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  • brendaB Offline
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    brenda
    wrote on last edited by brenda
    #145

    Wow, George, what she describes sounds so familiar to me.

    Jolly's point about patience couldn't be more accurate. I'm sure she will get through all this, but it will be frustratingly slow for her to experience, and for you to watch. This is one of the hardest things about being a parent.

    She needs to give herself lots of time to heal and rest. I hope she can nap whenever she needs it. I understand her expectations for recovering faster, but it will happen on its own schedule.

    Here's a tip that you can decide whether you think she can handle. After the first couple weeks, which is where she is now, I found that a little bourbon or brandy actually helped. I think it helped relax the chest muscles that get so tight and sore from all the coughing. Note that I said just a little, and I had it in the evening an hour or two before bedtime. Maybe it was just because I wanted to think it helped, but I was in the 'whatever it takes' mode by that time.

    You can decide whether you think that would be a good suggestion for her. I doubt it would hurt, as long as it's just a small amount.

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      Loki
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      #146

      The two people I knew where 100% bed ridden for two weeks with similar symptoms and then got up. There was a turning of the corner involved and that is what is not clear from the text but to cheer you up it does not seem to be getting worse!

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      • L Loki

        The two people I knew where 100% bed ridden for two weeks with similar symptoms and then got up. There was a turning of the corner involved and that is what is not clear from the text but to cheer you up it does not seem to be getting worse!

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        Jolly
        wrote on last edited by
        #147

        @Loki said in Symptoms:

        The two people I knew where 100% bed ridden for two weeks with similar symptoms and then got up. There was a turning of the corner involved and that is what is not clear from the text but to cheer you up it does not seem to be getting worse!

        I know a preacher who had very similar symptoms. He's an avid vegetable gardener and I've had several conversations with him about growing different things. It drove him absolutely nuts, looking out the window, unable to do away with the last of the summer stuff and get his fall garden in...He couldn't run his tiller, he couldn't even use his hand tools to plant his raised beds.

        He couldn't make it to his church, to even deliver a sermon. Even three weeks after the lethargy started.

        As he recovered, he eventually got to the point he could walk out in the yard and supervise his grown boys, as they worked and planted his raised beds. He's about two months down the line and I talked with him last week...He's picking a few mustard greens out of his beds and eyeing where he'll plant sugar peas in the garden. Last week, he preached a weekend revival, three sermons in three days.

        He says he's not quite back to 100%, but he's a lot better. Patience, patience, patience.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • brendaB brenda

          Wow, George, what she describes sounds so familiar to me.

          Jolly's point about patience couldn't be more accurate. I'm sure she will get through all this, but it will be frustratingly slow for her to experience, and for you to watch. This is one of the hardest things about being a parent.

          She needs to give herself lots of time to heal and rest. I hope she can nap whenever she needs it. I understand her expectations for recovering faster, but it will happen on its own schedule.

          Here's a tip that you can decide whether you think she can handle. After the first couple weeks, which is where she is now, I found that a little bourbon or brandy actually helped. I think it helped relax the chest muscles that get so tight and sore from all the coughing. Note that I said just a little, and I had it in the evening an hour or two before bedtime. Maybe it was just because I wanted to think it helped, but I was in the 'whatever it takes' mode by that time.

          You can decide whether you think that would be a good suggestion for her. I doubt it would hurt, as long as it's just a small amount.

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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #148

          @brenda
          Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 2.02.33 PM.png

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • LuFins DadL Offline
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            LuFins Dad
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            #149

            Hot Toddies work best by drinking the whiskey separately, then drinking the tea with lemon and honey...

            The Brad

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            • George KG George K

              @brenda
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              #150

              @George-K said in Symptoms:

              @brenda
              Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 2.02.33 PM.png

              There you go! If it makes her feel even a little bit better, it's worth doing. If it's even just a little bit of a pleasant distraction from being sick, it's worth it! 😁

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                Larry
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                #151

                I've avoided commenting in this thread for 2 reasons - I think highly of George and his family and this is hitting me a bit hard, and 2, it's bringing back memories of the sheer terror I felt watching my wife go through this. Sarah came very close to dying from pneumonia twice during her bout with this virus. George, tell her I'm praying for her, Sarah is praying for her, and to watch out for the pneumonia thing.

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                • LarryL Larry

                  I've avoided commenting in this thread for 2 reasons - I think highly of George and his family and this is hitting me a bit hard, and 2, it's bringing back memories of the sheer terror I felt watching my wife go through this. Sarah came very close to dying from pneumonia twice during her bout with this virus. George, tell her I'm praying for her, Sarah is praying for her, and to watch out for the pneumonia thing.

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                  George K
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                  #152

                  @Larry said in Symptoms:

                  I've avoided commenting in this thread for 2 reasons - I think highly of George and his family, and 2, it's bringing back memories of the sheer terror I felt watching my wife go through this. Sarah came very close to dying from pneumonia twice during her bout with this virus. George, tell her I'm praying for her, Sarah is praying for her, and to watch out for the pneumonia thing.

                  Thanks, Larry. Your prayers and thoughts are really, really, appreciated.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • LarryL Larry

                    I've avoided commenting in this thread for 2 reasons - I think highly of George and his family and this is hitting me a bit hard, and 2, it's bringing back memories of the sheer terror I felt watching my wife go through this. Sarah came very close to dying from pneumonia twice during her bout with this virus. George, tell her I'm praying for her, Sarah is praying for her, and to watch out for the pneumonia thing.

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #153

                    @Larry said in Symptoms:

                    I've avoided commenting in this thread for 2 reasons - I think highly of George and his family, and 2, it's bringing back memories of the sheer terror I felt watching my wife go through this. Sarah came very close to dying from pneumonia twice during her bout with this virus. George, tell her I'm praying for her, Sarah is praying for her, and to watch out for the pneumonia thing.

                    Speaking of, how is the wife doing nowadays?

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • JollyJ Jolly

                      @Larry said in Symptoms:

                      I've avoided commenting in this thread for 2 reasons - I think highly of George and his family, and 2, it's bringing back memories of the sheer terror I felt watching my wife go through this. Sarah came very close to dying from pneumonia twice during her bout with this virus. George, tell her I'm praying for her, Sarah is praying for her, and to watch out for the pneumonia thing.

                      Speaking of, how is the wife doing nowadays?

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                      Larry
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #154

                      @Jolly said in Symptoms:

                      @Larry said in Symptoms:

                      I've avoided commenting in this thread for 2 reasons - I think highly of George and his family, and 2, it's bringing back memories of the sheer terror I felt watching my wife go through this. Sarah came very close to dying from pneumonia twice during her bout with this virus. George, tell her I'm praying for her, Sarah is praying for her, and to watch out for the pneumonia thing.

                      Speaking of, how is the wife doing nowadays?

                      She's doing well. She's having to take antibiotics right now because she developed a fever some days ago, and it seems she may have a touch of pneumonia coming back, but so far so good. She's asthmatic, so her lungs aren't all that strong to start with.

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                      • brendaB brenda

                        @George-K said in Symptoms:

                        @brenda
                        Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 2.02.33 PM.png

                        There you go! If it makes her feel even a little bit better, it's worth doing. If it's even just a little bit of a pleasant distraction from being sick, it's worth it! 😁

                        George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #155

                        @brenda

                        Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 8.35.01 PM.png

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • JollyJ Offline
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                          Jolly
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #156

                          Maybe y'all need good bourbon...

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • LarryL Offline
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                            Larry
                            wrote on last edited by Larry
                            #157

                            I gave him some moonshine once and he threw it out....

                            Hahahaha

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                            • LarryL Larry

                              I gave him some moonshine once and he threw it out....

                              Hahahaha

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                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #158

                              @Larry said in Symptoms:

                              I gave him some moonshine once and he threw it out

                              Not true. I still have it.

                              I'm just working up the courage to drink more.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Larry
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #159

                                Curls your hair, doesnt it....

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                                • George KG Offline
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                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #160

                                  "Trav" is the guy she's with these days. He's a good guy...

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                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • CopperC Online
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                                    Copper
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #161

                                    Yes, I think whiskey should help.

                                    She should try different flavors.

                                    At the moment I have Canadian, Irish, Kentucky, Tennessee and Scotch on my shelf. I recommend them all.

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                                    • George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #162

                                      Flavors are meaningless right now, but this is something to explore when my senses return

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        taiwan_girl
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #163

                                        @George-K At least she can joke!!! That is a good sign!!

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                                          Aqua Letifer
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #164

                                          I'm not familiar with "rail booze." I like the metaphor, though.

                                          Please love yourself.

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