Here we go

It’s almost the end of the year - smack in the middle of the holiday season - and this is not a resolution. This is not one of a list of goals for the New Year that I’ll think about a lot for a few days, then occasionally throughout the year, only to recycle in slightly worn-out form next year.

No, this is not one of those. This is big. I’m going to make some changes and start taking it seriously. It’s my health. More than that, it’s my life - whether I want to have one at all, let alone a vital and active one. And I do.

What does that mean? Lots of doctor’s visits. The drugs I’ve been taking aren’t working. I can’t take the more potent drugs until my body is healthy enough to withstand them. I can’t get my body healthy unless my mind is on board with the whole thing. My adrenal is nonfunctioning, my ovaries are doing nothing, my metabolism is shot. I’m exhausted and sick and miserable, and it’s going to be a long, tough road to change all that, but that’s exactly what I’m going to do.

Baby steps. This is the first.