My girls went on a ten day trip to the east coast... from Dec. 26th to January 4th. We missed them and the dynamics were definitely different with the family. The boys and I are so glad they are home!
While they were away, little Keenan (20-months-old) picked up a nasty virus. I usually treat my kiddos at home, so I pulled out the Apple Cider Vinegar, Ginger, Lemons, organic/grade B Maple Syrup, colloidal silver... etc.
This was nothin' nice. Poor little babe... fever for five straight days, goopy eyes, super soar throat, fluid in the lungs, achy, the all around "bleh" feeling.
I don't ever use a thermometer, just my hands to "check" the kiddos... I get reminded of this when someone asks me how high their temperature is. I don't mind the temp... I keep it down but don't necessarily want to get rid of it. The body is doing it's job... just want to allow and assist that process.
Usually the Apple Cider Vinegar works all by itself with no need for anything else.... not this time.
As a mother, only wanting healthy babies and the best for my kids, I was going back and forth on whether I should take him into the Western Medicine guys or continue with my home treatments. I was so torn. My intuition said to keep assisting him at home... my mind was going nuts.... initially I was thinking, "maybe it's strep and he's headed for rheumatic fever... he could go blind...."
My oldest daughter, Shaylee (18), and I saw eachother off and on over that time period. She was super concerned about Keenan's well being and health after seeing him and noticing how sickly he was feeling. She really urged me to take him in. My dad was feeling the same but is a quiet man and usually doesn't speak up until after the fact. I could feel him though.... I knew what he would say if he could be open with his feelings.
You could hear the fluid in his lungs, feel his fever, see his poor, sad eyes and watch him cuddle and want to do nothing more. Not to mention, the boy is stubborn! He did not want to drink anything. I'm cool with the not eating.... save your energy for healing instead of digesting. But drinking... that is not negotiable. I had to get creative. I grabbed a dropper and pretty much squirted fluids in his mouth often. He wasn't so fond of that, but it kept him hydrated and he eventually got used to it. His throat was soar, too... another reason he didn't want to swallow anything.
I had sort-of decided I was going to take him in... so I headed towards Boulder from my dad's house in Aurora. If I was going to take him to a Western Medicine Physician... it was going to be in Boulder where they at least recognize and understand the holistic approach to health to a small degree.
On my way to Boulder, I bailed out a couple exits early and ended up at Whole Foods... a natural food store. The boys and I went in and had about two dollars in coins to spend on some Emergency Vitamin C packets... little fizzy vitamin C powder. While we were in the supplement department, we met the clerk who was on duty. He advised boiling some water and adding ginger... like a tea. Then taking a towel and soaking it in the ginger "tea" and laying it on the baby's chest... adding a dry towel on the outside to keep the heat in. He said to do that for about 20 minutes at a time and that would act as an expectorant for all the fluid in his lungs and chest.
I had just had my father purchase a piece of ginger root, lemons and colloidal silver when I was at his house! Yay, I had ginger and could do it.
Went home, did the ginger poultice, researched a little on line about pneumonia. This originally started as a flu, but in my opinion, turned into pneumonia in the baby. I found stories on line about children that had been taken in for pneumonia and ended up being treated for a couple of months on some drug and then ending up getting tubes in their ears. It was the same story after story. Sounded long and drawn out... I could get my boy healthy within days to weeks. I knew it would not take months.
Not to mention the reoccurring factor. With drugs and the Western Medicine approach, it seems the patient is more likely to get pneumonia again and again... they become more susceptible to it. Not so much, when the body fights and wins on it's own.
Well, here we are days later and my little man is fully recovered. He's back to being the funny character that he is!
Unfortunately this flu is making it's rounds. My other two boys are almost fully recovered and now one of my girls has it. They aren't dealing with the pneumonia side of things, but the flu sucks anyway.
This just re-enforces my beliefs that the body is super resilient and may just need some tools at times to help it heal itself.
Life is good.... but, mama's a little tired. ;)
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