tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319454352626199680.post6961564828315806968..comments2024-03-25T13:17:56.636-06:00Comments on A Chicken in the Window Well: October, Asthma, Handling It, And So ForthNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03045958241240870948noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319454352626199680.post-20197688620208267212014-10-02T09:38:16.020-06:002014-10-02T09:38:16.020-06:00Ha! Kara! I love that Dec. will be OK if I'm f...Ha! Kara! I love that Dec. will be OK if I'm friends with Oct. Thank you for easing my conscience! And I am certain that at some point I really will need to begin working more and more on getting healthy whole foods into our diet. I have no doubt it would benefit us -- and the ginger sounds awesome. <br /><br />Marilyn, I could kiss you. Yes, that is EXACTLY my worry and question! How did you see it so clearly? Where is the balance between letting life be life -- letting my son run around and enjoy living like a child even when pollens outside might worsen his condition; or . . . I'm just being lazy because it is too hard to make drastic changes for one child when we have seven. Thank you for your wise all-seeing answer. I am going to take it . . . :) and trust that were actually inspired to say it . . . and trust that if the time comes that I need to try some more intense and difficult things I'll find the ability to do it. Thank you, friend!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045958241240870948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319454352626199680.post-14062277604755162272014-10-01T18:38:49.353-06:002014-10-01T18:38:49.353-06:00I totally get the worry about if you should be doi...I totally get the worry about if you should be doing some aggressive diet/alternative treatment plan or whatever. Like, at what point does "I'm pleasantly relaxed and laid-back about this trial and we're not going to let it dictate our whole lives" become "I'm not willing to disrupt my own comfort zone even though it would benefit my kids"??<br /><br />Behold, I answer for you. You have not crossed that line. You are still in the "laid-back means less stress for everyone" camp. I, the all-seeing one, can tell. :) Seriously, I think that, though. His resilience and belief in himself proves it, and I do believe that a mother knows what's best for her family. And if/when the time comes you are supposed to change things, you'll know that too. I think it will all be okay. I really do.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085334272613025173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319454352626199680.post-34889377078179566442014-10-01T15:32:35.060-06:002014-10-01T15:32:35.060-06:00December will be okay if you're friends with O...December will be okay if you're friends with October. I speak from experience. Also, my husband has all three major: eczema, allergies, asthma-purple disk +inhaler, etc.c and has been allergic to many things since babehood. Myself, food/pollen allergies on and off throughout life, not major. At the beginning of Summer my throat started closing at random times, in random places. I think I may have finally figured out that milk/sugar/processed (chemicals) foods cause it to worsen. I've done some dr visits, too. Anyway, I've dabbled in vegetable juicing and tried a mixture that was heavy on fresh ginger root. Not kidding you, in less than two hours my horrible throat and difficulty swallowing was about 70% better than it had been in WEEKS. Ginger is a super food...anti viral, etc. I've used it before to help kick upper respiratory infections. I usually pair it with lemon, carrot, apple, celery, maybe beet and some greens like kale or spinach. All juiced and drunk right away. My kids also like it. Husband likes it. Surprised on both accounts. But the idea of living nutrients going right into the body and not eating the non-food foods in our world have really opened my eyes.<br /><br />Long comment. Sorry. :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383158599622489734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319454352626199680.post-331032798173755102014-10-01T12:40:46.113-06:002014-10-01T12:40:46.113-06:00Hahah. Oh Linn, thank you. And I adore you. Though...Hahah. Oh Linn, thank you. And I adore you. Though, at this very moment, my adoration feels kind of like . . . pain. I think I'm getting an ulcer. For reals. The end. Only not the end, because, while you are "here" I should tell you that despite envy being a vice and all that, I totally envied your Park City get-away. Good grief (as you would probably say), DREAMY!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045958241240870948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319454352626199680.post-68702824896289471042014-10-01T11:58:08.677-06:002014-10-01T11:58:08.677-06:00I seriously adore you.I seriously adore you.Linnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813312996970089854noreply@blogger.com