Episode 3

This time we discussed dealing with hospitalizations, continued our series on delegation, and wrapped up by considering how we can add more beauty to our lives.

The worksheets I’ve created for you are here:

• General Medical Information for Health Care Providers - Adobe Acrobat file
• Health Care Providers - Adobe Acrobat file
• Diagnoses - Adobe Acrobat file
• Medications & Supplements - Adobe Acrobat file
• Supplement Details - Adobe Acrobat file
• Fibrant Living Worksheets - editable version including all five workshetts. Requires Microsoft Excel

Print out the Acrobat files using the free viewer from Adobe, fill in your own details, and keep copies with you at all times. If you have Microsoft Excel, you might want to use the Excel version instead, so that you can update your spreadsheet as things change and print out new versions more easily.

I mentioned the donationware program Pop-Up Wisdom as well as the Motivational and Inspirational Quotes Calendar and WebShots. If you join Webshots, you can list me as a friend! I don’t have many pictures uploaded there, but our family’s user name is technozoo.

If you have any technical questions about how we got the pretty pictures server to work with the television, please feel free to ask them here. My partner or I will be happy to answer them.

Music for the show was “Morning on Haleakala Highway” by Kimo Watanabe from the Podsafe Music Network.

 

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I do apologize, but my recovery has been slower than I expected and I’ve had another trip to the emergency room. This one was due to not taking good enough care of myself, as I got dehydrated and my blood pressure got way too low as a result. The podcast has been recorded, though, and will be up as soon as the editing is finished!

I looked out the kitchen window this morning to find my day brightened by a gift from nature. There are beautiful tiger lilies blooming aroud the back stoop! We certainly didn’t plant them, so they were a total suprise. I adore flowers, and felt like the universe had sent me my very own bouquet.

Episode 2

This week we talked about distractions, delegating, and defining yourself.

I recommended Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn as a good introduction to mindfulness, especially as a way to deal with chronic illness.

I also referenced Dr. Irene Tracy’s study on the value of distraction to change the perception of pain, which is summarized in Imaging how attention modulates pain in humans using functional MRI.

Next week, we’ll continue the series on delegating, learn about creating Wellness Recovery Action Plans, and more.

This week’s music was provided by the Podsafe Music Network. The song was “Morning on Haleakala Hwy” by Kimo Watanabe.

Your Turn

Please share your favorite distractions and how you define yourself.

 

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In honor of FMS/CFS Awareness Day 2006, here’s the very first Fibrant Living podcast!

Fibrant Living Podcast #1

This is my first episode, and here are some links you may want to follow after listening to the show.

• Fibromaylgia Aware
• Fibromyalgia Network News
• Fibromyalgia Frontiers
• Arthritis Today
• What are the biological effects of acute stress?

This week’s music was provided by the Podsafe Music Network. The song was “Good Day” by the Natives of the New Dawn.

Namaste,
 Cyn

 

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