Are you prepared?
I consider myself to be pretty prepared for any type of emergency that can arise. And by emergency I am talking about floods, fire, storms and earthquakes. Now I am not saying that all my preparing is perfect and that I still do not have things to work out but I feel very confident in what I have got done already. That being said I realized something in the passed month.
What happens when the emergency arrives and you have a condition, like IC? Or any condition for that matter?
As part of my preparedness canned goods and food storage are a big part of it, yet I realized with my condition most of it I will not be able to eat if there was something going on.
I was in shock and honesty a little angry.
I had gone to all the trouble of making sure I was prepared only to realize that I had not included my condition in my planning. This will undoubtedly make the preparing harder, yet I am willing to research and see what I can do to help myself as well as my family.
Here are a few steps I have taken already to resolve the situation:
- I buy a package of Uricalm, a medicine to help with the symptoms, at least once or twice a month. This ensures I have a good supply on hand at all times so if a situation does come up I have at least some relief from eating questionable foods.
- As I find food I can eat, food lists are created so that I can keep track. This enables me to purchase dehydrated items/food storage that I will be able to consume with my family in an emergency situation.
- Water is a huge staple when it comes to food storage/preparedness and I have to admit so far this is where my stock fails. As part of my new planning strategy I am hoping to have a good supply available to us at all times. Right now I drink around 90 oz of water per day and if you include what the family drinks the amount can rack up very quickly. In an emergency I would not be able to drink as much due to rationing but still the amount we would need is crazy if you do not stock up.
These are just a few ways I have found to prepare while having a condition. Now I am lucky in the fact that the medicine that works for me on flare ups is something I do not need a prescription for. For those of you that need a prescription it will be harder in an emergency situation. Yet there is always something you can do.
I believe that situations are made hard so that we can come out the other side stronger than ever before and I know having the knowledge/planning ahead will help us a lot if something should happen.
Now I know that people read about being prepared and think I am not going out and buying tons of flour, sugar and other things it will cost a fortune. That is true but only if you do it all at once. The stock of canned goods and food storage I have has been slowly gathered over the course of years and honestly I started by simply adding one can extra each time we would do a grocery run. Say you need 2 cans of Carrots, or whatever your family likes, instead of buying just the 2 you get 3. You will be amazed how fast your collection grows.
No matter what situation may hit our area/you or your family it is always good to have a plan in place. It is never too late to start the planning process.
#AlwaysKeepFighting
Alison :)
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