As 2012 comes to an end my wife and I are already setting goals for next year. Over this past year my wife has lost 35 lbs, had very few major MS issues, learned more about how to treat her MS and she is ready to take 2013 by storm. She has already set a goal of losing another 15 lbs and I have no doubt that she will lose it before summer because she is already starting to focus on her eating again. One of the other big goals we have for this year is to completely wipe out our debt. We have been lazy about budgeting this last year so over the next week we will have our whole year mapped out. Cash is king so we are going on an all cash budget starting January 1.
Right now my wife is already starting to go through our house and unclutter our home. We know that extra clutter is just taking emotional energy so over this next year we are downsizing our "stuff." We already have a plan in place to have a big garage sale to not only get rid of our stuff, but to pay off more debt. We are already bringing in extra income from our online efforts and Christmas was good to us online, so we will put that money towards debt too. We really feel like less stuff and less debt will help both of us.
Over this last year my wife has really felt like she is taking more and more control over her MS. She had less major issues and anytime we felt like she might have problems, we immediately took action and did the things we know to do to treat her MS. I know that we both feel like we know more about how to treat her MS, what warning signs we need to watch for and are looking forward to her health getting better and better.
What goals are you setting for the new year? Are you starting a new career? Will you be traveling somewhere special this year? What are you going to do for your health this year?
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Stresses of Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
If you have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis or are going through the testing now to figure out exactly what's causing your symptoms, then you know that this process can be stressful, frustrating and long. When my wife first started the testing for her MS over 20 years ago, she felt like a lab rat. They ran test after test and everything kept coming back negative. If you're knowledgeable about how MS is diagnosed, then you know that there isn't a single test or even a battery of tests that will give a clear diagnosis. My wife had MRI's, a spinal tap, blood testing etc. and everything kept coming back negative. Even her MRI showed no spots or issues, but all of her symptoms pointed to MS.
I'm not a doctor, and this is not medical advise so please don't take it as such. What I'm writing this for is all of those individuals out there that are frustrated and stressed out because they've spent months and months trying to figure out what is causing their fatigue, numbness, tingling, pain or whatever other symptom they may have. My wife saw multiple neurologists and no one would diagnose her with MS until she went to see Dr Roy L Swank in Oregon. Dr. Swank spent years and years researching MS and he developed the Swank MS diet to combat the effects of MS. During her first visit to his clinic he immediately diagnosed her and put her on the diet. We both really wish Dr. Swank was still alive and practicing because his treatment and counsel helped us through many rough spots with my wife's health.
Here is what I have learned about the diagnosis of MS. Since there is no definitive test, the diagnosis is based on the symptoms and multiple testing that is done. In other words, MS is a collection of specific symptoms and can be very difficult to diagnosis. The other thing I learned when we ran a Naturopathic Doctor's office was natural treatment of diet, rest, supplements etc. can do amazing things for auto immune diseases like MS. Starting a healthy diet can happen today and is something that anyone can do to make their health better. Our Naturopathic Doctor really believed in the Breaking the Vicious Cycle diet for Auto Immune diseases. We were able to see the successes of this diet and used it ourselves for some time. I say all of this to say don't get depressed, frustrated and feel like you have no control because in our experience, anyone can better their health with a few simple things like diet and limiting stress in their life. My wife completely understands the desperation that can come from wanting to know what is causing her health issues, and over time we have decided to take control of what we can and not stress about what we have no control over. Take control of what you can today like diet, rest and limiting stress in your life and know that it can get better. My wife is a living testament to this.
I'm not a doctor, and this is not medical advise so please don't take it as such. What I'm writing this for is all of those individuals out there that are frustrated and stressed out because they've spent months and months trying to figure out what is causing their fatigue, numbness, tingling, pain or whatever other symptom they may have. My wife saw multiple neurologists and no one would diagnose her with MS until she went to see Dr Roy L Swank in Oregon. Dr. Swank spent years and years researching MS and he developed the Swank MS diet to combat the effects of MS. During her first visit to his clinic he immediately diagnosed her and put her on the diet. We both really wish Dr. Swank was still alive and practicing because his treatment and counsel helped us through many rough spots with my wife's health.
Here is what I have learned about the diagnosis of MS. Since there is no definitive test, the diagnosis is based on the symptoms and multiple testing that is done. In other words, MS is a collection of specific symptoms and can be very difficult to diagnosis. The other thing I learned when we ran a Naturopathic Doctor's office was natural treatment of diet, rest, supplements etc. can do amazing things for auto immune diseases like MS. Starting a healthy diet can happen today and is something that anyone can do to make their health better. Our Naturopathic Doctor really believed in the Breaking the Vicious Cycle diet for Auto Immune diseases. We were able to see the successes of this diet and used it ourselves for some time. I say all of this to say don't get depressed, frustrated and feel like you have no control because in our experience, anyone can better their health with a few simple things like diet and limiting stress in their life. My wife completely understands the desperation that can come from wanting to know what is causing her health issues, and over time we have decided to take control of what we can and not stress about what we have no control over. Take control of what you can today like diet, rest and limiting stress in your life and know that it can get better. My wife is a living testament to this.
Update on Online Business
I've had a lot of response on a previous post about online marketing that I do to create passive income for my family, so I thought I would update you on one of my recent efforts. Many Muliple Sclerosis patients are not able to work full time and they would like to supplement their income with a business online. Over the last few years I have been working my way through the "mess" that is internet marketing to find a few systems that actually work. One of those is a system utilizing a free platform called Squidoo that I found about 2 months ago.
This particular product was created by a mom that wanted to stay home with her kids, and worked to create a substantial online business to support her family. The system is super simple, providing all of the information on how to setup simple Squidoo Lens to drive traffic to Amazon. You receive a percentage of anything the visitor buys on Amazon along with additional income you can earn from Squidoo itself. After 2 months of building lenses, I have about 25 up now and have sold a little over 50 products on Amazon this month. I can do the research, build the lens, and have it up and running in just a few hours, and since it's on Squidoo it's free to build. I don't have any hosting costs or domain name costs. Pretty sweet deal to create income without any financial outlay.
If you are looking for a system to create income online, I would highly recommend Squid Pro Quo. You can view the sales page here - www.warriorplus.com/w/a/rhdfr. I want to be totally up front with you and let you know that I make money from selling this product. That's not why I'm recommending it to you though, I'm recommending it because it really does work. I hesitated to even put the link on my blog because I don't want this blog to be about selling something. If you've noticed I don't put ads on my blog or anything else because I want it to be about helping those with Multiple Sclerosis. If your like me, money struggles can be one of the most stressful issues in your life and if I can help a few people to relieve some of that stress then it's worth it. If you want to know more shoot me an email or leave a comment and I will do my best to share what I've learned. If you do end up purchasing it, please let me know and I will help you if you have any questions.
This particular product was created by a mom that wanted to stay home with her kids, and worked to create a substantial online business to support her family. The system is super simple, providing all of the information on how to setup simple Squidoo Lens to drive traffic to Amazon. You receive a percentage of anything the visitor buys on Amazon along with additional income you can earn from Squidoo itself. After 2 months of building lenses, I have about 25 up now and have sold a little over 50 products on Amazon this month. I can do the research, build the lens, and have it up and running in just a few hours, and since it's on Squidoo it's free to build. I don't have any hosting costs or domain name costs. Pretty sweet deal to create income without any financial outlay.
If you are looking for a system to create income online, I would highly recommend Squid Pro Quo. You can view the sales page here - www.warriorplus.com/w/a/rhdfr. I want to be totally up front with you and let you know that I make money from selling this product. That's not why I'm recommending it to you though, I'm recommending it because it really does work. I hesitated to even put the link on my blog because I don't want this blog to be about selling something. If you've noticed I don't put ads on my blog or anything else because I want it to be about helping those with Multiple Sclerosis. If your like me, money struggles can be one of the most stressful issues in your life and if I can help a few people to relieve some of that stress then it's worth it. If you want to know more shoot me an email or leave a comment and I will do my best to share what I've learned. If you do end up purchasing it, please let me know and I will help you if you have any questions.
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