Lately, I’ve noticed that my hair is falling out more then usual. I think it’s probably because the lupus is active again. Living with lupus is hard enough without running my hands through my hair and it comes out my hands. It’s very frustrated seeing my hair fall out. I have a bald spot so I have to comb my hair a certain way. It’s really annoying having hair loss. I know one of my medications has a side affect of hair loss which is very frustrating. Looking for a Hair Loss Product that works without the expense of a prescription is helpful. You don’t have to pay high prescription drug costs for medications. It was embarrassing to me when someone noticed where I am loosing my hair. It makes me feel like an old man at times. Some of the side effects of having lupus are annoying. It’s hard enough to live with lupus without all the crazy side affects. The many choices are hair loss product helps me to find a product to meet my own hair loss needs. Of course, I have to check with my doctor before using any non prescription products. I can remember only a few years ago there wasn’t any option to help women who are losing there hair.

One of my favorite songs is Beauty from Pain. Its a song by Super Chicks. It speaks such powerful words for someone living with a chronic illness. This particular song speaks multitudes for those living with pain. It shows its message that you can find beauty from the pain you feeling living with any kind of pain. I came across this song on a message board. It shares some powerful words.

You can view the lyrics to this song here.   Here’s a link to the actual song.

Beauty From Pain”

The lights go out all around me
One last candle to keep out the night
And then the darkness surrounds me
I know i’m alive but i feel like i’ve died
And all that’s left is to accept that it’s over
My dreams ran like sand through the fists that i made
I try to keep warm but i just grow colder
I feel like i’m slipping away

After all this has passed, i still will remain
After i’ve cried my last, there’ll be beauty from pain
Though it won’t be today,
Someday i’ll hope again
And there’ll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain

My whole world is the pain inside me
The best i can do is just get through the day
When life before is only a memory
I’ll wonder why God lets me walk through this place
And though i can’t understand why this happened
I know that i will when i look back someday
And see how you’ve brought beauty from ashes
And made me as gold purified through these flames

After all this has passed, i still will remain
After i’ve cried my last, there’ll be beauty from pain
Though it won’t be today,
Someday i’ll hope again
And there’ll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain

Here i am, at the end of me
Tryin to hold to what i can’t see
I forgot how to hope
This night’s been so long
I cling to Your promise
There will be a dawn

After all this has passed, i still will remain
After i’ve cried my last, there’ll be beauty from pain
Though it won’t be today,
Someday i’ll hope again
And there’ll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain

Do you know of a song that explains the pain you feel from living with your chronic illness?

Please share it with me and the other readers.

Music Lyric Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/superchick/beautyfrompain.html

Living with Lupus makes you look for ways to improve your quality of life. Lupus increases your risk of heart disease. Nuts have been shown to have many health benefits. They are a healthy snack instead of grabbing a bag of chips or cookies. There have been studies that show the many benefits of nuts. It’s an easy way to find a snack that’s high in protein. It’s a nice snack for those times when you get the munchies from side effects of medications. Instead of giving someone a box of cookies purchases them a nut gifts . I know I get the munchies late in the evening. It’s interesting how some foods are shown to help with medical conditions. When I buy pistachio nuts I can’t get enough of them. They usually don’t last long in my house.

My pain is real

Its as real as I can feel it.

It affects me inside and out.

Each day I have to live with it.

Its so real inside me.

I don’t wish it on anyone

I have learned to live with it.

Day after Day.

Month after month

Year after year.

Its not been by choice.

I did not ask for it.

Sometimes it angers me.

Other times it grounds me.

It makes me appreciate the small things in life.

Other times it makes me sad.

Its something I don’t wish on anyone.

Its hard to explain to someone appreciate what you have.

Not living with it you cannot understand.

The only thing I can say is I miss the life without pain.

Now, those momments of no pain I wonder where it is.

Its crazy to feel this way, but I do.

My pain is real and so is my feelings from it.

Feeling the pain day after day is like a long lesson in life.

Appreciate the small things in life.

A smile brings joy to my heart each day.

A week ago I had to purchase printer ink again. Since I started homeschooling my daughter we go through more ink. My printer is a Brother so I have to purchase multiple ink cartridges. I have 4 ink cartridges for my printer so it can be a pain buying them, but in the end it saves me a few bucks. I have been looking for a way to save money on the ink cartridges. We use a lot of black ink, so you guessed it I have to purchase more of that ink. Trying to save a few bucks on ink is difficult for me. In my area there is only one place to purchase the ink. So I’m always looking for a place to save money on ink online. My other printer uses HP Printer Ink, but I use the brother more often. The HP doesn’t have a flat scanner so I can scan images. In this economy it’s important to find ways to save money. I’ve learned to be a big time comparison shopper since having to pinch so many pennies. One thing I can’t go without is ink for my printer because it would cost me more money to print at the local office supply store. I don’t have the energy to go there either. The energy I do have can be better used then waiting for a copy machine to work. So I’ve decided to check out some places online to purchase my ink cartridges next time.

Well it seems another year has past for Halloween. I let my daughter design and carve the pumpkin by herself. This is the results we got. It was interesting watching her carve the pumpkin without any help. Originally she said the pumpkin was suppose to be scary, but she ended up making it a cat pumpkin, but the ironic thing we have never had a cat. Its not that we don’t like cats its just that we have 2 dogs that do not like cats.She didn’t get to go trick r treating because she was sick. She gets sick every year around Halloween. Last year I almost didn’t let her go because she was sick. Luckily she was feeling better. She has a tendency to get sicker easily.

Before

After

Looks Pretty Good for a first time pumpkin carver, don’t you think? Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween

A few years ago, we had a tree fall on our home. We were home at the time when the tree fell on the house. It happened during our many thunder and lightning storms in the Midwest. This particular day there had been some areas having tornado warnings, but not our area. The alarms finally went off and it was too late. This particular day it was straight winds that knocked the tree into our home. At the time I had no house insurance. On searching the net for house insurance I found Austin Home Insurance . When I did purchase house insurance I promised myself we would not go without out it because the tree falling over was scary enough. Fortunately, we did not lose our home because of the tree falling on the roof. Finding Home Insurance in Austin can be easy as the click of a mouse. I think I learned a great lesson that day the tree was not worth losing my roof over.

Tuesday, I went to get my flu shot. I hate shots so much. I guess after being poked and proded so much you get sick of needles. I am glad that its over, but I still have to get my pneumonia vaccine. When your immune system is messed up by lupus and its side dishes. Its a damned if you do or damned if you don’t. I get my flu shot each year because I don’t want to get the flu and end up in the hospital. I am also asthmatic as well. I’ve already had pneumonia and bronchiolitis in the past and I don’t want to repeat it. Last year I did get sick, but a  lot of times if I don’t get my flu shot I’m sick all the time in the winter