Update!!!

It has been some time since we have posted.The journey through the last half of 2007 was quite a ride! We experienced thrills and chills, miracles and moments only the soul can define. Often I felt like I was inside the bubble of a miracle every moment I took in, careful to only tiptoe as to the waken the  mean giant.Times of steadfast determination and work guided me to what seemed a surefire victory as I walked over beaches,then rocks, then slight dirt hills, then beach stairs….landing in rehabilitation in a quiet gym in the praires.In every agonizing moment, I could feel a baby step to my goal.Family time was the theme of our summer and early fall.We celebrated a gorgeous sisters wedding and a family time.

Tagg and I were blessed to join our kin for houseboating in the Shuswap…we had good times.Rich, loving,close good times.We are truly blessed.

When we returned from summer events my body crashed in protest! There were times I was certain Sanoviv did not need me anymore-honestly.I thought I had outsmarted the nasty buggar-RA.My hopes and ideas nosedived for a bit-not long-bit they did.That is the truth.

Christmas came along and swept us to our family in St.Paul. We overdosed on our favorite treats,  snow,laughter and each other.15 at Christmas morning.All of us.Together.Our whole family.It was love.New Years Eve showed us good times fireside in winter wonderland lakeside at our brothers cabin, to the wee hours with sisters and brothers and friends.Irreplaceable.It was love.

The north pole cold in St.Paul Alberta beat me up.I came home and my hands have changed.When I open a door, pick up a water glass or brush my teeth…my bones are grinding. Upon return home, many days I could not get up without help. This pain is a crippling thief, I need to be well  now to save others form anything even remotely close to this torment.Time is of the essence.The wheelchair is inching its way in my path.I need the sun.I need help.I need the treatment to turn this downhill train around fast!!!

 Now, here we are in Jan 2008.I am selling all I need to to get to Sanoviv.I am almost there. My reservation has been made.My e ticket is waiting to be booked.As soon as more dollars are made I book and go!Just like that. Hope with me.Pray with me.I would like to be admitted to Sanoviv for Monday, Feb 4th, and return for Tagg’s number one birthday wish…Mom to be healed.My number one wish for his birthday is the same, because the mountains and sea beckon our playtime.I need to teach him so much.There are walks to walk on the seawall.Mountains to climb. We have planned a victory dance with every love in our life.The two of us-our prize of victory is skydiving and mission work.With my closest friends it is preparing fitness competitions and photo shoots,bellydancing at a popular venue to elegant dinner parties to holding hands of the lonely and lost.

Meet faith with me my friends,Tagg’s Mom.If we all grab a rien of the faith hope love wagon we are bound to fly to our destination and past….and past it is where everyone is waiting for their turn…I want to be there to light the way…on high heels!!!

love, 

Honnor

Cherries.Cherries.Cherries.

“Twenty cherries provide 25 milligrams of anthocyanins, which help to shut down the enzymes that cause tissue inflammation in the first place, so cherries can prevent and treat many kinds of pain.”

In this study (Journal of Natural Products, 1999), researchers used the equivalent of 20 tart cherries. They found anthocyanins in the tart cherries inhibited two enzymes, COX-1 and COX-2, that play a role in the body’s production of prostaglandins, natural chemicals involved in inflammation. This process to block inflammation is similar to the effects of aspirin and traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen. Tart cherries are also good sources of antioxidants, substances which destroy the damaging molecules thought to contribute to many diseases, including arthritis.

Other fruits, berries, and vegetables may contain substantial amounts of similar substances as well. According to lead researcher Muralee Nair, Ph.D., both cherries and blueberries, for example, contain potent antioxidants. However, Nair found that the inflammation-blocking activity of tart cherries was considerably greater.

Yum.Yum.Yum.

We have had an oops!

Snikket keychains are now being converted to magnets.We have had too many lil snikkets fall to the demise of breakage, disconnection and rejection via snail mail.

Soooo…instead, we have created a nice new collection of snikket magnets so they can hang out anywhere you like instead of hang on.

We will be reposting all orders asap.Please look for your snikket in the mail very soon!

Thankyou so much everyone!

Love, Tagg and Mom

marggini magic…

Thankyou to my Marggini… I was blessed to have her healing hands wash my hair and massage my scalp yesterday.mmmmmmmmmarggini…you are my favorite.Thankyou for placing your healing hands on me.

Yesterday, when my Marggini was massaging my scalp during a shampoo, I could feel the intent of care and healing energy right through her fingertips.

The dance of colors  centre stage in my mind while my eyes were closed, were indeed colors of healing,  explosive blue and  magnificent green.

Soothing, surrendering and calming, the colors swayed with the scent of mint being applied to my scalp.With every pressure point gently greeted, my Marggini made magic. Such a delightful event.Even my pain moved aside to allow the ballet of her fingertips to take centre stage. A magnificent performance.I felt like I was front row centre for an colorful show.

Thankyou my magic Marggini, your healing touch is far more powerful than you may ever know.The last few weeks in this journey have been nothing short of torture and you have eased my place by the palm of your hands.

Thankyou my magic Marggini.you are amazing magician and excellent at your craft.thankyou.xoxo.

…from Tagg

 

 

 I study Gracie Barra Brazilian Ju Jitsiu. I really like it.In fact, I need it. It helps me deal with pressures of all kinds.When I go train, I lose myself to the training, get my  busy mind out of the way. I am getting stronger all the time.I can help my mom more and more.Soon I will be able to carry her I bet.

I love learning the art, I love the discipline and self defense the instructors teach me. I really respect my teachers. I hope to become  a teacher one day.

Here is my martial arts gym. I just started here and I already love it.I was at another gym until my instructor retired from training fighters.

http://www.cocoonathletics.com/

Today, after school, my mom and I went to the gym.I was trained with a purple belt trainer named Tom.I really like him.It was a great workout.

Sychronized Ballet with da Ladies….

Yep…you read it right! We, the ladies  of painful affliction gather in a heated pool at the hospital,do the dip and gracefully move in time to the boom box radio tunes.

All I can think of is “How can I give these girls the hope I have?” I want to heal them.I want to help them make their agony and suffering go away. I just need to learn more, be more, share more! I need to hurry up and cure my cause so I can help them!

In the water we are only 10% of our body wieght-THANK GOD.The ladies need a break even if it is for only 45 minutes.I wish we all could live in the water when our bodies betray us!Mermaids…that is what we will be…Mary Pack Mermaids! To  offer my something of nothing to them, with them, around them, I smile.I have nothing else to change their immediate moment.I smile.It is free and at times forced, I smile hoping for a moment, a sliver of a moment, they forget why they are in the ballet class in the first place.

The ladies around me try to sneak a smile as thought they are cheating on their agony.I say smile on! Smile thru the pain! Smile thru the hell of it! Our smile is the one thing that changes peoples lives no matter their state.

Smile! Freedom, for a nanosecond,is bought with a smile…:)

Be well Friends,

Honnor

Impossible…

Take a look at the word impossible. If we break id down..it actually means the opposite of what the dictionary says.

*im·pos·si·ble      /ɪmˈpɒsəbəl/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[im-pos-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective

1.	not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.

2.	unable to be done, performed, effected, etc.: an impossible assignment.

3.	incapable of being true, as a rumor.

4.	not to be done, endured, etc., with any degree of reason or propriety: an impossible situation.

5.	utterly impracticable: an impossible plan.

6.	hopelessly unsuitable, difficult, or objectionable.

 Look closely at…impossible.

I read it as “I“  aM Possible.

This means all we do, all we are and all we can be is absolutley possible. The prefix of “im” is alchemy asking to be decoded.

One “I” at a time.One person, soul, reason, passion…all possible.

Makes sense to me.

All things, great and small,challenges and ease..all are possible. I M Possible!

I will show you  on my return from Sanoviv! I M Possible.

A peek into battle we are winning…

Rheumatoid arthritis not only affects the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease which may also affect other organs of the body including the skin, lungs, heart, and kidneys.

Rheumatoid arthritis is more prevalent in women than men. Interestingly, rheumatoid lung disease occurs more frequently in men who are positive for rheumatoid factor, have subcutaneous nodules, and a long disease course.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients also have a higher risk of coronary heart disease than people in the general population.

On Courage…

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“Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.” -Vittorio Alfieri

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