health at cbrunning.net

Link: http://cbrunning.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=32

Oops, I never filled in any posts for this category.  We have a bunch of good food recipes at the phpBB at cbrunning.net

Our kids like to eat quinoa. They especially like it flavored with flax oil and/or tamari.

Link: http://cbrunning.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=412

56 days passed between Shannon's seizures on October 26 2009 and December 21.

Jaya is apparently experiencing a lower-than-normal seizure threshold lately.  Not only have the generalized seizures been more frequent, but yesterday morning she almost had another one...  it stayed partial tho.

Her fatigue gets real intense at these times.  Hope she feels better today and the boys are helping me let her sleep in!

Link: http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10437&Itemid=3400

Stupid thoughts --

It's a tough decision: now do I bathe in the creek or do I use the tap water? Even the library is dumping.

Well, ridiculous amounts of chlorine and other industrial byproducts do reduce the biological activity in the tap water, in a controlled way, at some times. And getting my fluoride is so important to me. And I feel lucky that the smell helps to remind me to get out of the shower before I get dizzy.

But the creek is so energizing! It obviously has better quality water. Rolling out of the mountains, it's probably got better water than most places in the country, despite all the mining runoff. The chlorine and other industrial byproducts don't smell as obvious in the creek either.

Link: http://cbrunning.net/wordpress/seizures/

We were just outside the house; I was going out for a walk with the fam at around 10am. Jaya had this seizure in the driveway... lucky it was relatively warm and Quinn and I kept her covered with a couple of blankets. She was ok and we got her up and inside in less than 25 minutes. Usually it is best to ignore the temptation to move her and just make sure that Jaya doesn't get up and stumble into something -- rather than try and move her somewhere and risk injury. I did knock on the neighbor's door though to see if I could get some help carrying her inside. Nobody was home.

It is notable that I felt this seizure coming beforehand and had already mentioned this feeling to Jaya. We were laughing afterwards cuz we were comparing me to one of those trained dogs that some epileptics have around to sense a seizure coming. Actually, many previous seizures I have also sensed something about before they manifest, but I don't often talk much about it; I don't want to be obnoxious, and my intuition hasn't usually been so precise anyway. When I think about it, I have been present for something like 29 of the 33 seizures since we've been together. Seems more than luck. And we're not insane about sticking together every moment of every day... although we have learned a lot about what it means to live with a serious health issue like this, in a situation where no one really cares or helps much. I know that it is grace that has kept us safe and learning from these things.

I'll have to make a new chart for 2009...

33 sounds like such a small number

Here is what happened in 2008: 12 seizures -- they've been more frequent lately:

Link: http://cbrunning.net/wordpress/seizures

Jaya was able to stop a partial seizure from becoming a bigger one while we were all out on a walk this morning.

Jaya had a seizure around 10:40 on Nov 30 2008. She was at home with the family and is ok.

Jaya got back from her hike and had a seizure soon after. She didn't get a chance to eat breakfast yet. Now she's sleeping on the kitchen floor. I brought a pillow and went over with Quinn how to take care of her head and how to call me when this happens.

http://cbrunning.net/wordpress/seizures/

A 45-day macrobiotic-ish plan begins for us today. We've been preparing a little; I make the miso soup and grain in the morning.

Maybe we'll put some more recipes up, like at http://cbrunning.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=32

"We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character -- that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate."

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Link: http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=343

I'm reading some of this:

http://www.siwi.org/documents/Resources/Policy_Briefs/PB_From_Filed_to_Fork_2008.pdf

after I read:
http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=343

which is a policy brief describing how 50 percent of food is wasted.

The same articles are linked from:
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/press/index.asp

We're feeling good overall about the pregnancy and birth but there's a sadness too as our process brings to light, for us, some harsh realities about the way we all are living. I haven't stated much, I think, about the way we have very little community or support regarding our choice to remain home in this upcoming birth. We barely have practical help with the pregnancy or anything much else anyway. I'm not trying to complain, it's just a sort of sadness that I'm trying to express. We are grateful...