Health Update

I qualify for Medicaid now, so, I signed up and now have a primary care physician, here in Port Barre; well, a combo of 3 different people, all under the same roof.

Main reason?  I was told that Medicaid will pay for a breast reduction if certain criteria is there... I believe I'll qualify.

I've been to the little clinic (I guess that's a good term for it) three times so far.  They drew blood the first visit.  My weight was 170lbs.  I was called in to get a second blood draw to check my parathyroid hormone because my calcium levels are low.  At that appointment, my blood pressure was 150/100.  I spoke to one of the people, Dustin (I think he's an RN) about my allergies (they've been so bad this season! As has Wyatt's - who, prior to this summer, NEVER had any allergies!)  I told this Dustin person that I had a reaction to something around my eyes in the last several weeks; each time, it had gotten worse.  I think it was the cleaning cloths that I used to remove the mascara from my eyes.  Anyways, he gave me a script for 5 days of Prednisone (steroid to shrink any swelling in my nose/eyes area).  He also gave me a script for Zyrtec. I have been taking them for a week now, once a day, and feel so much better!  I haven't tried to put any make up yet though... guess we'll see how that goes when I do...

Today, I had an appointment as a follow-up to my blood work.  My thyroid is fine (yay!).  My vitamin 12 levels are fine.  Low Vitamin D and Calcium levels.  My good cholesterol is high (which is good) but, so is my bad cholesterol.  It was 200 and they want it at like 170.  She said that it is probably genetic because usually, if someone's bad cholesterol is high, their good is really low.  So, she can see that we do eat healthy.  My blood pressure was 124/100.  Both times, on both arms.   So, now, I'm taking Lisinopril - HCTZ 10-12.5m daily.  I also am taking Vitamin D 1.25(50,000 UN) once a week.  She told me that I either need to drink almond milk or take a calcium supplement.


She (Rhonda Bergeron - I think she's a nurse practitioner) also put in an order for me to get a mammogram. She said not only would it see if there's anything to worry about (cancer), but, also help with making the case for a breast reduction.  Just this once, I'll do it.  Cherie had one.


Rhonda said to continue eating breakfast and/bananas (helps with blood pressure).  Start walking (or exercise) for at least 30 minutes a day.

7 Days

Today makes 7 days since starting Phentamine. I am under 170 lbs! Tonight, I weighed in at 168.8 lbs.  The morning of our doctor's visit, before eating, I weighed myself at home at 176 lbs.  After one meal, and going to the doctor, I weighed 178 lbs there.  So, I'm either down 8 lbs or 10 lbs in a week!  Woohoo!

I hate cheating... but, I hate being this size way more... lol

Phentermine

So, yes, I'm doing this again!  I just can tolerate being this big!  I weighed in at like 178lbs at the doctor's office yesterday!!! I wear a size 10 or 12.  My boobs are ginormous!  My most recent bra that I've bought is a 34K!  And then, I have to fix them in there to fit without having "DT's" (double tits)!  The electrical thing they do to measure fat and all shows my visceral fat is at 10.  They want it under 9. Jeremy went too. His visceral fat is 15!  He weighed in at 202lbs. 

So, we have both started phentermine today.  Doc suggested 1/2 a pill a day for the first 4 days... to get acclimated to them. And then half in the morning (like, between 8-10 am) and then the 2nd half around lunch (12-2 pm).

I have used this before with great results, so, I'm excited to be my normal weight again!

I'm thinking I'm going to stay with it until I am at my desired size... then, every few months, get another script to maintain.

Paleo Diet - One Month

I weighed myself this morning  (with night clothes on) and the scale said 165.7 lbs!  That's 15 lbs down!!! Woohoo!  I definitely recommend the paleo diet to most anyone!  I can't wait to see what the end of the 2nd month looks like!!! 😁

Side note:  Since starting this "diet"/way of life... I've been sick twice!  The first, was a bad cold... and right now, I've been sick since this past Saturday  (a week ago)... seems more like an allergy since my eyes seem to be more involved... but, maybe just another cold.  Coughing fits that make me vomit sometimes.  No fever for either illness.  Mostly coughing and nose blowing... keeping me up at night 😬

Anti-vaccine Doctors and Links

C & P to have...

Research yourself, don't trust the CDC.

Here are the package inserts that the manufacturers give you but the doctors make sure you never see it.
http://www.immunize.org/fda/#dtap

Here's the ingredients in vaccines from the horses mouth : http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-table-2.pdf

Here's a book that you can read to start the education on why they are detrimental to your children's health as well as your own: "Dissolving illusions by Dr. Suzanne Humphries MD 

The list of trusted resources/documentaries/doctors:

1. Dr. Nancy Banks - http://bit.ly/1Ip0aIm
2. Dr. Russell Blaylock - http://bit.ly/1BXxQZL
3. Dr. Shiv Chopra - http://bit.ly/1gdgh1s
4. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny - http://bit.ly/1MPVbjx
5. Dr. Suzanne Humphries - http://bit.ly/17sKDbf
6. Dr. Larry Palevsky - http://bit.ly/1LLEjf6
7. Dr. Toni Bark - http://bit.ly/1CYM9RB
8. Dr. Andrew Wakefield - http://bit.ly/1MuyNzo
9. Dr. Meryl Nass - http://bit.ly/1DGzJsc
10. Dr. Raymond Obomsawin - http://bit.ly/1G9ZXYl
11. Dr. Ghislaine Lanctot - http://bit.ly/1MrVeUL
12. Dr. Robert Rowen - http://bit.ly/1SIELeF
13. Dr. David Ayoub - http://bit.ly/1SIELve
14. Dr. Boyd Haley PhD - http://bit.ly/1KsdVby
15. Dr. Rashid Buttar - http://bit.ly/1gWOkL6
16. Dr. Roby Mitchell - http://bit.ly/1gdgEZU
17. Dr. Ken Stoller - http://bit.ly/1MPVqLI
18. Dr. Mayer Eisenstein - http://bit.ly/1LLEqHH
19. Dr. Frank Engley, PhD - http://bit.ly/1OHbLDI
20. Dr. David Davis - http://bit.ly/1gdgJwo
21. Dr Tetyana Obukhanych - http://bit.ly/16Z7k6J
22. Dr. Harold E Buttram - http://bit.ly/1Kru6Df
23. Dr. Kelly Brogan - http://bit.ly/1D31pfQ
24. Dr. RC Tent - http://bit.ly/1MPVwmu
25. Dr. Rebecca Carley - http://bit.ly/K49F4d
26. Dr. Andrew Moulden - http://bit.ly/1fwzKJu
27. Dr. Jack Wolfson - http://bit.ly/1wtPHRA
28. Dr. Michael Elice - http://bit.ly/1KsdpKA
29. Dr. Terry Wahls - http://bit.ly/1gWOBhd
30. Dr. Stephanie Seneff - http://bit.ly/1OtWxAY
31. Dr. Paul Thomas - http://bit.ly/1DpeXPf
32. Many doctors talking at once - http://bit.ly/1MPVHOv
33. Dr. Richard Moskowitz - http://bit.ly/1OtWG7D
34. Dr. Jane Orient - http://bit.ly/1MXX7pb
35. Dr. Richard Deth - http://bit.ly/1GQDL10
36. Dr. Lucija Tomljenovic - http://bit.ly/1eqiPr5
37. Dr Chris Shaw - http://bit.ly/1IlGiBp
38. Dr. Susan McCreadie - http://bit.ly/1CqqN83
39. Dr. Mary Ann Block - http://bit.ly/1OHcyUX
40. Dr. David Brownstein - http://bit.ly/1EaHl9A
41. Dr. Jayne Donegan - http://bit.ly/1wOk4Zz
42. Dr. Troy Ross - http://bit.ly/1IlGlNH
43. Dr. Philip Incao - http://bit.ly/1ghE7sS
44. Dr. Joseph Mercola - http://bit.ly/18dE38I
45. Dr. Jeff Bradstreet - http://bit.ly/1MaX0cC
46. Dr. Robert Mendelson - http://bit.ly/1JpAEQr
47. Dr. Garth Nicolson - http://bit.ly/1OQVJsF
48. Dr. Marc Girard - http://bit.ly/1iw0smT
49. Dr. Charles Richet - http://bit.ly/1G5GG7j
50. Dr. Zac Bush - http://bit.ly/1LS19OZ

1. Vaccination - The Silent Epidemic - http://bit.ly/1vvQJ2W
2. The Greater Good - http://bit.ly/1icxh8j
3. Shots In The Dark - http://bit.ly/1ObtC8h
4. Vaccination The Hidden Truth - http://bit.ly/KEYDUh
5. Vaccine Nation - http://bit.ly/1iKNvpU
6. Vaccination - The Truth About Vaccines -http://bit.ly/1vlpwvU
7. Lethal Injection - http://bit.ly/1URN7BJ
8. Bought - http://bit.ly/1M7YSlr
9. Deadly Immunity - http://bit.ly/1KUg64Z
10. Autism - Made in the USA - http://bit.ly/1J8WQN5
11. Beyond Treason - http://bit.ly/1B7kmvt
12. Trace Amounts - http://bit.ly/1vAH3Hv

The Mercola/Wakefield interview:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/10/wakefield-interview.aspx

Vaccine inserts:
http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/package_inserts.htm

VAERS reporting: Vaers is a vaccine injury program the government put in place for people harmed from vaccines after they shielded vaccine manufacturers from liability in 1986
https://vaers.hhs.gov/esub/index

Compensation table:
http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/vaccinetable.html

NVIC reporting:
http://www.nvic.org/reportreaction.aspx
OR
http://www.nvic.org/reporting-systems.j

Watch "CDC Gerberding Crime #2 Against Humanity" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/rtSflh5rPrA

Published on Apr 2, 2008Julie Gerberding, the head of the CDC, went on CNN's House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to discuss the Hannah Poling case and admitted that vaccines trigger autism in a subset of the population with mitochondrial disorders.

It is time for Dr. Gerberding to answer some hard questions before congress.

Call for congressional hearings into the Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund autism cases, so we can find out what the government knows about the relationship between vaccines and autism.

AdventuresInAutism.com

Addendum: Gerberding/CDC/HHS has given several names to the phenomenon of Vaccine Induced Autism. Gerberding calls it the "symptoms of autism" in this interview, "autism like syndrome" during a previous CDC press conference and HHS refers to it as "vaccine induced encepalopathy" on their website for the Vaccine Injury Compensation fund.

Paleo Diet - Almost 3 Weeks

Ok, I'm so happy with this "diet"... more of a change of eating... life change...

I am not 10 lbs under than what I started!  I began 2017 at 180lbs!  In less than 3 weeks, I'm 170lbs!  Just cutting out carbs and beans!  I'm so thrilled!  Ecstatic!  I can see my future positively now!

Jeremy is also still doing it; mostly... lol  But, he's down 9-10lbs too!  So, he's happy about that.  I think he'd more better progress if he'd quit alcohol again. :-/ I really hate that he's drinking again.  He becomes irate, irrational, loud, belligerent... hate it!

Spaghett squash is the bomb!  Cauliflower is so versatile! Ghee is good but expensive.  Coconut flour is clumpy if you try to use it to thicken sauces.  Coconut milk is absolutely delicious!

Paleo - Finished Week One

So, yesterday marked a week on the paleo diet.  My weight is 172 lbs this morning!  That's amazing!  I haven't seen that number in quite some time!!!  I did a little research and found that it is typical to lose 5-10 lbs that first week, but not to get discouraged if that rate doesn't continue because, what happens is that you're losing water weight.  Carbs retain water.  However, just because you may not experience such dramatic weight loss week after week, you should experience a general decline over a long time.  And, I'm fine with that!!!  Actually, I'm setting my sights on losing at least 10 lbs a month (yes, I can actually see that happening for the first time in my life! ((well, to be fair, it's only been the last 8 years I've been having weight issues; so, not all of my life... but, you know what I mean)))  I plan on doing some exercises too; so, hopefully, that will hasten the weight loss :D  Jeremy weighs 194.7 lbs last night; he was happy! :D  He isn't sticking to the diet as strictly as I am.  Looking up more info on the paleo diet, I found that there's a group that practice primal paleo; which, included dairy. That's what Jeremy is doing.  He could do without the dairy because of his sensitivities to it... but, one step at a time! :D

I've been using the site, PaleoLeap, for reference... lots of recipes too!

I'm so happy with this diet!  No pills... just clean eating!

Paleo Diet

We (Jeremy and I) just finished day 2 of the paleo diet.  It really shouldn't be to hard to stick with.  It's mostly getting rid of glutens.  Kind of like the Atkin's Diet, but, you can eat a good variety of vegetables and fruits.

Yesterday and today, I ate 2 eggs with bell pepper, onion, seasoned with Tony's Chachere; today, I added tomato to them :)

For dinner last night, Jeremy put pork chops in a casserole dish; covered them with hot sauce, onions, bell peppers, broccoli, and seasoning.  Cooked until meat was done.  Really very tasty!

Tonight, I put chicken thighs in the Ninja slow cooker.  Added onions, bell peppers, chopped tomatos, a little Sriracha sauce, and chopped carrots.  Also pretty tasty; the kids liked it! :D

Jeremy stopped at the store on the way home from work and picked up some groceries.  He bought more coconut oil, almond milk, coconut milk (in cans - tastes so yummy), and spaghetti squash, etc...

I have to say that I'm soooo happy that Jeremy is doing this with me!  Makes it easier to continue and avoid the "no-no" list of food!  We both need to drop some weight!  He hovers between 195-200 lbs and I've been hovering around 175-180 lbs!  UGH!!!  We have to change something!!!

My online friend (whom I've met in real life twice), Sasha, has lost 60 lbs in a relatively short time and has kept it off with this paleo diet!  Since I've met her in real life, I know how she looked... so, I know she's isn't lying (not her nature anyways! lol). Her progress has been amazing!!!  She started this year at 99 lbs!  Of course, she is a little shorter than I am, but, still!  She looks great!  I'd be happy to lose 40 lbs!  More than 40 would be awesome though! 

Thankfulness?

With Thanksgiving around the corner, it has me thinking... What I'm thankful for?  I'm thankful for the 2017 to begin... because 2015-2016 has probably been the worse time in my life! :(

Where to begin?

Summer of 2015.  My uncle, who I hadn't seen in a few years because he lived and worked in Africa, comes home to the states because he's experiencing extreme pain.  Goes to the hospital.  Finds out he's dying of cancer.. all over his body.  He passes away not long after coming back... I never had the chance to see him.  So, we go to his funeral in Mississippi.  My sister comes down with her kids.  Her oldest, Arielle, comes down with her then husband, Dustin, and their son, Elijah.  That was a highlight, since we didn't get to see him very often.  They stay at my sister, Angele's house, in Thibodaux, along with us.

School begins in August 2015.  Wyatt restarts 3rd grade :-/  Yay for common core... highlight: we went to the Cracklin Festival in Port Barre for the first time.  Kids had a great time.

Thanksgiving 2015:  Jeremy made another Thanksgiving Dinner and we had family over.  Had a good time!  Friday; we, the adults, are drinking and having fun.  At some point, Jeremy decides he needs to go get more alcohol.  He doesn't come to a complete stop at stop sign on his motorcycle.  And the only other vehicle on the road is a cop!  Jeremy has a brain fart and decides to outrun the cop.  He speeds for a few miles and then comes to his rational state of mind and pulls over.  They bring him to jail :(  This incident eats up a lot of our money :(  And Jeremy had only started drinking again shortly before this... he had quit for like 5 years :-/

Christmas break:  Last day before Christmas break, Ursula's best friend and off/on boyfriend for a few years, Jean Todd Duos (14 yrs old), dies instantly in a 4-wheeler accident :(  We go to his wake and funeral.  He's buried on Ursula's 13th birthday :(

New Years:  Highlight.  We go to Angele's house and Aimee and her kids are able to be there as well!  We had a great time but miss not having Arielle and Elijah there :(  We make quite a few YouTube videos... of the kids doing contests and singing.


Mardi Gras 2016:  We, once again, go to Angele's.  There's a parade that passes on both ends of the street she lives down!  Great position!  We're preparing to have a great time that week!  My kids have that Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday off; and I think we left Friday, after the kids got home from school.  Aimee came down, alone.  Arielle and Dustin are going through a divorce.  No one knows if/when she's coming or what.  There was talk about her friend, Christine/Tina coming along for the ride if she decided to make the trip.  Early Sunday morning, February 7th, we get a devastating call from Arielle.  She's been in an accident and Elijah is dead :( We make 2 trips back and forth to Georgia in a week.  He's buried on Calista's 17th birthday :(

Jeremy's work:  Not sure when it began (but, its before summer break), but the company he works for I.P.S. (a Turner company) has 3 waves of lay-offs.  He makes it through them and remains a pipe-fitter.  However, everyone who's left, can only make 40 hrs/week :-/  This move leaves our bank account bleeding.  It's only since the last few weeks that he's made some overtime and our bank account is on the mend.

To top off this wonderful year; I've put on a ridiculous amount of weight :( :( :(  So, we're the poorest we've ever been and I'm the heaviest I've been excluding pregnancies...

So, HOPEFULLY, 2017 will bring about POSITIVE changes/vibes!!!  PLEASE!!!

iHeart App Woke Me

Sometimes, I listen to talk radio via iHeart radio in bed.  I set the sleep timer.  I don't use iHeart radio to wake me up though; I use my phone's clock alarm for that (so I can wake up the kids for school).  However, on two different occasions, iHeart radio has come on AFTER going off from the sleep timer!  The other day, I think it was Monday, it came on at 4:30 am.  Last night, it came on at 1:14 am.  WTH?  What does that mean?  Maybe a dearly departed trying to let me know they're still around?  I'll post again if it happens again...

Still Fighting Fat!

After not going regularly to the gym since Christmas (maybe even since Thanksgiving) holidays, I am trying to make it a habit to go 5x a week.

Flashback... I had gone down to like 143lbs thanks to Slim-Vie (also working out regularly).  I was so happy!  But, after like 3 mths, it just stopped working!  I kept taking one a day for months, hoping it would start working again... but, nothing.  So, after months of nothing and even slight weight gain, I upped it to 2 pills a day.  Well, after about a week, I got my first ever case of heartburn (that's what I think it was anyways).  Hurt sooo bad!  Started around 2 am.  Lasted for a few hours.  And it happened every night for like a week.  I think it was Slim-Vie that caused it because during the heartburn week, I stopped taking it and concentrated on taking other things that would alleviate the pain... baking soda and water, apple cider vinegar and water, Galvascon, apple juice, apples, etc...  Anyways, it finally went away.  And I started taking Slim-Vie again and next thing you know, heartburn!  So, I stopped taking it and put it high on a shelf.  Heartburn went away.  So, that's why I think they're connected...

Well, then the weight really started piling on.. even though I said up there that I wasn't going to the gym regularly, I was still going... 2 to 4x/week... maybe miss a week here and there... wasn't going like I had when I first started - 5x/week.

So, yesterday, Monday, February 29th, I started going back with the intent of going 5x/week again.

I also decided I'm going to do more cardio.  Start with 20 minutes of elliptical (both yesterday and today) and then do circuit training in the women's workout area... doing all body parts everyday that I go.  Using heavier weights.  I've done 2 circuits yesterday and today.  I plan on doing 3... maybe next week.  Then, afterwards, more cardio.  Yesterday and today, I did 20 minutes on the recumbent bike.  Today, I also did 20 minutes on the treadmill.

Today, I did 3 sets of leg presses with 30 crunches in between each set.

Jeremy and I were discussing our weight gain... he's over 190lbs... I'm over 160lbs! :-0  So, I told him that perhaps we need to lighten our dinner.  So, last night, we ate breakfast... I had 2 eggs, 2 toast bread, and 2 pieces of ham.  Drank Super Dieter's Tea both last night and the night before.  I plan on drinking that every night too... at least, for now.

In Memory of Elijah Storm Baird

I hate having to write this.  My heart grieves so much for him.  My Great-nephew, Elijah is no longer with us.  Only 2 1/2 years on Earth :(

Let me back up... tell the story...



The first weekend of February and 3 days following were going to be such a fun time for our family!  As it was the time that Mardi Gras fell on this year, the kids had 3 to 5 days off of school; depending where you live.  My kids had 3 days off while my sister's and brother's kids had the whole week off.

I had made arrangements to bring my 3 children to Thibodaux; my sister's, Angele, house.  She lives right in between where 2 parades pass... easy walking distance; not even a block.  And since she and Shane live in a big house, we weren't the only ones that would be staying there.  Racquelle and Mason are already living there since they attend Nicholl's State University; which is also walking distance away from Angele's house.  My sister, Aimee, had already been down from Georgia for a week.  It was possible that Hal would be bringing the 4 kids he had (he hadn't given us a nay or yay yet).  And Arielle had planned to come down too... possibly with a friend or two and Elijah.  Mom was already there as was Margie, Shane's mom.

I left our house Saturday, after lunch, to head to Angele's.  It's over an hour away... about 120 miles away.  Got to her house.  Relaxed for a bit... they already had some provisions for the weekend... chips, chicken to BBQ, sides, and even some drunk gummi worms and bears!  It was going to be a great weekend!  Oh, and before I left my house, I had emptied all my pictures off of my Canon Rebel XT... I was prepared to take lots of pictures; or let my kids take pictures... it was going to be great!

Saturday evening, Angele, Aimee, Olivia, Ursula, Calista, and I went to Big Lots to see what else we could get... and also since I don't get to go to Big Lots too often (there's one in Lafayette... but, I hate going... traffic sucks most of the time out there).  Wyatt stayed at Angele's so he could play on their Xbox.  The girls were having a good time in Big Lots... making funny videos with these funny Valentine bears that talk... Angele bought 3 of them (all that they had left) so we could continue making the videos.  She had intended to bring them back the next day.

Here's a link to a video I made of the wrecked mess.

We get back to Angele's... stay up for a little bit longer... then go to bed.  I slept in Racquelle's room with her 2 cats: Ellis and Romeo.  They rouse me with their play time in the early morning.  So, I was already awake when Olivia rushed into the room to tell me Arielle was on the phone with her mom, Aimee, and that Elijah was dead.  My heart dropped.  I immediately left to go see Aimee.  Sure enough, she was on the phone with Arielle.  She had gotten into a terrible accident and she said Elijah's head had been bashed in. :(  The accident had only happened like 15 minutes prior.  She was still at the scene.  Aimee was also able to talk to one of the EMT's.  Apparently, an ambulance was there within minutes... but, Elijah died on impact :(


Arielle had started stripping about 6 months earlier because they needed the money... she was working and going to beauty school but her husband wasn't (and hadn't the whole time they were married) pulling his weight.  For quite a while, Arielle was working two jobs and going to school as well as being a wife and mom (even still nursing Elijah!)... So, Arielle, started stripping.  Well, she had worked Saturday night because she hadn't made much money Friday night.  I'm saying this background so that you know, she was used to the hours... her body was used to the hours.  So, after working Saturday, she started driving early Sunday morning... but, by the time she got around Montgomery, Alabama, she decided she should nap.  She stopped at a rest area and took a two hour nap.  When she woke up, she drank an energy drink and started back on the road... the accident took place less than 10 minutes later, she said.  She doesn't know what happened... just she remembered seeing 18-wheelers on the sides of the interstate and wondering why they were there when there were
at least two rest areas that she had passed... and next thing you know, she comes to, looks behind her to check on Elijah, and sees his toes... blood on them.  She jumps over the front seat to go to him.  He's already gone... she holds his head... said she was trying to put his head back together (I'm thinking the bones were broken in his skull and that's what she was feeling) and she thinks she felt his brains out the back of his head... :(  All of that happened within just seconds... before someone was pulling her out of her vehicle.  There were witnesses that stopped to help.  A woman pulled her out and kept her away from her vehicle.  Arielle said she was clawing the ground to go back to Elijah. :((

Arielle was brought to a hospital in Montgomery.  Physically, besides bruising, both internal and external, she suffered only a broken collar bone.  Aimee, Shane, and Angele immediately got dressed and drove up there.  Aimee called Hal to let him know (first time she had spoken to him in probably over a year).  Arielle said that Dustin wouldn't pick up his phone (she tried calling him).  So, he learned of what happened via his parents.  Arielle was put on pain meds.  Angele said you could tell when it would stop working because she'd roll her eyes back in her head and have a pained expression and start bawling... Shane had to go back home because he owns his own masonry business and had to work Monday; so, he and Angele left.  Hal and the kids went to see Arielle in the hospital as did Dustin with his parents.  Hal, Donna, and the kids slept at a nearby hotel that night.  Aimee stayed in the room with Arielle.  Arielle begged Dustin to stay, but he wouldn't.

Lauren is Dustin's girlfriend. 
Dustin wouldn't answer Arielle,
so, she texted Lauren.

Then, Dustin texted Arielle
and that's what he said!

  
Arielle spent one night at the hospital.  Angele, Cherie, and I left for Alabama Monday (left our kids with Shane, Jared (when they weren't working), Mom, Margie, Racquelle, Mason, and Calista... we were trying to get there before Arielle would be released so that we could bring her home... they were without a vehicle... Aimee's was still in Thibodaux.  Well, she was released around 2 or 3 (I forget) and we were still like 4 hours away.  We were trying to decide what we were going to do.  See, originally, we were going to pick her up from the hospital and turn right around and head back to Louisiana.  But, she changed her mind... and wanted to be there for the funeral arrangements.  She said, I just know they'll want to put that stupid train conductor's outfit on him!  (Which, btw, they did want that!!!  We laughed to ourselves when they stated that at the funeral home).  Well, then, we decided we'd pick her up and sleep the night at her house in Kennesaw and then we'd bring her to the funeral home in morning.  The hospital wouldn't allow her to stay in her room and we didn't think it would be comfortable to wait for us when her friend, Tina, was there and could bring Arielle and Aimee back to Georgia.  We got Tina's moms' address and met up with them there.  We actually got there about 15 minutes ahead of them because they had to stop and get her prescription filled; which took much longer than they anticipated.  Hydrocodine (I think that's it).

We spent a little time at Tina's moms'... and then we brought Arielle and Aimee back to Arielle's house.  We slept there.  Got up early morning to be at the funeral home for 9:00 am.

Aimee, Angele, Cherie, and I joined Arielle at the funeral.  We sat in while the arrangements were made.  Wake and funeral was to be Saturday, February 13th... Calista's 17th birthday :(  But, it had to be a day when others could be there... especially from out of state.  Oh, we had Arielle's cat, Arwyn, in a cat caddy in the back of my van! lol  Poor thing!  It actually snowed that day (Tuesday, Feb. 9th)... lightly... but, still... We left that evening to get back to Louisiana.

We left Friday evening to go to The Hampton Inn in Kennesaw.  We slept there 2 nights.  We had 4 rooms altogether.  My dad drove up with his girlfriend, Nancy, Veronica, and Sophia.  They left Friday morning.  Another couple of carloads left after lunch.  And the last 2 carloads (which included me) left after the guys (Jared and Shane) finished working.  And yes, Jared was able to get the kids a little bit earlier; had to bargain with Jessica :-/

When we got to the funeral home, Elijah's casket was open but his knit hat was covering his head/face completely.  Arielle and Aimee had gone in earlier, to see if he was presentable... Well, Arielle decided he wasn't and pulled the hat down.  Aimee told me that he didn't look like himself... nose was wrong, eyes weren't in the right position... like too far down or something like that... and he had fake eyelashes... just looked wrong.  However, we could see the rest of him.  Poor sweetie.... looked so big in that coffin.  I never touched a dead person... but, they (I forget who... maybe Soleil) convinced me.  I took his hand... it just felt like he was sleeping with cold hands... wasn't too rigid; too cold.  Precious hands.  Not long after that, the funeral people closed it for good.  An hour or so later, Dustin's family came in.

So many came.  I later remarked that I seriously doubt I'll have that many in attendance for my own funeral (not like I'd ever know...). 

Racquelle did an excellent job singing for Elijah's funeral!  So proud of her!  This was her first song; requested by Arielle.

Soleil read what she had written earlier... I think the second day after his death:

Mason found this song online after the accident.  It's called Mother by Built Of The Architect.  He and Racquelle practiced and practiced.  She did so well... especially under the conditions... added to the fact she doesn't like singing solo in front of crowds...

Arielle & Elijah

The funeral was nice.  I mean, as nice as it could be... It was my first (in my memory) baby funeral... I hope to not have to attend another one though... funerals are hard enough when death is expected...


His Obituary:

Elijah Storm Baird, more affectionately known as "Stormy," was born on June 16, 2013 to his proud parents, Dustin and Arielle. He was a happy child who expressed his love openly. Stormy could act shy to some people at first, but was always quick to open up and loved giving out kisses.

He was a very adventurous and social child who enjoyed "bear," "choo choo," and singing some of his favorite songs including "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," "Itsy, Bitsy Spider," and "Five Little Monkies Jumping on the Bed."

Stormy was very polite and made sure to say "bless you" at every opportunity. He shared everything that of his from toys to food. Feeding times were always a group event as he would be sure everyone else were fed as much as himself.

He was also known to be an active child who rarely cried. He loved running, dancing, and any game like soccor involving a ball that he could kick or play with.

Stormy will be remembered for his uplifting spirit and ability to spread love. Each of his family members loved him tremendously. His aunts and uncles were very close and special to Stormy.

Survivors include his father, Dustin Jay Baird, and mother, Arielle Serenity Chiasson-Baird, both of Marietta, Georgia; grandparents, Tonia and her husband Ronald Baird of Acworth, Georgia, Aimee LeBoeuf Chiasson of Marietta, Georgia, and Harold Joseph Chiasson Jr. of Marietta, Georgia; great-grandparents, Constance Kenny of Muskegon, Michigan, Thomas Powell of Muskegon, Michigan, Ronald Baird Sr. and his wife Agnes of Muskegon, Michigan, Karen Trosclair LeBoeuf of Montague, Louisiana, Wayne Felton LeBoeuf of Thibodaux, Louisiana, and Harold Joseph Chiasson Sr. and his wife Amie Ougel Chiasson of Raceland, Louisiana; great-great-grandmother, Elma Pavlich of Muskegon, Michigan; aunts and uncles, Thomas Jacob Baird and his wife Christina of Augusta, Georgia, Roman Alexander Chiasson of Marietta, Georgia, Soleil Rae Chiasson of Marietta, Georgia, Jasper Chiasson of Marietta, and Eliana Juliette Chiasson of Marietta; and many other loving family members and close friends.

The family will receive friends Saturday, February 13, 2016 from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home in Kennesaw. Funeral Services will follow at 1:00 PM at Northstar Church in Kennesaw with Pastor Mike Linch officiating. Interment will be held at Pine Ridge Memorial Park at the Garden of Eternity in Kennesaw. Shane Rivere, Jared LeBoeuf, Thomas Baird, and River Baird will serve as pallbearers for Stormy.

PhD Scientists and Medical Doctors Who Review Why Vaccination Isn't Safe or Effective

Posting this here so that I'll always have it...

PhD Scientists and Medical Doctors Who Review Why Vaccination Isn't Safe or Effective

1. Dr. Nancy Banks - http://bit.ly/1Ip0aIm

2. Dr. Russell Blaylock - http://bit.ly/1BXxQZL

3. Dr. Shiv Chopra - http://bit.ly/1gdgh1s

4. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny - http://bit.ly/1MPVbjx

5. Dr. Suzanne Humphries - http://bit.ly/17sKDbf

6. Dr. Larry Palevsky - http://bit.ly/1LLEjf6

7. Dr. Toni Bark - http://bit.ly/1CYM9RB

8. Dr. Andrew Wakefield - http://bit.ly/1MuyNzo

9. Dr. Meryl Nass - http://bit.ly/1DGzJsc

10. Dr. Raymond Obomsawin - http://bit.ly/1G9ZXYl

11. Dr. Ghislaine Lanctot - http://bit.ly/1MrVeUL

12. Dr. Robert Rowen - http://bit.ly/1SIELeF

13. Dr. David Ayoub - http://bit.ly/1SIELve

14. Dr. Boyd Haley PhD - http://bit.ly/1KsdVby

15. Dr. Rashid Buttar - http://bit.ly/1gWOkL6

16. Dr. Roby Mitchell - http://bit.ly/1gdgEZU

17. Dr. Ken Stoller - http://bit.ly/1MPVqLI

18. Dr. Mayer Eisenstein - http://bit.ly/1LLEqHH

19. Dr. Frank Engley, PhD - http://bit.ly/1OHbLDI

20. Dr. David Davis - http://bit.ly/1gdgJwo

21. Dr Tetyana Obukhanych - http://bit.ly/16Z7k6J

22. Dr. Harold E Buttram - http://bit.ly/1Kru6Df

23. Dr. Kelly Brogan - http://bit.ly/1D31pfQ

24. Dr. RC Tent - http://bit.ly/1MPVwmu

25. Dr. Rebecca Carley - http://bit.ly/K49F4d

26. Dr. Andrew Moulden - http://bit.ly/1fwzKJu

27. Dr. Jack Wolfson - http://bit.ly/1wtPHRA

28. Dr. Michael Elice - http://bit.ly/1KsdpKA

29. Dr. Terry Wahls - http://bit.ly/1gWOBhd

30. Dr. Stephanie Seneff - http://bit.ly/1OtWxAY

31. Dr. Paul Thomas - http://bit.ly/1DpeXPf

32. Many doctors talking at once - http://bit.ly/1MPVHOv

33. Dr. Richard Moskowitz - http://bit.ly/1OtWG7D

34. Dr. Jane Orient - http://bit.ly/1MXX7pb

35. Dr. Richard Deth - http://bit.ly/1GQDL10

36. Dr. Lucija Tomljenovic - http://bit.ly/1eqiPr5

37. Dr Chris Shaw - http://bit.ly/1IlGiBp

38. Dr. Susan McCreadie - http://bit.ly/1CqqN83

39. Dr. Mary Ann Block - http://bit.ly/1OHcyUX

40. Dr. David Brownstein - http://bit.ly/1EaHl9A

41. Dr. Jayne Donegan - http://bit.ly/1wOk4Zz

42. Dr. Troy Ross - http://bit.ly/1IlGlNH

43. Dr. Philip Incao - http://bit.ly/1ghE7sS

44. Dr. Joseph Mercola - http://bit.ly/18dE38I

45. Dr. Jeff Bradstreet - http://bit.ly/1MaX0cC

46. Dr. Robert Mendelson - http://bit.ly/1JpAEQr

47. Dr. Garth Nicolson - http://bit.ly/1OQVJsF

48. Dr. Marc Girard - http://bit.ly/1iw0smT

49. Dr. Charles Richet - http://bit.ly/1G5GG7j

50. Dr. Zac Bush - http://bit.ly/1LS19OZ

51. Dr. Lawrence Wilson - http://bit.ly/1kcdirf

52. Dr. James Howenstine - http://bit.ly/1iNyFOy

53. Dr Burton A. Waisbren, Sr., M.D. - http://bit.ly/1Nj8LRe

54. Dr. Sam Eggertsen - http://bit.ly/1Mww9XV

55. Dr. Bonnie Dunbar - http://bit.ly/1N5DXNi

56. Dr. Judy Mikovits - http://bit.ly/1QIzmHU

Many more doctors testifying that vaccines aren't safe or effective, in these documentaries....

1. Vaccination - The Silent Epidemic - http://bit.ly/1vvQJ2W

2. The Greater Good - http://bit.ly/1icxh8j

3. Shots In The Dark - http://bit.ly/1ObtC8h

4. Vaccination The Hidden Truth - http://bit.ly/KEYDUh

5. Vaccine Nation - http://bit.ly/1iKNvpU

6. Vaccination - The Truth About Vaccines - http://bit.ly/1vlpwvU

7. Lethal Injection - http://bit.ly/1URN7BJ

8. Bought - http://bit.ly/1M7YSlr

9. Deadly Immunity - http://bit.ly/1KUg64Z

10. Autism - Made in the USA - http://bit.ly/1J8WQN5

11. Beyond Treason - http://bit.ly/1B7kmvt

12. Trace Amounts - http://bit.ly/1vAH3Hv

13. Why We Don't Vaccinate - http://bit.ly/1KbXhuf

14. Autism Yesterday - http://bit.ly/1URU2A7

15. Denmark Documentary on HPV Vaccine - http://bit.ly/1AJI0dx

RIP Uncle Adrian :(

Yesterday was a pretty messed up day.

It has been so super hot here... heat indices have been 100-115 degrees... just like walking out into a mild oven when you step outside.

So, it's been kind of hard to get the grass mowed in a timely fashion since we have a push mower; a nice one... but, still takes way more time than a riding one.  So, a little after 4pm, I go outside, and decide that maybe I can get a little weedeating in being that it was slightly cooler than earlier that day and there was a breeze.  And then, perhaps start mowing... well, I heard several loud BOOMS.  I thought, wow... that was loud... what kind of gun is that???  Because it's not unusual to hear gunshots where I live.  So, I start weedeating.  After a few moments, I hear sirens.  So, I stop.  They sound close.  I look around and see a huge black plume of smoke!

 

So, eventually, the smoke cleared.. in the meantime, I see more than the usual vehicles down our road and neighbors walking to the front of the street (towards the smoke).

We, the kids and I, walk to the front (Wyatt rode his bike), and there's the accident!  An 18-wheeler heading towards Opelousas on HWY 190 had a blow out and ended up going through the medium, and hitting the house that faces 190 to the right of our road!  It took off the front left corner of the house and then it blew up!!!  Thankfully, the driver got out before it blew up and the father and his 2 kids were able to get out their house as well!  All 4 went to the hospital with minor abrasions.

 

This was all that was left of that truck!  And look at the house!  There's bricks and cement all over the yards and road... and even burnt leaves all the way in our yard - thanks to the wind!

Here's the link to the story on our local ABC station: KATC

So, this whole time this was playing out, I was informing my family via mass text (dad, Aimee, Angele, Cherie, and Jared) as well as Jeremy.

After we walked home, my dad sends a message that our Uncle Adrian has passed away :(
He had recently returned to the states from Africa, where he's been working for decades, due to him feeling badly.  This return was either the end of May or beginning of June.  He had cancer; in 3 different locations (if not more).  The most painful was on his spine. He had lesions on his brain.  And I can't remember where the 3rd was... I think his lungs?

They tried to treat him... started with radiating the ones on his spine.  So, for about two months, the doctors tried helping but, ended up sending him home with Hospice this past Wednesday.  We (my dad, siblings, and us) had figured we'd be able to go visit this weekend... but, no.  Just like my grandmother/his mother; passed away within 24 hrs at home with Hospice :(

It just really sucks because I hadn't seen neither him nor my Aunt Peggy since my grandmother's death in April 2005 due to him working in Africa and when they'd come to visit the states, they'd usually just go to Mississippi to visit her side... and we usually didn't hear of them coming down until after they'd left and shared pictures.

So, I don't know when the arrangements will be yet.

Just sucks.

I only had 2 blood-related uncles and one blood-related aunt.

Weight Loss Update

146.0 lbs this morning!!! Woohoo!!!

The jeans in this picture is a size 6!

I've been taking Slim-Vie for almost 2 whole months and it works!  I feel awesome!❤❤❤

Gym Stats

Went to 90lbs on 3rd set... 10 reps... on lat pulldown.
Went to 90lbs on 4th set..  10 reps on seated row.
Went 60lbs on 3rd set... 10 reps on chest press.
Went 60lbs on 3rd set... 10 reps in pec deck.
Went 75lbs on 3rd set... 10 reps on triceps pulldown.

Did 10 minutes on elliptical pre-workout... went .75 miles :-)
Did 20 minutes on recumbent bike post-workout.   Went 3.5 miles... 172 calories.
Did 32 minutes on treadmill... 2 miles... 186... 8 minutes continuous running at 5.0 mph.  Rest was like 3.2 mph slow...

May Gym Update

Today:

Bust: 41"

Waist: 31½"

Fullest part of abdomen: 37"

Hips: 41"

Thighs: 25"

Calves: 14.24"

Arms: 13"

Weight: 157lbs with no clothes in the morning.

Well, the weight loss is slow... :-/

From Feb. 6th, 2015:

Chest: 41.5"

Waist:  31"

Under belly button (fattest part of abs):  36.5"

Hips:  42"

Thighs:  25"

Calves:  14.5"

Biceps:  13.5"

Weight:  157.8lbs (with workout clothes on)

So, even though there's not much difference in these two stats... I do see differences... my legs are smoother.  I had rippling/cellulite on the front of my legs... it was gross.  It's much smoother there now.  I also had the same thing going on with my upper arms; they're also smoother... mostly smooth with definition starting to be evident.

I usually do 10 minutes on the elliptical, do my work out, then come out and do 50 minutes between the recumbent bike and the treadmill.  Yesterday, I did my 10 min elliptical pre-workout.  My work out.  Then, I did 20 minutes on the elliptical!  I then moved to the treadmill and did 30 minutes on that.

Another thing I've been doing is switching up my weights and reps from week to week.  Like, I'll do lighter weights, more reps one week and then do heavier weights, with at least 10 reps, 3 sets.

Fitness Update

The last couple of weeks, I did lower weight with higher reps on all machines and free weights.

This week, I'm doing more weight, increasing weight until 3rd set... 10 reps at least.

I have also been doing 20 minutes on the recumbent bike; I think that's helping break through the fat! Haha. 10 minutes on the elliptical before weights... 20 minutes on the bike... and 30 minutes on the treadmill - with a mile of that on 10 elevation.  Sometimes life run after that... sometimes I just walk fast.

I am about the same weight; between 156-160lbs.  Guess it takes a while to see major results when you've accumulated a good layer of fat :-P

Milestone Reached!

First off, I did 10 minutes on the treadmill, did my upper body workout, and then back to the treadmill to get in my cardio.

I put the treadmill on 10 incline and walked got a mile like that at like 3.4 speed.  I lowered it back to 0 and started run/walking series for 2 miles... alternating every one minute.  For the last time to run, I just continued... I didn't stop after that minute was over as usual.  I just kept on!  I went a whole 5 minutes (at 5 speed) without stopping!!!  That's HUGE for me!!!  A whole quarter of a mile!!!  I feel so accomplished! I've never done that! Not even as a teen, weighing 110lbs!!!  Feels amazing! 

I just continued until I had a full hour on the treadmill as you can see on my picture :-)

Exercise Update

So, I've been doing at least 50 minutes of cardio...

Yesterday and today, I did a mile on 10 incline... today I went a little faster than yesterday; did about 3.4.  After that inclined mile, I lower it all the way down and do my run/walk for 2 miles.  I run at 5.0-5.3 for a minute than slow down to 3.7-3.8 for a minute.  That is about 40ish minutes; so, almost my 50 minutes.  So, today, after my 2 miles miles of walking/running, I raised it to 5 and walked at 3.7-3.8 until 49 minutes.  I then lowered it all the way down and slowed to 3.3.  I burned 400 calories (see pic).

Roxylean doesn't seem to be doing crap for me.  Kari, (Jeremy's cousin) just started Plexus... I think I'll convince Jeremy to let me try that.