Hi! It's me, Elizabeth Beeney Freville (click here to view my picture! *waves@u!!!*). It's been my username since 1997-98. I wanted something that went with my Anthropology degree and this fit me to a tee. My husband's username is Fixupstuff and that fits him pretty well too. At present, we live in the suburb of Putney/Radium Springs area of Albany, Georgia. Although I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan (mostly Swartz Creek/Grand Blanc areas), I guess I have become one of those transplanted, "damn Yankees" that you heard tell about. You know, the kind who won't ever leave? LOL!
I am of English (paternal line) and Norwegian (maternal line) descent. My paternal (Beeney side) goes all of the way back to the 1600's from the East Sussex area of England. And my maternal (Welch side) is from the 1800's (so far) in Leer, Norway (via my grandmother). My mother's biological (maternal-paternal?) (Taylor side) father's heritage (whom I only recently found proof of) is still being researched at present. It's taken me years and years of research to get this far, and with tons of help from nice people. But I'm not stopping here, no way! I never ever thought that I'd get this far in my family tree, but with a lot of research, it's amazing what you can find out online these days! The Freville side is my husband's adopted father's surname. His biological father's surname is Healey/Healy and his mother's surname is King. These names are still being researched by me to this day. I keep all of my genealogy information on TribalPages.com if any family member wishes to check it out there. You will need to email me for the password.
As we age our health deteriorates, such is life. Below are some of my health issues I am sharing with you just so you can get to know me a bit better.
Dyslexia-1958 to Present. I found out while going to Tallahassee Community College (1990) that I have had dyslexia all of my life. I always thought that dyslexia was a joke, not a real thing, but I was wrong.
My 1st Major Car Accident-10-22-2004 in Cairo, GA. I was in a pretty bad car accident back and hurt my back. I have a pinched nerve right between the 4th and 5th lumbar region of my spinal cord. This is the same type of injury that my mother had, and now I know what all she was going through. It really sucks not being able to walk like I used to without the help of a grocery cart or the arm of my husband. I get a cortisone shot in my spine every six months or so, and that really helps relieve the pain. Now the doctors are telling me that I have arthritis developing there as well. I just pray to God that I don't end up in a wheel chair like my grandmother was, but if I do I know that I have a great husband who will help me cope with it. Some guy in a big white pickup truck slammed into our car. His breaks had failed. I saw him coming, but we were waiting for a large Expedition to turn left. I saw him coming and tried to compensate for him to try to get by us on the right side, even though I knew deep down that there wasn't enough room, so I turned to the left and got closer to that Expedition and then we got bombarded and squashed like an accordion! I hurt my left knee when it hit the dash board. I thought that I had broken it to pieces, but it was just a scratch and a bruise. Both Roy and I were out of it for many days, and when we came to (mentally?), I asked Roy if he felt that waking up out of it feeling. He said that he did. We were definitely in shock for those days. Roy didn't get a scratch on him or hurt in any way. He immediately jumped out of the passenger side window (yes, I was driving) and was getting the ambulance guys to help get me out of the car. The doors were squeezed so that you couldn't open them. I don't remember how they got me out, but they did. I didn't stay in the hospital for very long. They x-rayed me and told me that I was all right, but I really wasn't. My back hurt and I couldn't walk as good as I could before this accident happened.
Adenomyosis-1988 to May 24, 2002. I basically had really bad periods for most of my adult life until 2002 when it just wouldn't stop and I almost bled to death. Thank God that's over with! It's weird how the, "PMS bitch" who was with me before, left me after this surgery.
TAH-BSO-May 24, 2002. My husband Roy was the one who first suggested that I get this surgery. At first, I was so mad at him for even thinking of this for me, but after bleeding so much more, I realized that I did need it and am so happy for having it done so quickly.
Type 2 Diabetes-2005 to Present. I take Januvia for the most part, but I have tried Metformin. I don't like Metformin. It hurts my stomach too much.
High Blood Pressure-2005 to Present. I take Diovan HCT.
High Cholesterol.-2005 to Present. I take Lipitor.
GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)-2005 to Present. I am on Nexium now, but sometimes I take Zantac/Prilosec.
NASH (Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis)-2005 to 2006 when it subsided? I got this from taking too many Tylenol for my migraines. I am now on a Baby Aspirin nightly regime.
Spinal Arthritis-2009.
Bursitis-2009. In my left shoulder from the car accident that I was in back in 2004.
Insulin-October 2011 I was told that I needed to start giving myself insulin shots for my diabetes. This was due to the stress of our granddaughter being taken from me. I still have a lot of stress because she is still gone, but I never, ever thought that I would be able to give myself shots like I am now. I use the Levemire FlexPen and give myself doses of 10ml per day.
Depression-1973 to present. I guess I have been depressed since the death of my father, but lately I have found that if I take just 2 capsules of St. John's Wort every day, then it really helps me and makes me a happier me. Who knew this stuff would really work?! It's not immediate. You must take it for at least two weeks to get results. Especially if you are only doing like I'm doing and only taking 2 per day. I'm only doing that because I haven't been able to see my doctor to ask him if it's OK for me to take this with my other medicine. I'm not going to risk taking more than this until I see my doctor.
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