All of us, excepting Emily (who took a bunch of elderberry stuff when Forrest first got sick), have had this cold virus for three weeks or more. It came on slowly, then hit hard, & now is taking a long time to go away. Forrest seems to be getting sicker, & Lee is dealing with it while working, which is wearying to him (it’s the worst cold he’s had in years).
Karen, elderberry is excellent as a flu preventative, protecting against, I believe I read, eight different strains of flu. (Much more than a flu vaccine.) It also shortens the duration of the flu if you take it after getting ill, helps relieve nasal congestion, has anti-cancer properties, and several other benefits. It’s fairly expensive, but if you can get your hands on more of the stuff, it would probably be very useful for your family to get you all through the winter.
Big praises that my sister-in-law’s biopsies are both clear — benign.
Also, that niece (that SIL’s 16-year-old daughter) got the report back from her MRI last week. She has a fluid-filled cyst at the base of her brain / top of her spinal cord, and not a tumor.
We’re all so relieved at these reports, and very thankful.
Niece will be seeing a neurosurgeon on December 3, but, at this point, they think her cyst has stopped growing and probably won’t need any treatment for the time being. However, because it is fairly large, and may be the reason she has had headaches off and on for a couple of years, and backaches that have worsened some recently, after having been fairly mild since she started having them around age 11 or 12, it might need addressing at some point in the future. (The type of cyst she has typically doesn’t cause problems in childhood, but can start to be a problem in adolescence, and into adulthood.)
Still, though, we are relieved that neither SIL nor niece (my brother’s wife and daughter) have cancer.
Yes, it is! Thank you, Karen. Lots of hugs at yesterday’s Thanksgiving gathering with my side of the family. A true blessing the day was. (We also got to Skype with youngest sister and her family, too, which was nice; it will be an even greater blessing when they can come for Christmas next month!)
Hope you’re all feeling well soon, Karen. Praying for you!
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All of us, excepting Emily (who took a bunch of elderberry stuff when Forrest first got sick), have had this cold virus for three weeks or more. It came on slowly, then hit hard, & now is taking a long time to go away. Forrest seems to be getting sicker, & Lee is dealing with it while working, which is wearying to him (it’s the worst cold he’s had in years).
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being sick is challenging. Praying.
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Somebody is asking us to take another fifteen year old boy. I love working with the future leaders of the world. But, is it time?
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Prayers for the situation unfolding in Colorado Springs 😦
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Karen, elderberry is excellent as a flu preventative, protecting against, I believe I read, eight different strains of flu. (Much more than a flu vaccine.) It also shortens the duration of the flu if you take it after getting ill, helps relieve nasal congestion, has anti-cancer properties, and several other benefits. It’s fairly expensive, but if you can get your hands on more of the stuff, it would probably be very useful for your family to get you all through the winter.
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Praying for wisdom for you and Mike, Mumsee, as you consider. Prayers also for the Colorado Springs situation.
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Big praises that my sister-in-law’s biopsies are both clear — benign.
Also, that niece (that SIL’s 16-year-old daughter) got the report back from her MRI last week. She has a fluid-filled cyst at the base of her brain / top of her spinal cord, and not a tumor.
We’re all so relieved at these reports, and very thankful.
Niece will be seeing a neurosurgeon on December 3, but, at this point, they think her cyst has stopped growing and probably won’t need any treatment for the time being. However, because it is fairly large, and may be the reason she has had headaches off and on for a couple of years, and backaches that have worsened some recently, after having been fairly mild since she started having them around age 11 or 12, it might need addressing at some point in the future. (The type of cyst she has typically doesn’t cause problems in childhood, but can start to be a problem in adolescence, and into adulthood.)
Still, though, we are relieved that neither SIL nor niece (my brother’s wife and daughter) have cancer.
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Great news, 6 Arrows!
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Yes, it is! Thank you, Karen. Lots of hugs at yesterday’s Thanksgiving gathering with my side of the family. A true blessing the day was. (We also got to Skype with youngest sister and her family, too, which was nice; it will be an even greater blessing when they can come for Christmas next month!)
Hope you’re all feeling well soon, Karen. Praying for you!
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Thank you!
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