Author: geckojudo

This weekend, I got a huge dose of positivity and hope from watching and participating in the 190th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on both Saturday and Sunday. It was a special year for the Church as it was, but COVID-19 made it even more memorable, as no … Continue reading Worldwide Fast and 190th General Conference of The Church

Getting swabbed for COVID-19 was not a fun process. The swab had to be inserted up through my nostril, through the sinus, and swab the nasopharyngeal space where your throat meets your sinus cavity. In other words, it made me cry. However, the test only took three days instead of five days to yield results, … Continue reading Tested negative for COVID-19

For anyone who has ever been "a listening ear" for a friend, coworker, client, or even a stranger, you may or may not have found yourself listening and/or communicating the way you would have liked to. Furthermore, the experience may have left you stuck with your own questions about how to solve a particular problem … Continue reading The Skilled Helper by Gerard Egan and Jeff Reese

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a worldwide fast today for healing, both physical and spiritual. President Russell M. Nelson, the Prophet, invited all faiths to join in fasting two days ago. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we still have faith. We still have a chance to be better. We … Continue reading Worldwide fast for healing today

I was diagnosed tentatively with bronchitis yesterday during my phone appointment with my doctor. He prescribed some medications and told me to stay in touch with him to let him know how I was doing. I have such awesome doctors! I took the first dose of the antibiotic and the cough suppressant as soon as … Continue reading Dx Bronchitis

A deep cough has set in. It set in yesterday morning, lasting all day. I took my temperature and didn't have a fever, but the mucus I'm coughing up from down deep is yellow and thick. My nose is barely stuffy, a bit runny here and there, but the mucus is clear. No issues there. … Continue reading I’m up at midnight writing

COVID-19, once in the lungs, causes a thick mucus layer to solidify in the respiratory tract and lungs, and this layer of mucus has to be removed before any treatment can be administered.  So let's not let it get that far!  Here are 10 steps you can take to stop COVID-19 from attacking your respiratory … Continue reading Ten steps to stopping COVID-19 in YOU

Let's face it — I'm never going to have a traditional job. I have PTSD and Major Depression, either or both of which land me in the hospital at times. I got fired for being "unreliable" over that just this month. I'm not unreliable. I have mental illness. There's a big difference, but I'll leave … Continue reading Planning a future during a pandemic

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, my local climbing gym is closed. Great. NOW what do I do to stay sane? I mean that "sane" part. With severe and chronic PTSD and going through a Major Depressive Episode right now, on top of many people's not-altogether-unwarranted panic (thanks to the media — can we impeach them?), … Continue reading My climbing gym closed

Reality is a bit heavy for me right now, so I'm going to take a step back and think about something else. I have several projects going and other things that I need to get accomplished. So far, my main coping skills and means of getting by without ending up in the hospital have held, … Continue reading Taking a step back from reality