some coverage in place.