Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 In a message dated 6/27/2004 6:45:22 AM Mountain Daylight Time, deuteronomy2929@... writes: I just had to share this! My son came home the other day and said he brought me some medicine. He reached into his pockets and pulled, of all things, a handful of dandelions. We've been talking about some of the plants we have around here and what properties they have, and he, bless his heart, wanted to help me feel good. It just blew my mind that instead of thinking of pills or drugs or whatever to help me feel okay, he went out and wildcrafted all on his own. That's all, I just wanted to share what a wonderful little boy he is. Beautiful story , It reminds me of the book "The Magical Child" -- I remember when my daughter was a toddler, I was busy with school work for college one day, and engrossed in my own adult world. I felt a very concentrated energy in the room, of consciousness coming from her, and looked over to see what she was engrossed in so quietly. She had her stuffed Yellow Bunny lying on a foot stool, and was carfully laying cheerios individually all around the Bunny. I had the feeling she was performing some magical ritual. Beautiful story about the Dandelions. The magic of Children is I feel part of their spiritually innocent nature and what makes them so close to what we adults call "the kingdom of heaven..." I'm sure those dandelions carried a very powerful blessing from your son on them -- I remember a zen story: There was a tree in this little village that Buddha used to come and sit under to talk to the crowd that would gather around. Each day at a certain time he would be there. One day, the crowd all gathered around, Buddha sat silently and neglected to speak. He was holding something -- a small flower, and seemed engrossed in it. The crowd began to be nervous,and stir about: "What's going on? Why is Buddha being so quiet? Why doesn't he say anything? Is something wrong?" Still, Buddhe remained peacefully engrossed in his flower, seemingly unaware of the crowd. Suddenly, from the back of the crowd, Maha-Kashyap could contain himself no longer, and Laughed. Buddha looked up and called Maha-Kashyap to come forward. When Maha-Kashyap came near to Buddha, Buddha handed him the flower and said "With this Flower, I give you the eye of the True Teaching" That was it. Buddha got up and left. That was the lesson for that day. The book I read it in explained that: Part of the point was that the flower contained some of Buddha's blessing and essence, for he had held it and considered it with his being. Part of the Point was that we shouldn't be too serious and should be more like children, who still know how to laugh, and dont' take everything so serious. That's what I meant when I said the dandeliions had a powerful blessing on them from your son. No doubt as he picked them he was thinking with so much love of his father... and all the other things you mentioned. Blessings, Cathie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Ybarra wrote: > I just had to share this! My son came home the other day and said he > brought me some medicine. He reached into his pockets and pulled, of > all things, a handful of dandelions. We've been talking about some of > the plants we have around here and what properties they have, and he, > bless his heart, wanted to help me feel good. It just blew my mind > that instead of thinking of pills or drugs or whatever to help me feel > okay, he went out and wildcrafted all on his own. > > That's all, I just wanted to share what a wonderful little boy he is. > > -------------------------------------------- Fantastic , Very wonderful story. I am really glad that he is paying attention and showing a real desire to learn the secrets of nature. Stay working with him and he and his will benefit in the years to come. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 DEar Annie, hope you and your son will be feeling better soon. Sounds like a stressful weekend ahead when you are both not well. The weather around here, PGH., PA has been very snowy, what about your way. I think you're pushing yourself too hard. Take it easy or you could be in a real flare. Right after surgery 3 to 6 months is a very sensitvie period. Dizziness, is still one of the reactions, I'm sure. Rest, honey, rest, you're probably stressed-out. We need to move around slowly. We can't be getting up and down fast. You may have some low blood sugar/low blood pressure. But I've always been worlds, more dizzy since this problem started. I think you should take it easy on fasting just yet, in my opinion. Eat small meals. Wait until you have a little less stress. Maybe start out a half day, or three fourths. There are different kinds of fasts too. I think chicken broth at first would be an excellent start. Or fruit juices. Take Care, > I thought I should check in with you all and let you > know how my son is doing. We were supposed to leave > for our trip to visit my husbands family yesterday but > he was too sick with what the Dr.says is a viral > infection. > He does not have pneumonia but we have to postpone > leaving until this weekend if he is better by then. I > have had a relapse myself due to stressing on his > illness. I have been feeling very weak and tired and > depressed and some symptoms have returned. I hope this > trip will still happen because if it does not then I > do not know what my husband and I are going to do. We > need to figure this marriage out soon. > I need closure or a new beginning one or the other. > I hope you are all doing well. I have missed being on > here but my family has been needing me so I must take > care of them first. > I hope to be back with you all soon. > I wanted to say I did try to do a 24 hour fast but it > did not work well for me. I felt too light headed and > dizzy and had to give in and ate some chicken broth > and fruit. Is this a common reaction to fasting in the > first time? What about the hot baths, those make me > dizzy too, is that normal? > I will not give up and will try it again when things > settle down. > thank you for the well wishes. > Annie > > > > > __________________________________ > Celebrate 's 10th Birthday! > Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > http://birthday./netrospective/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 -- Dear Annie I am glad that your son's illness seems to be more under control. Even though he is not better, it is good to know that it is a virus and feel more comfortable with what is going on. It is very very common to relapse with symptoms when you are under stress. STress can take a person right out of remission from illness. Several people that I know from the rheumatic sites have had relapse after particularly stressful events in their lives. It is hard, if not impossible sometimes not to get upset and worried when out kids get sick. Hopefully he will be feeling better soon. Please be patient and trust that God has a plan for you and your husband. I am not sure if it is a good idea to figure out what to do with your marriage immediately. I know that your illness couldn't help but take a toll, and even now, when you are just trying to recover, you are still not the same person as you are when you feel good. They say when you suffer a big loss, such as when you lose a loved one, lose your job, health, etc, that you shouldn't make any major decisions for awhile. That is because we tend to make decisions that we might not have made had we been in a different frame of mind. If you think about the possibility of ending your marriage while you are still dealing with all these health issues, it is bound to stress you big time, even bigger than the stress you feel right now. And that would definitely not be good for your recovery. Besides, after you get back to feeling better, things may very well look better to you...at least you will be better able to work on your marriage. I know from my own experience, that I have been exceedingly crabby, depressed, moody, and withdrawn when I haven't felt well. My husband never knows what mood he is going to find me in. And when I am in one of those moods, I feel very negative about everything!!! All his faults stand out. But lo and behold, on days when I feel great, I am so happy and happy with him! You have to give your recovery time to take place and work towards it, so think about giving your marriage that same time. It is certainly very important also. God can heal all wounds. And I honestly believe that unless there is mental illness involved (cruelty, abuse, etc) that God can heal all relationships. Tell God that you are giving it to Him, and each time that you think that you can't stand the way something is, just give it to God and tell Him that you trust Him to find a way to work things out. You are in my prayers. kathy - In , Annie <annie200548@y...> wrote: > I thought I should check in with you all and let you > know how my son is doing. We were supposed to leave > for our trip to visit my husbands family yesterday but > he was too sick with what the Dr.says is a viral > infection. > He does not have pneumonia but we have to postpone > leaving until this weekend if he is better by then. I > have had a relapse myself due to stressing on his > illness. I have been feeling very weak and tired and > depressed and some symptoms have returned. I hope this > trip will still happen because if it does not then I > do not know what my husband and I are going to do. We > need to figure this marriage out soon. > I need closure or a new beginning one or the other. > I hope you are all doing well. I have missed being on > here but my family has been needing me so I must take > care of them first. > I hope to be back with you all soon. > I wanted to say I did try to do a 24 hour fast but it > did not work well for me. I felt too light headed and > dizzy and had to give in and ate some chicken broth > and fruit. Is this a common reaction to fasting in the > first time? What about the hot baths, those make me > dizzy too, is that normal? > I will not give up and will try it again when things > settle down. > thank you for the well wishes. > Annie > > > > > __________________________________ > Celebrate 's 10th Birthday! > Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > http://birthday./netrospective/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Kathy, This is wonderful advice for all of us! Hugs, Rogene --- mikat828 <mikat828@...> wrote: > > -- > Dear Annie > I am glad that your son's illness seems to be more > under control. > Even though he is not better, it is good to know > that it is a virus > and feel more comfortable with what is going on. It > is very very snip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 You also might try the National Scoliosis Foundation forum. I have seen parents write on that board about similar experiences w/a syrinx, . Good luck! n -- Re: my son Hi Jolene, Yes, of course, the intention of my note to was to be supportive. I do believe it's important to look into all the options currently available before going ahead with surgery. I also understand, though, that her son's advanced curve makes it very probable that she and he will opt for surgery. I myself had had such a curve and I know all about spinal rotation (my right hip was just about where my belly button should have been). If there had been good options at the time, I honestly don't know what I would have done - or what my mother would have chosen for me - but I think it takes a special kid to do anything other than pre-surgical bracing and surgery. It's really a shame we all had to go through such trauma. On the other hand, at least we had the surgery option, as messed up as it was. There really wasn't anything else back then. But I do think it's extremely important to know that surgery - even with the new rod system - isn't easy and recuperation isn't easy and we really don't know how those with the new rods will fare in 20 years. There is always the possibility that more surgery - or physical therapy or another type of treatment - might be necessary. Just like those of us in our fifties were guinea pigs, so is this and future generations. It was in this digest, in fact, that others talked about lasting pain from harvested hip bone. It's my understanding that most surgeons still use this technique, rather than artificial bone, for fusions (because the artificial bone has problems of its own). I would have liked to have known about that before my surgery. It seems to me it would have been better to be given that information rather than have to hunt it down on the internet. So yes, surgery seems to be the best way to go for such a severe fusion, but I think any parent would want to send their child into surgery with full knowledge of all the possibilities - good and bad. As for the Schroth Method (exercise), I will leave that discussion alone since this is not the appropriate place to have it. Best to all, Andy Boulder CO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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