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December 17, 2004

Hi Patty,

I've used Vicks vapor rub all my life . . . Never

thought about it having petroleum jelly in it though!

.. . .Besides rubbing it on our chest and neck, Mom

used to melt some in a pan of hot water and have us

inhale it deeply, sometimes making a tent to hold the

vapors in. . . That probably gets the benefits of

menthol without the petroleum on the skin.

I used it on my kids and found it one of the fastest

ways to get their heads clear so they could breath.

Now I seldom use it, but I was getting desperate this

time! I was trying almost everything! My Vicks is so

old, it doesn't have much smell left!

Getting sick was interesting . . . I hadn't had a cold

in years . . . But then, I got really, really mad -

within days, my rings were making black rings around

my fingers, and I was sick. . . Skipping my sleep meds

probably didn't help the situation either! My hubby

didn't even get a sniffle!

Hugs,

Rogene

December 17, 2004

Sometimes it is really hard to tell if you don't have an xray.

's cough was continual and terrible. She went for weeks like

that and kept working, etc. Eventually her chest hurt even when she

wasn't coughing and she could feel stuff moving as she breathed. We

got an xray the day after christmas but it showed nothing. The e.r.

doc told us to quit giving her the antibiotic the other dr.

prescribed and that all she needed was cough medicine. Well, 2 days

later, no better, feeling worse--no energy at all, no appetite, I

went back to her regular doc. he could hear it. A repeat xray

showed it in both lungs and a little piece of her lung collapsed in

on itself. He put her back on antibiotics, but she continued to

worsen. Each time I took her back it sounded a little more of her

lungs were involved. By this time her chest and back hurt

constantly and you could actually her her lungs squeak when she

breathed and you could feel the junk move if you had your hand on

her bare back. He put her on inhaler treatments. No improvement.

I was getting really scared. I then got an answer to my prayer and

I went to the health food store and got two things I felt God led me

to buy. One was Sambucol black elderberry extract and the other was

Coenzyme Q10. Don't ask me why, I just felt that was what God wanted

me to do. I came home at 9pm and she was already in bed and still

feeling terrible. I gave her both things. The next morning, she

was much better! The dr. was ready to put her in the hospital. I

had such a sense of peace about it that night that I knew beyond a

shadow of a doubt that God guided me and healed her.

She seems to have a similar virus now and I have her on rm-10,

colostrum and oil of oregano. I think she will come out of it this

time without it becoming pneumonia. Thank you for the offer of

prayers. She can always use them. I will certainly keep you in my

prayers!

love,kathy

> > Hey guys, well it has been four weeks I have had this terrible

> cold, and its hard to treat when pregnant, as there's not much

you

> can take, and often can get out of hand, because resistance is

low.

> Well, it has and after hours and nights of coughing, and

coughing, I

> went to see my doc today, and it has turned into bronchitis so

say a

> prayer for me. I'm really feeling lousy and can barely

function,

> have been this way too long .So, Im asking for your prayers! I

need

> em!

>

December 17, 2004

-I just wanted to say that my pediatrician was firmly against using

vicks if you had a bad chest cold. He actually belived that it

opened the passages deeper and let the infection settle deeper

down. When my son had pneumonia he told me that. Just thought I

would mention that in case it has some merit and you would decide to

use the vicks.

Hugs,kathy

-- In , Rogene S <saxony01@y...> wrote:

> ,

>

> I just got over a week of a bad cold . . . Some of the

> things I tried were the sauna, NyQuil, zinc lonzenges,

> cold drops, Tylenol, Chicken soup, lots of water,

> Vicks ointment and TheraFlu.

>

> I think of all of them, Vicks ointment (chest and

> neck), the sauna and Chicken soup helped the most.

> NyQuil's pretty good too. I don't know if you could

> take that though.

>

> Hugs and prayers,

>

> Rogene

December 18, 2004

Wow! . . . Thanks Kathy. That's good information.

I'll keep that in mind. . . .

Hugs,

Rogene

--- mikat828 <mikat828@...> wrote:

>

> -I just wanted to say that my pediatrician was

> firmly against using

> vicks if you had a bad chest cold. He actually

> belived that it

> opened the passages deeper and let the infection

> settle deeper

> down. When my son had pneumonia he told me that.

> Just thought I

> would mention that in case it has some merit and you

> would decide to

> use the vicks.

> Hugs,kathy

>

> -- In , Rogene S

> <saxony01@y...> wrote:

> > ,

> >

> > I just got over a week of a bad cold . . . Some of

> the

> > things I tried were the sauna, NyQuil, zinc

> lonzenges,

> > cold drops, Tylenol, Chicken soup, lots of water,

> > Vicks ointment and TheraFlu.

> >

> > I think of all of them, Vicks ointment (chest and

> > neck), the sauna and Chicken soup helped the most.

> > NyQuil's pretty good too. I don't know if you

> could

> > take that though.

> >

> > Hugs and prayers,

> >

> > Rogene

>

December 18, 2004

Tawny, My Prayers are with you!

Blessings, April

Tawny <tawnyokc@...> wrote:

Please, everyone keep me in prayer. I have been going through such a

rough time, I only have a few weeks for my rheumy appointment.

I'm so tired, and just emotionally drained right now. I broke down

tonight, and I know that I need some help once again for my

depression. I do cherish all my RA friends, hugs Tawny

December 18, 2004

Tawny, My Prayers are with you!

Blessings, April

Tawny <tawnyokc@...> wrote:

Please, everyone keep me in prayer. I have been going through such a

rough time, I only have a few weeks for my rheumy appointment.

I'm so tired, and just emotionally drained right now. I broke down

tonight, and I know that I need some help once again for my

depression. I do cherish all my RA friends, hugs Tawny

December 18, 2004

Tawny- you are absolutely in my prayers. Gentle hugs to you and try hard to

take tender loving care of you.

- In , " Tawny " <tawnyokc@s...> wrote:

>

> Please, everyone keep me in prayer. I have been going through such a

> rough time, I only have a few weeks for my rheumy appointment.

> I'm so tired, and just emotionally drained right now. I broke down

> tonight, and I know that I need some help once again for my

> depression. I do cherish all my RA friends, hugs Tawny

December 18, 2004

Tawny- you are absolutely in my prayers. Gentle hugs to you and try hard to

take tender loving care of you.

- In , " Tawny " <tawnyokc@s...> wrote:

>

> Please, everyone keep me in prayer. I have been going through such a

> rough time, I only have a few weeks for my rheumy appointment.

> I'm so tired, and just emotionally drained right now. I broke down

> tonight, and I know that I need some help once again for my

> depression. I do cherish all my RA friends, hugs Tawny

December 18, 2004

Dear Tawny,

I am so very sorry to hear of the rough time you are having right now. Did you

call your Dr to see if they have any cancellations to move the appointment up???

{{{{{{{{{Big Soft Gentle Hugs}}}}}}}}}}} go out to you Tawny. Take care of

yourself and baby yourself as much as you possibly can. Now is the time to call

in all " favors " . You know the ones. When you babysit for neighbors down the

street, ask them to help you out in some way. By all means get as much sleep as

possible. Remember just how much we love you here and if I was close enough (I

am in Michigan btw) I would come over and we could have tea and wear big floppy

hats and laugh!!! There is nothing like laughter! Please feel better. All my

love,

Nan

Tawny <tawnyokc@...> wrote:

Please, everyone keep me in prayer. I have been going through such a

rough time, I only have a few weeks for my rheumy appointment.

I'm so tired, and just emotionally drained right now. I broke down

tonight, and I know that I need some help once again for my

depression. I do cherish all my RA friends, hugs Tawny

December 18, 2004