Mar. 28, 2008 - Singing the praises...
First, Easter has come and gone, and while so many thoughtful bloggers used this lovely technological platform to remind everyone of the great Truth of the spring holiday, my blog did not sing His praises.
So today, I wish to say, Praise the Lord!! We serve a Christ who is not still in the tomb, but has beaten death and is victoriously seated at the right hand of the Father. He is ever interceding for us and has gone ahead to prepare a place for us. I am so grateful to be a part of the Family of God. And I am privileged that He has entrusted to our care, four little souls to look after and to train up. I pray I can do the job well.
On to my other 'sing the praises' news. You may remember that my children were down with a terribly virulent flu bug. For those of you just joining us, the time line went something like this...first boy down for several days w/ fever and general malaise. Checked out mom recommends rest and fluids. Second boy begins complaining of same symptoms four days into first boys illness. Mom begins to suspect something is awry because first boy is not getting better yet and now another one is down. Still, seeing that they are both 'good' patients, mom administers immune system boosters and lots of chicken soup and begins lysoling the entire house. SIX days into first boys sickness (he's still sick), 2yr old begins to run fever as well. Mom snaps to attention because her days are really sunk w/ a pre-schooler strapped to your leg.
So, for the details here, read my last post. The doctor recommended Tamiflu for the little one. However, I prefer more natural alternatives and I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT WE FOUND!!!!! Only a tiny bit of research convinced us that TamiFlu wasn't the best option for our daughter. I still didn't want her strapped to my hip for the next week. The boys were good patients (in that they stayed in thier beds with the portable DVD player/gameboy/book w/a minimum of complaining) but two years olds are not...
SO, we tried (insert drumroll here) Ocillococcinum. It is a homeopathic flu remedy. My daughter went right to bed the day we got home from the doctor. It was early in the evening, but she was feverish and cranky. I went out and picked up some Ocillo that night. I gave it to her the next morning and her fever broke almost immediately. She was her normal cheery self for the better part of the day. She had another dose that evening and the again morning and evening for two more days. Friends, can I tell you, that stuff is nothing short of a miracle medicine. She never suffered from the flu at all. If anything, she may have exhibited mild cold symptoms. It was truly amazing.
If the flu is still in your neck of the woods, run, don't walk, to your nearest drug store (it's even at Wal-Mart and Target!!) and get some TODAY! Bonus, the website has an instant coupon for $1.50 off any package, any size. You won't regret it. And you won't get sick either...
And that's something to sing praises about!
Comments
Mar. 30, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by carrie-the gremlin wrangler
You poor dear! hang in there--sick kids all at once is tough!
carrie
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