This past week has been heavy. A very tragic death in the family from a very public figure. My poor cousin Ashleigh has been through so much in her young life. She lost her first husband in a tragic accident too, so I cannot even imagine. I also had a sweet friend get a terrible cancer diagnosis this week. It’s just overwhelming. Life does that sometimes. It comes in waves.

I’m also fighting some kind of crazy allergy or even possible autoimmune issue. We’re trying to figure it out. I’ve had this twice this past year, so something is going on. I’ve lost 12 lbs since Saturday bc I’m being so careful with what I’m eating and my body was so inflamed. I’m having to keep a food journal and I have to write down every single bite of anything, so I’m just not snacking ever bc I know I’ll forget.

I had a cortisone shot, now I’m on Prednisone, Hydroxyzine, Famotidine, Allegra and nasal steroids.

The rash was from my head to my toes. It is now gone, however… it starts to come back on my arms before each steroid treatment. It could be a lot of things, so I don’t want to speculate. She did not think it looked butterfly shaped or like Lupus, so I was glad about that.

Apparently things like this are very common around your 40’s because your food map changes and you can become very allergic or sensitive to things that you never have been before. It could even be gluten or peanuts. Best case scenario is that I get my h1 and h2 under control and I can keep it under control with a lower histamine diet and daily allergy meds.

One day at a time! We’re just enjoying getting into the Christmas spirit and trying to stay busy.

My heart just broke and is still broken for my friends and family. Things like this sure put life in perspective. 🤍