Why Musings on the Bamboo Path?

We are sisters. Between us, we have a combined eighty-eight years on this planet. There is a ten years difference between us. (There’s some fifth grade math for you.) If there wasn’t that much of an age gap, a blog collaboration might not work. Or any collaboration for that matter…… Both of us have had a vested interest in health and wellness for many of those eighty-eight years. We decided it is time to put down in blog format the various trials and tribulations that have occurred on this path. We are now down the path a ways into midlife with its inherent challenges. We continue on with zeal and gusto! In no way do we purport to be medical professionals. And in no way is this blog medically sanctioned.

Mary’s story:

In my lifetime, I have experienced many unusual experiences related to health and wellness.  My mind and body has not ever fit the “one size fits all” approach that seems common in the medical field.  Because of this, I had some unfortunate times relating to medicinal reactions and a piss-poor immune system.  So I reached a point in my mid-twenties where I attempted to wipe my medical slate clean and start over.  There have been a lot of bumps and even pot holes on that path but that is the choice I made…….

In my mid-thirties, I started a family and thus entered a whole other dimension of health and wellness involving pregnancies, infancies and little people.  My path became a good bit wider, more challenging and even more experimental.  You might even call it an adventure.

So what’s the motivation to blog about this?  Even if it is the most boring, dry material in blogosphere (it won’t be) and interesting to only two people (sister and me), this becomes the record my kids may refer back to someday.  They may indeed need to look up how to get rid of a wart or how to use Pepto Bismol for its best purpose. 

 

 

         Dorothy's story:

 

Staying healthy was a big preoccupation in my idyllic, albeit virus riddled childhood.  Even with plenty of bucolic fresh air and ample exposure to supposed immune building germs, my ten year old self just couldn't seem to evade a relentless campaign of nasty respiratory illnesses.

I suppose my early childhood dance with illness (and my own subtly compromised, yet thankfully intact immune system) instilled in me a fascination with all things health related.  Specifically, by middle age, it has become obvious to me that preventative and complementary measures can go a long way to restoring a body and mind back to balance.

The ups and downs of health are an adventure that we all share and I hope some of my experiences-----from how to deal with an ominous looking tick bite to how to deal with the mask of pregnancy-----will have value to all readers in search of self care solutions.