THE BIG ITCH

Another beautiful Morning on Laughing Water Farm. We had a magnificent thunder storm in the middle of the night. We got just shy of two inches of rain.

I should be very tired. I only had a couple hours sleep last night. Actually, I feel pretty good, except for the horrible itch I have on my back, right above my belt line. I have never had such a horrible itch.

The story. I was seeing articles promoting turmeric as something good for what ails folks. It is supposed to help with inflammation. My right shoulder has been chronically sore for years and I don't think it is arthritis. Sometimes I have a hard time raising my arm above my head and I can't scratch my back. I have to be careful how I sleep and it often causes pain in the night. I thought, maybe turmeric would help, as I read testimonies to that effect.

We had some. I used it for a week until in ran out. It may have been my imagination, but I felt it helped a little. I showed Jamie the empty bottle and she said she had a formula, that was the same thing, only much stronger. I took a couple yesterday afternoon. By Evening every place that itches, once in awhile, ankles etc., were suddenly itching with burning intensity. I had no doubt it was caused by this more powerful turmeric formulation. Yep, Jamie looked it up on the internet, sure enough, turmeric can cause itching.

Back in the sixties and late seventies, I experimented with hypnosis and self-hypnosis. I learned to distance myself from itches and minor pains and I could go to sleep in most situations. Last night was an exception. I itched several places on my body and I could ignore most of them; but the itch on my back, just above my hips, was torturous. And it still is. Jamie applied some cortisone cream, a couple hours ago, and I think it made it worse.

Oh well, time will cure it.

Well I took a little break and contemplated whether I could continue writing. I decided not to. I don't think I can come up with anything profound when I itch all over.

A word of advice; there is no such thing as 'just an herb', be cautious. Do some research. Herbs are drugs too; or, at least, the original basis for drugs.

I hope to be itchless on Friday.

Love and Peace, Gregg