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| My very first attempt at a Zentango. by Lauri L. Egan © 6 APR 2010 |
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| My daughter Kayli's Zentango the same day. "Mom, you don't know how to do this? Jeez!" by Kayli Rose Bredsguard © 6 APR 2010 Kayli wants to know if you can see the duck. |
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| "Kayli and Mom in the ER (Emergency Room) for Meds" by Lauri L. Egan © 6 APR 2010 CLICK on the picture to enlarge it so you can see Kayli and me in the middle (smiles) |
My fourteen-year-old daughter Kayli Rose has a headache EVERY single day. This is a chronic illness that she deals with daily along with breathing problems and other maladies. She is the most amazing sick person that I have ever met. She hurts every day with a smile on her face and is as playful as could be. She enjoys her friends and laughs and runs around like everybody else. So, when she is worn out, she is really hurting. This happens frequently. Last night after two days of treatments at home for her severe headaches, we ended up in the ER for some IV medications.
To help us pass the time I started trying to Zentango. My friend Thea does it and I don't. She says it is very relaxing to do ~ this special form of art. To me, I see Zen Garden in the name and so I am sold on the idea immediately. Trying to understand more about Zentango, I looked it up on Google and found a website: Zentangle.com. Now that I've linked this post to the website, I see that I don't even know the proper name. It is ZENTANGLE which makes more sense since the idea is to doodle what ever you see or feel and fill the whole page never erasing anything. There are no mistakes, just turn a stray line into something else. At least I think that's what Zentangle is. (smiles)
So, Kayli and I Zentangled last night to relax.
Her headache did not really improve with the medications but her pain dropped from an 8.5 to a 5 and Kayli thought she could at least sleep with that kind of pain. Really? Yep. And she did. Today another call to her neurologist for guidance... and a lot of sleeping for Kayli. Her head is feeling better today though she is exhausted.
We had fun Zentangling in the ER. It was relaxing. Something new to put in my toolbox for Emotional Health.
Hope Kayli is feeling better. I've never heard of Zentangling. Interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteGood work!!! And not bad for the first time. That is how i started the first time. And that it works very relaxing, it has done his work. Every time when i feel stressed out about something and my muscles are hurting me, i do a zentangle and voila, my pain is about to handle.
ReplyDeleteGreat work you too. It's about the fun and yes, you can't do anything wrong about it.Did you know there are several zentangle teachers in your country? Look at the site zentangle.com and you will find adresses. Unfortunaly there is none in my area of the country. It is a daytrip away to get there. There are also books obtainable in the us, wich are not in the netherlands. That's because zentangle is unknown here.It is a good idea to put zentangle under health, because it is. I am about to open a new blog, called JetjeJetje mailart.Thats about zentangle and other art. I will let you know when it's open. Lauri,keep going on with the work you doing so far. And Kayli, keep on going zentangeling. I can see the duck! I know what it feels like to have headaeghs all the times. I hope and pray that this might work well for you as it dous to me.
Love Thea
Thanks for your vote of confidence, Thea. I am looking forward to seeing your new blog. I read your comments to Kayli. She laughed.
ReplyDeleteLaughter is a good thing. In holland we have a saying: A day without laughter is a day not lived! So keep on smiling and keep on laughing.It is good for the soul! Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! I stumbled across your blog while picking up an award at "A Storybook World"'s site. I haven't read all of your posts yet, so not sure if there are any other posts about the headaches, but have you ever tried a chiropractor? I know they can be scary at first - but I used to have headaches EVERY day from third grade through Junior year of college, only to find out that my neck was out of alignment. Once adjusted, the headaches all but disappeared. I still get a random headache here and there, but nothing like I used to. None the less, I hope your daughter feels better and best of luck with your blog challenge - I'll be following to keep up to date on your progress!
ReplyDeleteLynn ~
ReplyDeleteThank you for your advice. I am glad chiropractors worked for you. For Kayli, it hasn't been that easy. Right now, her physical therapist is a doctor who works with her back and neck bones to strengthen the muscles around them so they can learn to support her bones better. He stretches her neck out gently because she keeps it so compacted by tightening her muscles because her body is always stressed due to her illnesses.
Thank you for following along. (smiles)