Prayer Request . . .

Our Michigan weather has been in the low 90's and very humid - so I don't know if what I am dealing with healthwise is the weather or a major lupus flare-up. I took my blood pressure today, and it was quite high for me, 162/119. I use to have such low blood pressure that I could not give blood, but lupus can affect BP also. Anyway, we are trying to make a decision here, and see if we can either see our family doctor or Norm wants to take me to ER. I've been having a hard time breathing for awhile, but especially so today, and each night my ankles & feet are quite swollen. I've needed almost daily naps and still feel exhausted throughout the day. We have airconditioning, and I've been staying in out of the humidity as much as possible.

There was a good article in our paper the other day, which I found on-line on lupus by a Dr. Paul Donohue, called Lupus Can Be Treated. If you want to know more about this, it's a simple one to read. But I have many of the symptoms, especially lately with the acky joints - wrists, ankles and feet mostly.

I don't want to sound "woe is me" but would appreciate prayers and that this is nothing major, especially with affecting my heart. If I only could read one thing a day on the internet, this is oneblog that it would be narrowed down to that always touches me. It is Holy Experience, and today's is about anxiety. Her words came at the right time - now to put it to practice.