Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[drache]

Rhea, you definitley need a mental boost to get you over this slump... let's get her a new slogan that's so sunny and bright she'll want to puke, you guys... oh, wait. You're probably tired of puking, huh? :-) I do hope you feel better soon. TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN, RHEA!!!! (Ducking and running-- I don't know about you but that saying makes me want to kick the sayer in the head-- LOL)

the funny thing is that I don't feel so bad mentally or emotionally - a bit impatient perhaps
there are things that need to be done after all
feeling a little better today, but not ready for the big list
it's a good thing that snakes can go without food for a few days longer
water, lizard greens, and little misting is all I can handle right now
I do need some way to film Henner attacking a cat
yesterday he charged at one of them who came too close to his cage door
when he had chased the cat a sufficient distance, he ran back into his cage and did the most spectacular head bobbing display
I'd never seen him do that before
aside from the physical discomfort, being sick isn't so bad, just as long as nothing needs to be done

[Lori P]

Well, be extra careful and watch your kids... we just heard something so horrible-- a little girl (she was 12) from my co-worker Kerry's son's school just died from complications from the FLU. The flu!!!!! How does a child die of the flu??? It must be a very bad strain. Kerry's son has been sick the last couple of days too and she just left to take him to the dr!!!! So BE CAREFUL....

[anji1971]

The flu can be very dangerous for some kids. Because it is a respiratory virus, any child with asthma is automatically at high risk. And even in healthy kids it can settle in the lungs and become an infection or pneumonia.
I wonder if that child had their flu shot, it usually helps lessen the severity of the virus. My son gets one every year because of his asthma.
Scary stuff!!

[Lori P]

Oh, I forgot that part-- yes, she had had her flu shot. :-( But I don't think the flu vaccines can keep up with the mutating viruses... maybe I'm wrong. Just SO SCARY to think of losing your child to something like the flu in this day and age, you know?? You always think we can cure everything these days... so tragic.

[Sputnik]

But, Rhea, it's still very, very rare for a normally healthy person to be in danger of losing their life because of the flu. I'm sure you eat healthily and do all the right things now to regain your strength so you and your family are going to be well soon. Be kind to yourself, allow yourself to be spoiled and looked after, make sure you have got this one out of your system before returning to work so you can avoid a "Rueckschlag".

[drache]

Mikhaila is responding really well to homeopathics
she has a fantastic immune system, which may be a bit dented by the fact that she hates her current class teacher and doesn't like going to school because of it
also - a large percentage of kids in her school and their parents are sick
anyway
I gave her a remedy this morning and she's having too good a time to be called properly sick
I have the wheezy thing I've been getting after colds and flus since 9/11/01 - the one my doc says she's seen a lot of since then
the good news is that it's a little less severe each year
I got to spend some time with snakes today - that was fun

[Sputnik]

I have the wheezy thing I've been getting after colds and flus since 9/11/01 - the one my doc says she's seen a lot of since then

Does she have an explanation or even just a theory on why?

[anji1971]

Sounds like everyone is improving a bit, then. Good to hear, Rhea!
I tend to go for the homeopathic approach first when I get sick; echinacea, garlic and vitamin C make a good combo to fight colds and flu!
Whatever happened with the child Lori's friend knew must have been from some unforseen thing. Viruses can be so quirky that way, and who knows if the child didn't have some hidden medical condition that made it so disastrous.

[Lori P]

Rhea, glad to hear you're feeling better and that Mikhaila is responding to the homeopathics!!!

The news here is full of the little girl who died. There have been two other child deaths from the flu, too. Apparently the kids appeared to be getting better but then they went into pneumonia pretty quickly... the schools are sending any kid who so much as looks sick home, and not letting them back in without a doctor's note. Scary stuff.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be an alarmist, I am just shocked that this happened and wanted to make sure Rhea watched Mikhaila. Kerry's son knew the little girl at his school who died and he's scared because he has the flu too-- poor poor kid!! :-(

[anji1971]

Oh, the poor guy!! Children get SUPER scared about stuff like that, it can be real traumatic for them. That sounds like an extremely bad strain of the flu.
I hope he gets better soon. Give him and his mom good wishes from me.