Name: Thrive! NCHE Homeschool Conference
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This topic has 22 replies, 14 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 3 months ago by Misty.

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December 7, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Misty
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If you could please pray for my household. It started with me on Tuesday not feeling well. Now today (Friday) I am still running a low grade fever, not moving from the couch, napping on and off and to bed early. My 13 yr old son come down with it Wed morning. Now today.. ahhh my 14(oldest) is down and my 3rd oldest 11 is down. That leaves my 4 youngest. My dh is trying to get out of work today by noon, so please pray he can (he’s a self employeed carpet installer and has great values and never will leave a family who has spent a day moving furniture, tearing out carpet hanging especially being it’s the weekend coming – he’s a great man). Please give strength to my 8 yr old who is holding the fort for all of us and keeping the 2 little girls 3.5 and 2 yrs happy and busy.. but also starting to cough himself.
Also, that we can reschedule ringing the bell for the Salvation Army which we were scheduled for tomorrow and some friend who we don’t see but once a year can re-schedule for the 16th instead of the 9th for a lunch get together. Thanks have to go nap now. Misty
December 7, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Rachel White
Participant
Rough time of year for this to happen. One positive side is since you’re the first to go down, that means you can recover first to finish taking care of the little ones, G-d Forbid, should they come down with something.
I will pray per your requests, Misty.
Do you have someone who can come over and help out-washing, food, shopping- should that be necessary?
December 7, 2012 at 2:06 pm
chocodog
Participant
Prayers going up! hope you feel better soon!
December 7, 2012 at 2:18 pm
missingtheshire
Member
Praying for you all…
December 7, 2012 at 3:09 pm
2flowerboys
Participant
Misty, I so feel for you! I had the flu the day after Thanksgiving! It lasted w/ me in bed for 4 days! It was awful! Then by the time I started feeling half way better my ds8 got it. He too was in bed for days then when he started feeling better ds10 got it! Same thing, we have had no school except 2 days this wk! We all still have horrible coughs that won’t go away! On top of all that we are going out of town today for a wk. Has been scheduled for several months!
Praying that you will all feel better real soon!!!
December 7, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Sue
Participant
I know what you’re going through, except my kids are all pre-teen and older. My oldest got sick the weekend before Thanksgiving, I missed Thanksgiving Day altogether, and a few of us still have a lingering cough. I’m still very tired and don’t feel a whole lot like doing school…..but we must! (Or else it’s a limited Christmas break for us….I LIVE for Christmas break!)
If you can just get by with keeping up with some of the dishes & laundry, you’ll be okay. Can you ask anyone to bring you a dinner meal or two? Perhaps you can offer to do the same later on if they are sick or extremely busy.
Praying for you.
December 7, 2012 at 5:12 pm
my3boys
Participant
Yep, we’ve been sick here, too, but I don’t have 7 kids…I’ll be praying for you and your dh.
December 7, 2012 at 5:18 pm
momto2blessings
Participant
Sorry about the sickness…praying you’re all better soon!!!
December 7, 2012 at 7:57 pm
LDIMom
Participant
Oh Misty, as a Momma of many, I feel for you so much. 🙁 I am so sorry! I will be praying your little ones and 8YO are all spared. Bless his heart for stepping up! Praying God’s protection over your DH, 8YO and little girls that they are spared. Prayers for healing for the rest of you. Do get as much rest as you can and lots of fluids! I know you already know this.
Do you think it is the flu? Sounds like it. I am literally holding my breath here. It is going around. Our kids had the shots but DH and I don’t get them. We used to not do for any of us, but we have to for our little 2YO. If she is dxed with the flu, she will be put in the hospital b/c of her heart.
Once you’re feeling better, I highly recommend getting a spray bottle and going around with dilluted bleach spray (1/4 bleach, 3/4 water). Use dilluted alcholol spray (1/2 water, 1/2 alcohol) on stuff that you can’t spray the bleach spray on. Also if weather permits, open some windows!
Last time we had a stomach bug, we did this and it seemed to stop the spread. When we finally went 5 days with no new victims, I think I breathed again!
BIG HUGS and prayers!!!
December 7, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Misty
Participant
Thanks everyone. I do believe it’s a flu just with no throwing up (Praise God). I know your prayers are working as I mentioned I have been drifting in and out of sleep for 3 days solid, not moving or sitting up. Today I can sit up but feel very week, and even though I can sleep if I need to my body must not need it as I am not sleeping today. Also, my oldest who as of last night feel asleep on the floor at 8 (wow that never happens) woke today, and although not 100% he only has a bit of a cough and is physically able to move around. My 2 yr old has it now though and has been laying and drifting in and out of sleep today on my lap.
So my oldest and 8 yr old did run around with spray bottles and such getting everything that we touch, grab, etc with it good. My house is a mess. I say that with a good sense of humor as you know mom’s sick when the house is a mess cause I don’t function (typically) in a dirty house. Thanks for the prayers keep them coming so that we can over come this and most heartily that my dh doesn’t get this. He can not afford to miss 4 days of work (no paid vaction – being self-employeed) 🙂

December 7, 2012 at 8:52 pm
Misty
Participant
Oh and I wanted to mention I am not keeping up with laundry… because I have said it’s PJ day for 3 days now! We will shower and chance hopefulling in the next day or two!
December 8, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Britney
Member
What you are going through is identical to what my family of 4 just got over! Unfortunately it lasts for a while. We are 12 days out and still have a cough. I’ll be much in prayer for you! It is awful! Stay hydrated!!!
December 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Misty
Participant
Well I see no end in sight. Day 6 for me and coughing hurts so bad it makes me cry. I’m exhausted but at least my waking temp today was 99.4 which is below the 100.4-101.3 it’s been for the last 4 days. Dh is still hanging on strong! I have 3 that are coughing to better (not 100%). I have 4 that are down completely still. IBritnay 12 days is a lot but I feel like that’s going to be us.
January 15, 2013 at 1:03 pm
Misty
Participant
Oh it’s still continuing in our home. Just when we are feeling ok, and no one is coughing, feverish, or puking… then it starts like clock work 2 days later. We have wiped it all down, we are taking our Vit C, garlic and normal other vitamins.
Does anyone have any “personal” this is what worked for us? I am desperate to end this. It’s been over a month now and though we are doing daily things. All play dates have been canceled, Latin has been put on hold (we do it with 1 other family), and actually going out seems to not happen.
How long is this lasting in other families homes? Thanks I’m just kinda whinny today about it. I just want my family feeling well again. Dh is not well but he’s off to work (self-employeed) with just feeling run down and overly tired. Please pray for him. Thanks
January 15, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Heather
Participant
Misty, first of all are you sure it’s not whooping cough? It seems a long time for a cough to linger around.
Aside from that, there is a peroxide/humidifier protocol we use recommended by a ND which works well for colds/flu and respiritory issues. It does not dye your hair or your bedsheets which might be a common concern!
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Hydrogen Peroxide Sinus and Respiratory Protocol
Mix one pint of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide with two pints of filtered water.
To run the humidifier all night, mix two pints of Hydrogen Peroxide with four pints of water. If someone is more reactive, then use only 1/2 – 1 pint of Hydrogen to 3 – 3/12 pints of water.
Place the solution in a COLD-WATER (cool-mist) humidifier. Steamers will not work.
Breathe deeply from the mist stream.
Then sleep with the humidifier running in the bedroom.
Keep windows and doors closed.
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Also, what about your vitamin D levels? It’s been shown that lower D levels in people leave them a higher risk for respiritory illness and flu. I know that cod liver oil is the best way to up your levels, but personally I can’t take it. My kids will, go figure, but I can’t choke it down. I use D3 – 5000 mg per day.
I hope this helps and that you all get to feeling better soon!