I just got 'misses' as word verification.
I think I am being hit hard by this infection because my immune system is shot. Bodhi got over it in two days, loved and healthy as he is.
I am hyper aware of how my mother looked after me when I was sick. She made medical decisions. Treating acute conditions with homeopathy needs means paying acute attention to symptoms and mood etc., sometimes to my dismay; I didn't always want to be quizzed about the exact nature of my headache when I was really looking for a bit of maternal sympathy.
There was fresh squeezed juice and fresh fruit, and water, and monitoring of my high temperatures and then, when I was back to being able to eat again, easily digested, homemade things.
And drinks and entertainment. In bed. Being sick was grand, in those days.
Right now I need fresh juice and teas and homemade soup, and instead I've Tropicana and weird sugary vegetable soup from a packet that tastes like jelly beans, I swear to god. I may rant about that later. On the plus side, I've lost 5 lbs from not eating for two days (! Seriously, starvation for weight loss, has no one marketed this as a diet plan yet? evil cackle*). Maybe I should live on soup and honey water for a few days more...
In fairness, Axl has got up every morning the last three days and brought Olivia as well as Bodhi to school, gone to the shop for me and looked after the kids as much as he can, allowing me to sleep all day Tuesday. I have to say, he got Olivia out the door on Tuesday and Wednesday while remaining completely upbeat and cheerful, making me wonder if they'd be better off without me there in the mornings. I'm wondering should I get him a thank you card, or something - or is this just what you do for your unofficially ex wife? I don't really know.
But still. I wish I had my mother to look after me. I wish that feeling would go away.
I think I am being hit hard by this infection because my immune system is shot. Bodhi got over it in two days, loved and healthy as he is.
I am hyper aware of how my mother looked after me when I was sick. She made medical decisions. Treating acute conditions with homeopathy needs means paying acute attention to symptoms and mood etc., sometimes to my dismay; I didn't always want to be quizzed about the exact nature of my headache when I was really looking for a bit of maternal sympathy.
There was fresh squeezed juice and fresh fruit, and water, and monitoring of my high temperatures and then, when I was back to being able to eat again, easily digested, homemade things.
And drinks and entertainment. In bed. Being sick was grand, in those days.
Right now I need fresh juice and teas and homemade soup, and instead I've Tropicana and weird sugary vegetable soup from a packet that tastes like jelly beans, I swear to god. I may rant about that later. On the plus side, I've lost 5 lbs from not eating for two days (! Seriously, starvation for weight loss, has no one marketed this as a diet plan yet? evil cackle*). Maybe I should live on soup and honey water for a few days more...
In fairness, Axl has got up every morning the last three days and brought Olivia as well as Bodhi to school, gone to the shop for me and looked after the kids as much as he can, allowing me to sleep all day Tuesday. I have to say, he got Olivia out the door on Tuesday and Wednesday while remaining completely upbeat and cheerful, making me wonder if they'd be better off without me there in the mornings. I'm wondering should I get him a thank you card, or something - or is this just what you do for your unofficially ex wife? I don't really know.
But still. I wish I had my mother to look after me. I wish that feeling would go away.
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Oh that's pretty crappy :( I don't have my Mum either..
I hope you feel better really soon. Have you got whiskey? Try a hot toddie (whiskey, lemon, honey and hot water)... almost as therapeutic as a fresh squeezed juice I'm sure.
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You forgot the cloves! Cloves are imperative, and anti bacterial to boot. Yes, I have indeed tried that, but sadly I'm beyond the hot toddy stage.
I have better drugs, different remedies and things, and I just bought fancy snoothy with pomegranate, acai berry and blueberries in. A day of self nurturing amd money spending...
Go to the doctor! And if it IS strep, Bodhi needs to be on antibiotics too, even if he appears better.
Another way of nurturing yourself.
Love you, Jo.
"I'm wondering should I get him a thank you card, or something - or is this just what you do for your unofficially ex wife? I don't really know."
Nope. this is what you do for your kids...even if things are tough, it's good to know you're not entirely on your own!
Oh poor you, Jo! Argh. Glad you're getting sleep though.
Get some garlic chewed for bacterial nasties, I heard. Though that sounds a bit rough on a throat as sore as yours.
Huge hug!
Poor you! And about Axel - that's what you do for your children and their mother, if you were ever married to her or not or still are. I hope you get better soon, but don't tell everyone the first day so you get a bonus day in bed! ;-)
Cunning, mwa. I like your style.
Thanks all, hopefully on the way to better now.
I know whwat you mean about the thank you thing, but during the times when I busted my ass looking after the kids alone, a little thank you gesture would have meant a lot to me, I suppose. Made it easier to do the next time...
nasty, i'm pretty glad i've never been properly sick.
I once lost my appetite for a day, never actually been unable to eat though. that'd kill me...
Never? Never ever? Wow, Mat.
The truth is, losing your appetite is pretty cool if you're a comfort eating fatgirl. It's very liberating :)
I was at the doctors sorting out my ex's forgotten prescription yesterday. It's what you do for people that you care about and just because you're no longer together in the conventional sense, it doesnt mean that you just cut them out completely, particularly when you have children together.
He even texted me to say thank you, which made me feel so much less taken for granted. My suggestion would certainly be to acknowledge his efforts with gratitude.
Civilised separation and an attempt to at least maintain some form of working relationship is so much better than a war or recrimination and attrition.
Echinacea is always my first port of call - apparently it's a natural antibiotic. It doesnt sort everything but it is very effective for most things.
I think i was bed-ridden for a day when i was about 15 and vomited, but I think that I exagerrated how bad i felt to get time off school :)
Since then I can only think of once when i was really sick and I was sweaty and weak and had no appetite but even then I could still operate, took a few days off work though because I cuoldn't concentrate.
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