Are you up to the challenge?

I was challenged to post a map of Canada, to see if others around the world could fill in the names of the provinces and territories.  So here it is:

What do you think?  Are you up for it?

In a couple of days, I’ll share the answers.

Happy puzzle!              Blessings, Peg

Lyme and Parasite Tests Breakdown

It seems like to find the exact research I need to compare labs doesn't exist. All I wanted was to see if these tests were available elsewhere, and if they were cheaper elsewhere and why I needed them...this is all the information I found on them collected from bits of info scattered across the online world. But it was enough to convince me that my naturalpath had the best in mind for me :) hope it helps others understand the tests better...

Lyme and Parasite Tests
Test Breakdown:

• Drawing Blood and Interpretation of tests: $700 (other dr.'s charge $1050 - $1100)
• Complete Lyme Panel:
• Tests 6050:
• #230 (IFA), #188, #189, #456, #453 (IFA, IgG, IgM), PRC, and Western Blots.
•  These tests have an 80% detection rate and over 95% specificity.
•  IGeneX Cost: $475
• For this same exact test is called Lyme Panel C at Clongen Lab and costs = $1725
• New Western Regional Complete Coinfection Panel:
• Test 5085:
• Babesia duncani, IgG& IgM, Babesia FISH, HME IgG & IgM, HGA IgG & IgM, Baratonella IgG & IgM, Bartonella FISH
• Wise to do as this test as many coinfections mimic lyme, and many ticks that carry lyme also carry multiple other coinfections.
• IGeneX Cost: $780
• These tests are newly developed and other labs such as Colegen do not have the capabilities to preform it.
• Tests Total Costs + Blood draw + Interpretation= $1955
• $455 will be taken off and only charged $1500 to make it cheaper on me.

Doctor:
Dr. Jonathon Berghamer, N.D. began his study of health and science at the University of Guelph from which he graduated in 1997 with an Honours Degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subsequently, Dr. Berghamer discovered his passion for medicine and the art of healing as independent study and travel brought him through Central America and South East Asia. Upon returning to Canada, he enrolled at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine and upon graduating with top honours, received the prestigious BINM award for Clinical Excellence. After graduation, he completed a 2-year clinical residency with a focus in Applied Kinesiology, Physical Medicine and Prolotherapy.

Lab: IGeneX
IGeneX, Inc. boast to have, "been offering "high complexity tests" since 1992. It is certified by
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), formally known as CLIA and bills
Medicare in the U.S. In addition, it holds California, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania
and Florida licensure since these States require a separate license to perform testing
for patients. To ensure that it maintains the standards of a High Complexity Testing
Laboratory, IGeneX is inspected by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
CMS and New York State Department of Health G\fYDH) on a regular basis prior to
renewal of licenses. IGeneX was last inspected by both CDPH and NYDH in 201 1. It
passed both inspections and the licenses were renewed."

They state that their Proficiency Testine (PT) which, "is the use of inter-laboratory comparisons to determine the performance of individual laboratories for specific tests or measurements and to monitor a laboratory’s performance. Participation in proficiency testing schemes provides laboratories with an objective means of assessing and demonstrating the reliability of the data they are producing. Such inter-laboratory comparisons involve two or more laboratories conducting the same test or measurement."

IGeneX states that, "In order to monitor the testing quality, PT must be performed on every test offered by a
clinical laboratory at least twice a year. We have an overall score greater than 98% for
all PTs for last 9 years. (More details on PT performance can be obtained on request.)
Validation Protocol Before IGeneX offers any 'home-brew' test, for clinical use,
extensive validation is carried out as described in our validation protocol (part of the
QC-QA procedure). This process has been reviewed and accepted by CDPH, CMS
and NYDH. Before a new test can be offered in New York State, NYPH has to review
and accept the new test validation."

Others researching into the same tests have found that, "IGenex tests look for DNA traces of Lyme, parasites, and bacteria through directlytesting for each strain, whereas other labs tests do not. The older Wblot/ELISA tests look instead for your immune systems *reaction* to Lyme bacteria. Thus, IGeneX uses
a more liberal interpretation of the Western Blot than other labs. The CDC surveillance criteria was developed to track a narrow definition of Lyme where there was a very high confidence that a positive was accurate. They wanted false positives to be very rare, and they didn't care about or evaluate the false negative rate." Unfortunately, this is not well understood by doctors, which has been devastating for
tons of patients. It's important to note that, "false positives are indeed rare, even at IGeneX. But IGeneX will call some results positive that the CDC calls negative. That is because IGeneX reports other relevant bands that the CDC doesn't."

The specific tests for Lyme:
IgG Western Blot shows and old, or chronic infection.
IgM shows new infection.
Both commercial labs Quest, and Colegen leave out the most specific tests for DNA bands #188, and #189 from which the lyme vaccine was originally made from. Laboratories that use FDA approved kits are RESRICTED from reporting all of these bands, as they must abide by the rules of he manufacturer. These rules are set up in accordance with the CDC's surveillance criteria, and increase the risk of false negative
results.

Here are the bands explained:
If a patient is highly symptomatic of Lyme, there is actually no point in doing the ELISA or EIA serum tests, as they do not have the sensitivity or specificity of the Western Blot that is needed in detecting Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), which is the organism that causes Lyme disease. Contrary to what many insurance companies believe, the IgG and IgM Western Blot for Lyme disease are not the same test. Some companies will deny one and pay the other, claiming they are the same test or duplicative of one another. IgG and IgM are two completely different antibodies. IgM antibodies are the first antibodies to be produced in the body in response to an infection, and is produced in great quantity. IgM antibodies are large, up to six times
larger than the IgG antibodies. IgM antibodies, when present in high numbers, represent a new active infection or an existing infection that has become reactivated. Over time, the number of IgM antibodies will decline as the active infection is resolved. IgG antibodies are produced once an infection has been going on for a while, and may be present after the infection has been resolved. Generally speaking, the presence of IgG antibodies to an organism when accompanied by a negative IgM test for the same organism means that the person was exposed to that organism at one time and developed antibodies to it, but does not have a current active infection of that organism. When it comes to Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the organism responsible for Lyme disease, that is not necessarily the case.

To recap, depending on the numbers,
IgM is a sign of a current infection.
IgG is a sign of a current infection, or of a past exposure to or past infection by the
organism.
Bb can hide in the brain and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and by altering its surface
proteins, can remain invisible to the immune system for a long period of time. Once the
immune system figures out what it is and starts making antibodies to it, it shifts is
surface proteins once again, fooling the body into thinking the infection is over. Bb can also turn itself into undetectable cysts and various other forms (called L-forms) which also help it elude the immune system. If the immune system can't see it, the immune system can't make and, or only insufficient antibodies, which all contribute towards making the organism impossible to detect by any testing methodology, including WB. Thus, blood and urine tests for Bb can be negative, even if the patient is "challenged" by being given high dose injections of antibiotics to try to trigger a reaction from or partial die-off of Bb that will cause it to show up in the blood or urine. There are 5 subspecies of Lyme (Bb), over 100 STRAINS in the US, and over 300 WORLDWIDE! So, at least, try to get the best testing done that is available to rule this out.

The following are 3 more reasons why Igenex has the more accurate testing than other
labs: 1. Quest/Labcorp make their Lyme WB probes from Rabbit antigens. Igenex used
human samples. 2. Igenex uses samples from patients across the U.S and Europe, as well as patients
with both early and long term Lyme infections. 3. Lastly, Igenex uses a 12.5% acid gel to separate out the bands. Quest and Labcorp use only a 10% solution. Igenex has been investigated my the States of NY and CA and put through QC testing by the FDA- very difficult and stressful when the FDA comes in to investigate. And they passed.

Another reason Igenex is used by most Lyme specialist in the states is because IGenex uses Dr. Lida Mattman's techniques in finding the disease through "feeding" the bacteria which quickly grows. Through this technique IGenex looks for the bacteria in the sample as opposed to the comercial labs such as Labcorp and Quest who just look for the antibodies of lyme. This technique helps to find a Mycoplasmal infection. Which
is a type of infection that masquerades inside the blood cells own walls which masks it as to not be detected by the bodies immune system. Which is why there are no antibodies found in other lab's tests. Dr Mattman actually witnessed spirochetes exiting out of red blood cells under staining and amplification. As for the New Western Regional Complete Coinfection Panel it is a new type of testing that I have not yet found available through other labs.

References:
• Explanations about testing and labs:

• http://www.igenex.com/Website/#
• http://www.drcharlescrist.com/testing.htm
• http://www.lymenet.de/labtests/brenner.htm
• http://www.clongen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=76

• Dr.Mattman's research shown at a conference on 3 types of Lyme, and how the Mycoplasmal infection works:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WozrCFW0mRM

• Dr.Berghammer

• http://www.drberghamer.com/dr-jonathon-berghamer/

Sisters Quilt Show part VI

The morning just kept bringing more and more fabulous quilt inspiration!

 

Do you see the little red shoes print that makes the sashing in this Wizard of Oz quilt?

 

Each flower and leaf is colored with crayon, then embroidered to give depth:

 

The back of this quilt is as beautifully pieced as the front:

 

Hearts, or tulips?  I thought hearts when I first spotted this quilt, but then looking at the photo later, I thought tulips.

 

Bargello is still a quilt style on my bucket list:

 

I do always wonder how quilters find just the right colors and tones:

Happy show!                   Blessings, Peg

My Laugh for This Morning

Came from Elsie’s post on her blog from yesterday.  She apparently found this somewhere on her computer, source unknown.  Here’s just the first:

20 Words That Should Exist

1.   ACCORDIONATED (ah kor' de on ay tid) adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.

Head on over to read the rest – it’s hilarious! 

Happy dictionary!          Blessings, Peg

fill these spaces up with days and take the gray clouds away

It hurts, my head pounds, my neck and shoulders feel like a tender painful beating, and now theres a storm cloud in my head cause I don't know how much longer I can handle being in this much pain, I'm scared it'll never go away. It's harder to hold on to hope today.

When I was alone yesterday the clouds moved in on my mind, and I just sat and just cried all the built up tears. The only thought going through my mind was how glad I was that no one was around. It was quiet, and I could just be. I was in pain, I was crying, but I was so thankful because I knew there was no one around that I would have to try and explain my pain and feelings to. Sometimes its just really hard, and at those times its to hard to explain to someone who can't really understand. They try to be sympathetic or get frustrated that they cant help. And although theres a time when I need people to care. But last night, the storm raged on and I was just thankful cause I could handle it between me and God. I feel as though I'm hanging at the end of my rope just holding on. In the moments that I cant take the pain anymore I wonder how I will survive.

When others ask how I'm doing and I share how I feel, it's like actually being the elephant in the room. They either suggest that maybe you have what they had, or they tip toe around talking about this disorder like it will hurt me to talk about it. Its not talking about it that hurts it's the tip toeing that hurts.

I woke up today flooded with pain and I'm trying to get out of this stormy clouded mindset. Yet I can't help thinking how am I going to get through the days ahead. Its christmas and I LOVE christmas, I LOVE being around family. but I hate keeping this secret that hurts so deeply it feels taboo to say the truth of how I am. So I push myself, and exhaust my energy trying to be polite and put on the mask that I'm not in pain and that I'm fine. I come home and crash worn thin from carrying this secret. I will survive on purely God's strength, he's the hope I cling on too.  

It's christmas eve tomorrow there will be a party and I will be happy to be around family, I will suppress any sign of pain. And I will pray that today I get enough mental and physical rest to make it through.

Recently I've had time to listen to music and paint. The colours and creativity swirling around me are therapeutic to my soul. I feel like me when I paint. Like it's okay to just express my feelings and just be open it's easier to not have to mask anything, in those moment I'm alone and painting I'm in love, I'm okay, because I can breath and just talk to God. The music melodiously carries my soul to a place where I feel I can go on. So today I'll turn off my mask, and watch the gray clouds subside as I'm in this bubble of home. I feel like I can give hope another shot, and find it in myself to keep on keeping on.

So I'm speeding to that time of year, and I hope this creative therapy heals my soul fast enough to get through these christmas joy filled days. I pray that I can keep being okay, and enjoy the happiness in the moments that are filled with holiday fun.

-ElysiaB

Wednesday Words and Hodgepodge

Here it is Wednesday again.  Busy week, getting that quilt together, after suffering quilter’s block (more on that later).  If you want to read more Hodgepodge, follow the link on my sidebar.

1. What's something you're dealing with that might be described as tricky?

Tricky, huh?  Well, a quilt pattern that I’ve designed, and want to get done up to show you all – it’ll get there someday, making progress regularly.

2. What's your treat of choice?

Chocolate, always chocolate – in any form, in any amount!

3. Did you/will you carve a jack-o-lantern this month? Which real (living or dead) or fictional 'Jack' would you most like to meet in person? Why?

No pumpkin carving in this house any more.  As for a ‘Jack’ that I’d like to meet – how about Jack Klugman, always loved his acting.

4. In your opinion, what's the grossest sounding word in the English language?

‘Cackle’ comes to mind – just think of those witches hovering over those cauldrons, with who-knows-what in them!!  LOL!

5. When did your heart last skip a beat?

Happens every time my husband kisses me ‘that way’ .  Actually makes my heart skip just thinking about it!

6.  Monster Mash by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon or Ray Parker Jr.'s Ghostbusters...your favorite 'scary' tune?

Don’t pay a lot of attention to ‘tunes’, but what comes to mind is The Twilight Zone – noo noo noo noo.  Oh, man, now it’s going to be in my head all day!

7.  It was a dark and stormy night when__________________________

Drawing a blank on this one!

8.  Insert your own random thought here.

Was all ready to show you the quilt top, sans borders, but when I looked at the picture, I saw a glaring mistake that I just can’t live with.  So today will be a frogging day – then when it’s back together correctly, and I have the borders on, I’ll show you.

In the meantime – here’s a picture of the dogwood tree in our back yard – glorious:

Have I said before how much I like fall colors?!?  Years ago, there was a Colors movement in fashion, and people held home parties just to discover what color-way suited them best.  Well, I’m a ‘fall’ person, but then just look at the color choices in my wardrobe, and one needs no checking of the wrist, draping of the scarves, or testing of the cosmetics to know that (about me at least).  Apparently, though, black is a color (or non-color) that I should never wear, but sometimes, there’s nothing for it but that ‘little black dress’.

Happy fall!                  Blessings, Peg

Slow Cooker Chocolate Turtle Brownies

This weekend were going into Vancouver to help my brother-in-law move so I thought it'd be a nice treat to bring in some baking. Yet with my pain level still bad I can't spend hours let alone even one hour standing but my slow cooker, my trusty stead will help me :) I can handle taking 15minutes and throwing the ingredients together and into the slow cooker to cook while I return to studying in my cozy bed.

I used Martha Stewarts slow-cooker triple chocolate brownie recipe and made a few adaptions of my own. But here is the recipe:

• YieldMakes 14

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Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup walnut halves, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)

Directions

1. Lightly coat a 5-quart slow-cooker insert with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment paper and lightly coat with spray. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
2. Place butter and chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted. Add sugar; stir to combine. Stir in eggs. I also added 1 tablespoon of expresso. Add flour mixture, walnuts, and chocolate chips and stir just until moistened (do not overmix). Transfer to slow cooker and smooth top.
3. At This part instead of adding walnuts, I diced up some chocolate turtles and sprinkled them in layers as I transferred the batter to the slow cooker and then smoothed the top with chocolate shavings.
4. Cover and cook on low, 3 1/2 hours. Uncover and cook 30 minutes. Remove insert from slow cooker and run a knife around edge to loosen brownies. Let cool completely in insert on a wire rack, about 2 hours. Turn out onto a work surface and cut into 14 brownies.

Cook's Note

The center may look undercooked when time is up, but it will be perfect once cooled.

Recipe can be found at: 

http://www.marthastewart.com/341223/slow-cooker-triple-chocolate-brownies?czone=food/comfort-foods-center/comfort-foods-dishes&center=854190&gallery=274310&slide=334068

~ElysiaB

  

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This was posted on Facebook by Quilted Connections Magazine:

Keep your end tables full of needlework and quilting so that you don’t have to dust them.

Works in my house!!!

Although I do have to confess that I’m a bit of a neat freak, so things are usually piled at least in some sort of order – but anything to avoid dusting!

Happy projects!                        Blessings, Peg

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Done and

Can’t say ‘done’ because somehow it seems I’m never done.  There’ll be another project on the go shortly, but for now:

I kept the quilting simple, with a large cross-hatch, and then simply outlining the giraffe – keeps the quilt nice and soft:

On the back, the cutest fabric ever:

Here it is turned around the ‘right’ way:

The words are ‘Baby’s First Friends’, ‘Cute and Cuddly’, ‘Stuffed to be Loved’, ‘Furry and Floppy’.

And I got a little pillow out of the leftovers:

Happy finish!                                         Blessings, Peg

Monday’s ‘Musement

I couldn’t stop laughing!

‘Nuff said!

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There was a blue moon out last night as I sat in the washroom after yet another really nice meal I would have liked to actually just absorbed into my body like any regular person, but instead I was sick for hours. I wish it were once in a blue moon that I got sick like that after eating, but it's not, it's been five years since  I could eat anything. Now every time I think about food it becomes a process, and going out for dinner is just rather restful but frustrating as I look over a menu deciding either what will do the least amount of damage, what will digest, what has no oils, grease, or fat or at least the smallest amounts, or if I can eat at all. To make a list of things I can't eat would take forever so I won't bore you with that. Basically, I can only eat veggies if they're steamed but not carrots, and fruit only if it's canned, grapes if skinned, mushy pasta or soup and very small amounts of meat depending on my stomach pains that day. Well mainly only chicken n some beef digests, so pork, bacon sausage, processed anything is out. Which means drive thru's are out. Yet, thats only half the issue, the main thing is I hate food since I've been sick, it almost always hurts me.

My favourite foods have dwindled to almost nothing that I can eat. I used to LOVE LOVE LOVE coffee but now it does not love me back although the aroma draws me in the reminder that it's acid will cause me to lose everything that has stayed down draws me to opt for very weak tea, which usually ends up being either tinted water thats gross or too strong which also hurts. I used to love going for coffee, I had a favourite shop, that I would study and meet friends at, it even had a fire place and beautiful artwork. Now I rarely go out as the pain that follows from being lactose intolerant has become the pain that follows coffee, strong tea, london fogs, some smoothies, and all specialty drinks. Now thinking about it I'm even becoming sad. There's so much this illness has taken away, it seems to have sucked the enjoyment out of almost every area of life. So on to the few of my favourite things I can eat! Although it's a very short list consisting of hot coco, cookies, chocolate (thank you God :) ), ice cream (made from cream or yogurt only) Almost anything else will surely cause me to become part of an installation in a washroom near you.  
 Yet, I must say my love of the mini chips ahoy has grown fondly, for some gracious reason they are tasty little delicious treats that I can actually eat! (if you find them feel free to mail at any time)

Any who, as I was saying last night I was awful sick, from a dinner I thought would be okay. But Yesterday was no ordinary day not because I went in to see my doctor, but because once in a blue moon they find something that they can fix! Which was a bag full of rocks, or medically a gallbladder over flowing with stones. But surprise, surprise, like the anemia, neuropathic pain, and everything else they have no idea why I have gallstone's. Yet, it seems likely that its the cause of other various infections. So my doctor is sending me too the harry potter of gallbladder surgeons and yes those were his words lol, apparently the surgeon is the best in BC. Which is great and all yet just means it's going to take forever to get into see him, and after how sick I was last night I don't have time to waste. I mean the pain was so bad that I should've gone in to the ER on Sunday. But, here I wait patiently on countless specialists waiting lists as all my symptoms worsen, and between you and me, I'm not sure how much more pain I can handle. It seems our medical system is so backed up that even with a bag full of rocks, a migraine, neuropathic pain everywhere, hashimoto's, blue spider vains growing further down my leg and what ever else going on, I still don't make the urgent list. This doesn't upset me as much as it should, because I just feel really bad for those that do make the urgent list. How much worse off must they be, and how long did they have o wait as their illness got that much worse.

So I have a bag full of rocks close to popping, it could be worse right. Today I'm sore, tired, foggy, in a lot of pain but earlier mom took me for a nice tea and right now I have a nice porch sit out on, wrapped up in a blanket with my cat snuffolufagous, and a good counselling text book. The sun is shining,  and it's all good. It's nice to see spring time full of life, birds chirping, flowers bursting with colours and a warm breeze. My only frustration is the stupid cow bird on the neighbours roof that won't stop Cawing. He does this every day and everyday I tell him nobody cares. But he's persistent I'll give him that :)

~ ElysiaB

P.S. I wonder who that guy is mowing my lawn is, I've never seen him before and the grass was just cut yesterday by a different guy I had also never seen before....I hope the landlords know.

Stuck!

You’ve heard of writer’s block, well, I seem to have quilter’s block.  For some reason I just can’t settle on fabrics and a pattern for a baby quilt that needs to be done before Christmas.  I’ve searched web-sites, wandered through fabric stores, pulled fabrics from my stash – and put them back.  Not sure why this is such a struggle!

In the meantime, no other quilting is getting done either, I’m completely obsessed with this one quilt, none of the others matter.

And there’s a pile of quilts needing binding waiting for me.

And there are a few projects in bins waiting for me.

Any ideas out there?  Got any inspiration?

Happy helpers!              Blessings, Peg

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Don't Quit   Don't quit when the tide is lowest,     
    For it's just about to turn;
         Don't quit over doubts and questions,
              For there's something you may learn.

Don't quit when the night is darkest,
     For it's just a while 'til dawn;
         Don't quit when you've run the farthest,
              For the race is almost won.

Don't quit when the hill is steepest,
     For your goal is almost nigh;
         Don't quit, for you're not a failure
               Until you fail to try. 

-Jill Wolf

Jamie Grace - Holding On

VERSE 1:

All the signs of life

They’re all around me with every heartbeat

I feel so alive,

I am joy and sadness,

Peace and madness

If only I can fight just a little longer

I know It’s gonna make me stronger

CHORUS:

I just keep holding on to what I believe

Oh, I believe in you

Give me the strength to fight

And the heart to believe

When it’s hard to believe in you

VERSE 2:

Oh and these are the times when doubt’s tryin’ to creep in

And I need a reason that’s larger than life when hope seems hard to find

If only I can fight just a little longer

I know it’s gonna make me stronger

CHORUS:

So I just keep holding on to what I believe

Oh, I believe in you

Give me the strength to fight

And a heart to believe

When it’s hard to believe

I’ll just keep holding on, holding on, holding on

Give me the strength to fight

And the heart to believe

When it’s hard to believe in you

Oh oh oh oh oh

When it’s hard to believe in you

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh, I wanna believe

If only I can fight just a little longer

I know I’ll be stronger

CHORUS:

So I’ll just keep holding on, holding on, holding on

I’ll just keep holding on, holding on

I’ll just keep holding on to what I believe

Oh, I believe in you

Give me the strength for the fight

And the heart to believe

Cause I’ve got to believe

I’ll just keep holding on, holding on, holding on

Give me strength for the fight

And the heart to believe

'Cause I’ve got to believe in you

Oh oh oh oh oh

Yeah I’ve got to believe in you

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh, yeah I feel so alive.