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Cure for Osgood Schlatters Disease

3 Dec

The medical profession will often tell you that there is no cure for many diseases or problems that we have in Western Society, but my own belief it that in many cases there is often a way to alleviate symptoms or get rid of the problem all together.  Please don’t think me trite when I say this, but I do happen to believe it’s true.  My friend happened to mention that simple physiotherapy can really help in something called Osgood Schlatters disease and there is a video below which explains the technique:-

You can find out more at Jenny’s website www.cureforosgood-schlatter.com

Their Cancer, Your Journey – Video

28 Nov

When Cancer Came To Call

18 Sep

This poem was written by one of my Internet Consultancy clients, Anne Orchard of Families Facing Cancer.  It is specially relevant for me as my brother died of cancer when he was just six years old, a long time ago now I grant you, but it took me a few decades to reach that sense of peace Anne talks about in the second to last stanza.

There was no sign or warning
No writing on the wall
A day like any other …
When cancer came to call

It grew inside your body
A tumour, starting small
In time the doctor told you
That cancer came to call

I fight against the knowing
“It can’t be true,” I bawl
But I can’t mend you, though I try
For cancer came to call

The things I thought were certain
Seen in my “crystal ball”
Now lay, hopes dashed and broken
Since cancer came to call

I let go of my feelings
Let all my barriers fall
I must make my own journey
As cancer came to call

I work with my emotions,
The message from them all
Allows me my own healing,
Glad cancer came to call

A sense of peace comes on me
I am as one with all
My love for you is deeper
Now cancer came to call

And as my life moves forwards
I find I’m standing tall
My days are filled with meaning
Since cancer came to call

© 2008, Anne Orchard
Author: Their Cancer – Your Journey

What is this hysterectomy thing?

29 Jul

You may well know by now that I am passionately interested in women’s health, and more specifically about hysterectomy and it’s impact on women’s lives. I have written a couple of books on hysterectomy and if you are desperate to get hold a copy or two, you can simply follow the links at the top of this page. However, these are books that deal with the practical aspects of having a hysterectomy, they don’t really look beyond it at what it is all about – and that’s just what I am begining to do.

I had a hysterectomy when I was 32 years of age, I had it because I suffered from endometriosis, and I didn’t have enough information about it to really make any sort of an informed choice – it just seemed like a good idea at the time! When I think back to it now, although I wouldn’t change having the operation itself, I do have to question whether or not I made the right decision. The reason I question the decision is my growing awareness, and experience, of creating my own reality in life.

What I mean by that is that I am more aware now that I had a choice at the time of my operation; in fact we have choices all the time about everything to do with our lives, but often we don’t exercise them, preferring instead to fix responsibility onto someone or something else. I could choose to be passive and have the hysterectomy, or I could choose (as I have now realised) to understand my own part in my health condition. The latter is a much harder road to take and it isn’t necessarily appropriate for everyone, but I do feel that it was right for me, and I CHOSE to ignore it.

Having said all that, if I hadn’t had a hysterectomy I probably wouldn’t be living in Dorset with my wonderful husband ‘ratbag’; I wouldn’t have the very satisfying and enjoyable work life I have and I probably wouldn’t be writing this blog to you all now. So what I am saying is that the hysterectomy changed my life and not in a negative way – and that, ladies and gentlemen is just where the story begins.

Until tommorow then, with lots of love, much light and tons of laughter

Linda

Psychospiritual counselling etc…

28 Jul

Over the last two years I have been on both a personal development and spiritual journey and I have come to know myself much better, but today is the day that it is all put to the test.  Last year my step-daughter got married, and for various reasons I wasn’t invited to the wedding (evil stepmother or what!).  I am aware and accept that I had a part to play in the events that led up to that decision and am happy to take responsibility for that part.  At Christmas I sent a card to her and her husband to say that I was aware that I had played a part and that I was sorry it had ended the way it did.  I also let her know that in one way it had been positive because I had learnt many hard lessons as a result – some that I had been avoiding for years.

Anyway, I haven’t spoken to her or been in communication with since before the wedding which is well over a year ago now – but today she arrives in the village I live in because she is here for my step-son’s 30th birthday celebrations.  I am also going to the same celebrations and am nervous, not to mention a tad apprehensive, about how it is all going to turn out.  I hope I did learn the lessons well last year, and I hope that I am also big enough to put it behind us, but we shall have to wait and see – I am only human after all.

And as for yesterday – when I left my blog I went into town to see a client (counselling) and couldn’t return to my car because a large part of the town was evacuated due to a builder hitting a gas main!  In the end I had a friend pick me up, take me home and went back for the car later.

So back to the plot and psychospiritual counselling – this is what I am currently being trained to do (only got 12 months left of my diploma).  It is the psycho-synthesis approach and aims to merge and integrate many different strands of therapy, but all the time recognising that the person is a whole being and not made up of parts.

A very sore neck

25 Jul

You may well have noticed that I do have a penchant for believing that we all create our own reality, including our experiences of health, but in my line of work – most people probably wouldn’t find that belief helpful and I have to say at the moment I have some sympathy for their point of view.

I have a VERY SORE NECK, more so than usual. I have been struggling to work out what this is all about and am failing to come up with any spiritual answer. It is the neck, so it is related the 5th chakra which is associated with choice, will, personal expression, following one’s dream, using personal power to create, addiction, judgement and criticism, faith and knowledge and the capacity to make decisions. So that really leaves the field wide open so far.

Perhaps it could be that I have just spent too long this week huddled over my laptop as well as coping with the stress that accompanies selling a house! Having said that I have been trying to work on my personal expression, and I feel quite blocked in some ways, particularly when I am trying to work on sensitive issues with my most beloved partner in life, my husband John – such as who’s chocolate we are going to eat tonight!.

I’ll let you know how it all goes and maybe I might just make it to the doctor, either way though I do recognise my own part in creating this situation with the neck – it’s all down to that darn laptop!

with much love, light and laughter

Linda

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