Guest guest Posted April 22, 2001 Report Share Posted April 22, 2001 > > > > Donuts > > > > There was a boy by the name of Steve who was attending Seminary in > > Utah. In this Seminary classes are held during school hours. Brother > > Christianson taught Seminary at this particular school. He had an > > open-door policy and would take in any student that had been thrown > > out of another class as long as they would abide by his rules. Steve > > had been kicked out of his sixth period and no other teacher wanted > > him, so he went into Brother Christianson's Seminary class. > > > > > > Steve was told that he could not be late, so he arrived just seconds > > before the bell rang and he would sit in the very back of the room. He > > would also be the first to leave after the class was over. One day, > > Brother Christianson asked Steve to stay after class so he could talk > > with him. After class, Bro. Christianson pulled Steve aside and said, > > " You think you're pretty tough, don't you? " > > > > > > Steve's answer was, " Yeah, I do. " > > > > > > Then Brother Christianson asked, " How many push-ups can you do? " > > > > > > Steve said, " I do about 200 every night. " > > > > > > " 200? That's pretty good, Steve, " Brother Christianson said. " Do you > > think you could do 300? " > > > > > > Steve replied, " I don't know... I've never done 300 at a time. " > > > > > > " Do you think you could? " Again asked Brother Christianson. > > > > > > " Well, I can try, " said Steve. > > > > > > " Can you do 300 in sets of 10? I need you to do 300 in sets of ten for > > this to work. Can you do it? I need you to tell me you can do it, " > > Brother Christianson said. > > > > > > Steve said, " Well... I think I can... yeah, I can do it. " > > > > > > Brother Christianson said, " Good! I need you to do this on Friday. " > > > > > > Friday came and Steve got to class early and sat in the front of the > > room. When class started, Brother Christianson pulled out a big box of > > donuts. Now these weren't the normal kinds of donuts, they were the > > extra fancy BIG kind, with cream centers and frosting swirls. Everyone > > was pretty excited-it was Friday, the last class of the day, and they > > were going to get an early start on the weekend. > > > > > > Bro. Christianson went to the first girl in the first row and asked, > > " , do you want a donut? " > > > > > > said, " Yes. " > > > > > > Bro. Christianson then turned to Steve and asked, " Steve, would you do > > ten push-ups so that can have a donut? " > > > > > > Steve said, " Sure, " and jumped down from his desk to do a quick ten. > > Then Steve again sat in his desk. Bro. Christianson put a donut on > > 's desk. > > > > > > Bro. Christianson then went to Joe, the next person, and asked, " Joe > > do you want a donut? " > > > > > > Joe said, " Yes. " Bro. Christianson asked, " Steve would you do ten > > push-ups so Joe can have a donut? " Steve did ten push-ups, Joe got a > > donut. > > > > > > And so it went, down the first aisle, Steve did ten pushups for every > > person before they got their donut. And down the second aisle, till > > Bro. Christianson came to . > > > > > > was captain of the football team and center of the basketball > > team. He was very popular and never lacking for female companionship. > > When Bro. Christianson asked, " do you want a donut? " > > > > > > 's reply was, " Well, can I do my own pushups? " > > > > > > Bro. Christianson said, " No, Steve has to do them. " > > > > > > Then said, " Well, I don't want one then. " > > > > > > Bro. Christianson then turned to Steve and asked, " Steve, would you do > > ten pushups so can have a donut he doesn't want? " > > > > > > Steve started to do ten pushups. said, " HEY! I said I didn't > > want one! " > > > > > > Bro. Christianson said, " Look, this is my classroom, my class, my > > desks, and my donuts. Just leave it on the desk if you don't want it. " > > And he put a donut on 's desk. > > > > > > Now by this time, Steve had begun to slow down a little. He just > > stayed on the floor between sets because it took too much effort to be > > getting up and down. You could start to see a little perspiration > > coming out around his brow. Bro. Christianson started down the third > > row. Now the students were beginning to get a little angry. > > > > > > Bro. Christianson asked , " , do you want a donut? " > > > > > > said, " No. " > > > > > > Then Bro. Christianson asked Steve, " Steve, would you do ten pushups > > so can have a donut that she doesn't want? " Steve did ten, > > got a donut. > > > > > > By now, the students were beginning to say " No " and there were all > > these uneaten donuts on the desks. Steve was also having to really put > > forth a lot of effort to get these pushups done for each donut. There > > began to be a small pool of sweat on the floor beneath his face, his > > arms and brow were beginning to get red because of the physical effort > > involved. > > > > > > Bro. Christianson asked to watch Steve to make sure he did ten > > pushups in a set because he couldn't bear to watch all of Steve's work > > for all of those uneaten donuts. So began to watch Steve > > closely. Bro. Christianson started down the fourth row. > > > > > > During his class, however, some students had wandered in and sat along > > the heaters along the sides of the room. When Bro. Christianson > > realized this; he did a quick count and saw 34 students in the room. > > He started to worry if Steve would be able to make it. > > > > > > Bro. Christianson went on to the next person and the next and the > > next.Near the end of that row, Steve was really having a rough time. > > He was taking a lot more time to complete each set. > > > > > > Steve asked Bro. Christianson, " Do I have to make my nose touch on > > each one? " > > > > > > Bro. Christianson thought for a moment, " Well, they're your pushups. > > You can do them any way that you want. " And Bro. Christianson went on. > > > > > > A few moments later, came to the room and was about to come in > > when all the students yelled, " NO! Don't come in! Stay out! " > > > > > > didn't know what was going on. Steve picked up his head and > > said, " No, let him come. " > > > > > > Bro. Christianson said, " You realize that if comes in you will > > have to do ten pushups for him. " > > > > > > Steve said, " Yes, let him come in. " > > > > > > Bro. Christianson said, " Okay, I'll let you get 's out of the way > > right now. , do you want a donut? " " Yes. " > > > > > > " Steve, will you do ten pushups so that can have a donut? " Steve > > did ten pushups very slowly and with great effort. , bewildered, > > was handed a donut and sat down. > > > > > > Bro. Christianson finished the fourth row, then started on those > > seated on the heaters. Steve's arms were now shaking with each pushup > > in a struggle to lift himself against the force of gravity. Sweat was > > dropping off of his face and, by this time, there was not a dry eye in > > the room. > > > > > > The very last two girls in the room were cheerleaders and very > > popular. Bro. Christianson went to , the second to last, and > > asked, " , do you want a doughnut? > > > > > > said, very sadly, " No, thank you. " Bro. Christianson asked Steve, > > " Steve, would you do ten pushups so that can have a donut she > > doesn't want? " > > > > > > Grunting from the effort, Steve did ten very slow pushups for . > > > > > > Then Bro. Christianson turned to the last girl, . " , do you > > want a donut? " , with tears flowing down her face, asked, " Bro. > > Christianson, can I help him? " > > > > > > Bro. Christianson, with tears of his own, said, " No, he has to do it > > alone, Steve, would you do ten pushups so can have a donut? " > > > > > > As Steve very slowly finished his last pushup, with the understanding > > that he had accomplished all that was required of him, having done 350 > > pushups, his arms buckled beneath him and he fell to the floor. > > > > > > Brother Christianson turned to the room and said. " And so it was, that > > our Savior, Jesus Christ, plead to the Father, " Into thy hands I > > commend my spirit. " With the understanding that He had done everything > > that was required of Him, he collapsed on the cross and died. And like > > some of those in this room, many of us leave the gift on the desk, > > uneaten. " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Dear , When Bobby says she is going to bring the donuts, she will expect you to bring the Vodka, lime and tonic, that is what she calls her " coffee hour " and that hour could even be breakfast. LOL I hope you will get to meet her soon, the more she drinks, the funnier she gets, so be prepared for an " hour " of fun and laughter. All joking aside, she is one of the nicest persons with CML you will ever meet and she says it like it is. We like to kid her because she comes right back at you. One hour won't be enough, so bring you lunch, just in case. Hands & hearts, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 LOTTIE, I HAVE ALREADY MET GEORGE, AND I KNOW HE WON'T BELIEVE A WORD YOU SAY ABOUT ME!! BESIDES, HERE'S A THOUGHT: A WEE BIT OF VODKA MIGHT MAKE THOSE BMA/BMB PROCEDURES GO A LOT NICER!! MAYBE THEY SHOULD CONSIDER REPLACING ALL THOSE COFFEE BARS WITH COCKTAIL BARS. AND AT U OF MICH THERE ARE ALWAYS LOVELY AMISH LADIES PUSHING COFFEE CARTS, MAYBE WE COULD GET THEM TO SERVE SOME GOOD OLD IRISH COFFEE, WITH SCONES, OF COURSE. I'LL HAVE TO PUT THOSE IDEAS IN THEIR SUGGESTION BOXES! BOBBY a (Bobby) Doyle Brecksville, Ohio, USA DX 05/1995 02/2000 - Gleevec Trial/OHSU 06/2002 - Gleevec/Trisenox Trial/OHSU 06/2003 - Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial/OHSU 04/2004 - Sprycel Trial/MDACC, CCR in 10 months #840 -  Zavie's Zero Club 09/2006 - out of CCR 04/29/08 - XL228 Trial/ U.of Michigan 06/02/08 - CCR ( in 4 weeks) 02/13/09 - XL trial ended due to side effects 04/13/09 - New Trial, Ariad / U. of Mich./ Dr. Talpaz  From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...> Subject: [ ] Donuts " CML " < > Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 1:39 AM  Dear , When Bobby says she is going to bring the donuts, she will expect you to bring the Vodka, lime and tonic, that is what she calls her " coffee hour " and that hour could even be breakfast. LOL I hope you will get to meet her soon, the more she drinks, the funnier she gets, so be prepared for an " hour " of fun and laughter. All joking aside, she is one of the nicest persons with CML you will ever meet and she says it like it is. We like to kid her because she comes right back at you. One hour won't be enough, so bring you lunch, just in case. Hands & hearts, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Pam - Your first paragraph describes exactly my symptoms and outcome. The cough, chronic bronchitis, sinus surgery, coughing fits, unable to breathe/panic attack etc. I have been coughing myself ragged for longer than I can remember. Now my breathing is very shallow. It hits hardest of an evening when I try to clear my chest so I can breathe. So you have written about me and I can completely relate to what you are going through. I know just how weak you must feel. Because all of this weakens the body and sets us up for further infections. When I saw the Anne of Green Gables movies (I have mentioned this once before - Canadian productions) Anne administers a Cough Expectorant to her best friend's dying little sister. I think the child had consumption. The Expectorant saves the little girls life. That was about 8-months ago that I immediately went to the local pharmacy and bought it. It is... Ipecac & Tolu Mixture. Being all natural I find I don't get the side effects of pharmaceutical cough expectorants. I used to get awful headaches with the others. Plus the Ipecac & Tolu Mixture costs only a 1/4 the price of the ones with the side effects. I find it does help shift the mucous. And I know it's not damaging my body with side effects like the others. Outside of that the only hope we have of recovering our health is in our choice of foods. And the elimination of stressful situations. Problem people (outside of spouses who must be tamed at all costs - another story!) must be given permission to leave our lives as well. It sounds tough but outside of the chest problems my health has improved so much in all other areas. I have more energy and younger looking skin! Which I put down to my all natural diet. Except when I stray on to the forbidden path (LOL) of factory-adulterated-dead-disease inducing-so called foods. I think my current chest problems however are left over swine-flu related?! Plus I know I need to make other lifestyle changes. About the foods we eat. I see my diet as unlimited rather than as limiting. Almost unlimited choices of fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, nuts, seeds, dairy (for those who can consume) preservative-free gluten-free selections. Plus others I can't think of right now. Those people (the "normals") who still consume the "crap" that modern food processors are dumping on unsuspecting people. They are the ones who are limited by their diet because they have no idea what the future holds for them... regarding their health. Natural foods contain naturally-occurring chemicals from nature. Chemicals that are directed through our blood stream to every area of our body. Weakened areas in particular. Imagine the colours in our foods. The chemicals that colour the beetroot head off through the blood stream and target specific areas of the body. The beautiful green of the capsicum likewise. The watermelon, the pumpkin, the purple die in blackcurrants. All following their own little map of our body. How lucky are we that this is all done-in perfect unison without our knowledge in order to keep us healthy and alive. Why am I being so verbal...so vocal. Well, I'm worried about my husband too. Sometimes he can't walk properly. We have to stop throughout our morning walk because his calf muscles seem to lock up. It is painful for him. Plus other symptoms that concern me. He gets the usual broken-record-player talk from me. Then he says, "you really believe all this, don't you?!" As usual I'll say to him... ", what did you eat yesterday?" He's just beginning to get it. Yesterday, he realized that the triple-smoked (purine, nitrite, nitrate ridden etc) block ham he had consumed the night before was backfiring on him. Also, the coke, the jatz, the dip, and the non ice-cream etc. So yesterday I said to him, don't worry about doctors labels or maybe it's this that or the other. Look to your diet. Ask yourself what have I eaten. Diet is everything. I think I'm getting through to him. I'm sorry for the long email. I'll get off my soap-box. Rather... my HopeBox. Pam, it is hard to prepare foods when you feel so ill. If you can liquefy some healthy ingredients you can sip them slowly. You need superior nourishment to recover your strength. Please take good care. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs & Cheers Carlene >> Sue, > > My cough is not dry, it sounds very wet and rattley. It feels like its right in the middle of my chest, that there is some huge ball of mucous stuck there that will come flying out, if I could only cough just right. I have chronic bronchitis, and when I get it, the cough stays. And stays and stays. I have had it for years at a time. I've even had sinus surgery in an attempt to rid myself of it. My doctor sends me to ENTs, who send me to pulmonologists, who point back at the ENT, who point back at the pulmonologist, and on and on it goes. I tried a course of antibiotics, knowing that it wouldn't work, but tried it anyhow. I don't want to return to the doctor, even though I sound--and sometimes feel--like I'm dieing, because I will get more chest x-rays, more pills, more asthma meds, and Prednisone, which I loathe. I sleep in a chair because laying down causes me to cough in fits. Last night I a scarey asthma attack woke me up--I couldn't breathe in or out, I'm fumbling on the table beside me for my inhaler, finally got it to my mouth, but couldn't breathe any of it in...I was thinking maybe it was the end. But then I talked myself out of the panic, was able to suck in a little at a time, and in about 30 seconds I was able to take some little ragged breaths. That's the worst attack I've had in years.> > I made chicken soup with my own broth. This time I put onions, garlic, carrots, and green beans in it (and chicken), and when I made the broth, I put sweet potatoes in there. So far it's not helping, but at least I look forward to eating it. I guess you're right that I need to make some bone broth. I don't have any, so need to make it, which takes a long time. Do you think the chicken soup is as good? Also, I will go looking for some cough syrup at the health food store. It's pouring down rain here, has been for the past 24 hours, so the roads are flooded everywhere. Also strong winds--this is the remnant of what used to be Hurricane Ida a couple days ago. I don't really want to go out in it, but I will.> > Hope everyone else is better than me. Forgive me for being absent. I'm not doing much computer stuff right now. All I do is sit here in this recliner chair, somewhat like a zombie.> > Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hi Carlene, Thanks so much for your concern and for sharing your thoughts with me. I'm sitting here typing and coughing my head off at the same time. I have stayed home from Bible study tonight because the weather is so bad, it's still raining buckets and the temperature is dropping quickly now that the sun has gone down. I'm not glad that you have the experience to say that you know what my cough is like, but I sure am glad to find someone else who has gone through this. I was beginning to think that I was the only one. Finally I have decided to cure myself since none of these doctors have been very successful at it. Today I have eaten two bowls of my chicken soup. I also juiced a couple of apples and a pomegranite and drank that. I hope I can sleep through the night tonight without having an asthma attack. I have never heard of the Ipecac & Tolu Mixture cough expectorant, so I did a search for it on the Internet. I am unhappy to report that the only place I can find it is in Australia. Figures. If it's good for you, we wouldn't have it here. Nevertheless, I think I will order some. I can pretty much guarantee that I will still be coughing when it gets here. Pam Re: Donuts Pam - Your first paragraph describes exactly my symptoms and outcome. The cough, chronic bronchitis, sinus surgery, coughing fits, unable to breathe/panic attack etc. I have been coughing myself ragged for longer than I can remember. Now my breathing is very shallow. It hits hardest of an evening when I try to clear my chest so I can breathe. So you have written about me and I can completely relate to what you are going through. I know just how weak you must feel. Because all of this weakens the body and sets us up for further infections. When I saw the Anne of Green Gables movies (I have mentioned this once before - Canadian productions) Anne administers a Cough Expectorant to her best friend's dying little sister. I think the child had consumption. The Expectorant saves the little girls life. That was about 8-months ago that I immediately went to the local pharmacy and bought it. It is... Ipecac & Tolu Mixture. Being all natural I find I don't get the side effects of pharmaceutical cough expectorants. I used to get awful headaches with the others. Plus the Ipecac & Tolu Mixture costs only a 1/4 the price of the ones with the side effects. I find it does help shift the mucous. And I know it's not damaging my body with side effects like the others. Outside of that the only hope we have of recovering our health is in our choice of foods. And the elimination of stressful situations. Problem people (outside of spouses who must be tamed at all costs - another story!) must be given permission to leave our lives as well. It sounds tough but outside of the chest problems my health has improved so much in all other areas. I have more energy and younger looking skin! Which I put down to my all natural diet. Except when I stray on to the forbidden path (LOL) of factory-adulterated-dead-disease inducing-so called foods. I think my current chest problems however are left over swine-flu related?! Plus I know I need to make other lifestyle changes. About the foods we eat. I see my diet as unlimited rather than as limiting. Almost unlimited choices of fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, nuts, seeds, dairy (for those who can consume) preservative-free gluten-free selections. Plus others I can't think of right now. Those people (the "normals") who still consume the "crap" that modern food processors are dumping on unsuspecting people. They are the ones who are limited by their diet because they have no idea what the future holds for them... regarding their health. Natural foods contain naturally-occurring chemicals from nature. Chemicals that are directed through our blood stream to every area of our body. Weakened areas in particular. Imagine the colours in our foods. The chemicals that colour the beetroot head off through the blood stream and target specific areas of the body. The beautiful green of the capsicum likewise. The watermelon, the pumpkin, the purple die in blackcurrants. All following their own little map of our body. How lucky are we that this is all done-in perfect unison without our knowledge in order to keep us healthy and alive. Why am I being so verbal...so vocal. Well, I'm worried about my husband too. Sometimes he can't walk properly. We have to stop throughout our morning walk because his calf muscles seem to lock up. It is painful for him. Plus other symptoms that concern me. He gets the usual broken-record-player talk from me. Then he says, "you really believe all this, don't you?!" As usual I'll say to him... ", what did you eat yesterday?" He's just beginning to get it. Yesterday, he realized that the triple-smoked (purine, nitrite, nitrate ridden etc) block ham he had consumed the night before was backfiring on him. Also, the coke, the jatz, the dip, and the non ice-cream etc. So yesterday I said to him, don't worry about doctors labels or maybe it's this that or the other. Look to your diet. Ask yourself what have I eaten. Diet is everything. I think I'm getting through to him. I'm sorry for the long email. I'll get off my soap-box. Rather... my HopeBox. Pam, it is hard to prepare foods when you feel so ill. If you can liquefy some healthy ingredients you can sip them slowly. You need superior nourishment to recover your strength. Please take good care. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs & Cheers Carlene >> Sue, > > My cough is not dry, it sounds very wet and rattley. It feels like its right in the middle of my chest, that there is some huge ball of mucous stuck there that will come flying out, if I could only cough just right. I have chronic bronchitis, and when I get it, the cough stays. And stays and stays. I have had it for years at a time. I've even had sinus surgery in an attempt to rid myself of it. My doctor sends me to ENTs, who send me to pulmonologists, who point back at the ENT, who point back at the pulmonologist, and on and on it goes. I tried a course of antibiotics, knowing that it wouldn't work, but tried it anyhow. I don't want to return to the doctor, even though I sound--and sometimes feel--like I'm dieing, because I will get more chest x-rays, more pills, more asthma meds, and Prednisone, which I loathe. I sleep in a chair because laying down causes me to cough in fits. Last night I a scarey asthma attack woke me up--I couldn't breathe in or out, I'm fumbling on the table beside me for my inhaler, finally got it to my mouth, but couldn't breathe any of it in...I was thinking maybe it was the end. But then I talked myself out of the panic, was able to suck in a little at a time, and in about 30 seconds I was able to take some little ragged breaths. That's the worst attack I've had in years.> > I made chicken soup with my own broth. This time I put onions, garlic, carrots, and green beans in it (and chicken), and when I made the broth, I put sweet potatoes in there. So far it's not helping, but at least I look forward to eating it. I guess you're right that I need to make some bone broth. I don't have any, so need to make it, which takes a long time. Do you think the chicken soup is as good? Also, I will go looking for some cough syrup at the health food store. It's pouring down rain here, has been for the past 24 hours, so the roads are flooded everywhere. Also strong winds--this is the remnant of what used to be Hurricane Ida a couple days ago. I don't really want to go out in it, but I will.> > Hope everyone else is better than me. Forgive me for being absent. I'm not doing much computer stuff right now. All I do is sit here in this recliner chair, somewhat like a zombie.> > Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 ******* Cheap (winn-Dixie) Musinex. Guafenisin, prop your self up on pillow so u can breathe, Boil Water on the stove. I like the Chicky soup, add garlic(oniion), Good Luck sweetie. I have only had Chronic Bronchitis. ******** IN LA **************************** From: Pam Horne <pamhorne@...>Subject: Re: Re: Donuts Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:23 AM Hi Carlene, Thanks so much for your concern and for sharing your thoughts with me. I'm sitting here typing and coughing my head off at the same time. I have stayed home from Bible study tonight because the weather is so bad, it's still raining buckets and the temperature is dropping quickly now that the sun has gone down. I'm not glad that you have the experience to say that you know what my cough is like, but I sure am glad to find someone else who has gone through this. I was beginning to think that I was the only one. Finally I have decided to cure myself since none of these doctors have been very successful at it. Today I have eaten two bowls of my chicken soup. I also juiced a couple of apples and a pomegranite and drank that. I hope I can sleep through the night tonight without having an asthma attack. I have never heard of the Ipecac & Tolu Mixture cough expectorant, so I did a search for it on the Internet. I am unhappy to report that the only place I can find it is in Australia. Figures. If it's good for you, we wouldn't have it here. Nevertheless, I think I will order some. I can pretty much guarantee that I will still be coughing when it gets here. Pam Re: Donuts Pam - Your first paragraph describes exactly my symptoms and outcome. The cough, chronic bronchitis, sinus surgery, coughing fits, unable to breathe/panic attack etc. I have been coughing myself ragged for longer than I can remember. Now my breathing is very shallow. It hits hardest of an evening when I try to clear my chest so I can breathe. So you have written about me and I can completely relate to what you are going through. I know just how weak you must feel. Because all of this weakens the body and sets us up for further infections. When I saw the Anne of Green Gables movies (I have mentioned this once before - Canadian productions) Anne administers a Cough Expectorant to her best friend's dying little sister. I think the child had consumption. The Expectorant saves the little girls life. That was about 8-months ago that I immediately went to the local pharmacy and bought it. It is... Ipecac & Tolu Mixture. Being all natural I find I don't get the side effects of pharmaceutical cough expectorants. I used to get awful headaches with the others. Plus the Ipecac & Tolu Mixture costs only a 1/4 the price of the ones with the side effects. I find it does help shift the mucous. And I know it's not damaging my body with side effects like the others. Outside of that the only hope we have of recovering our health is in our choice of foods. And the elimination of stressful situations. Problem people (outside of spouses who must be tamed at all costs - another story!) must be given permission to leave our lives as well. It sounds tough but outside of the chest problems my health has improved so much in all other areas. I have more energy and younger looking skin! Which I put down to my all natural diet. Except when I stray on to the forbidden path (LOL) of factory-adulterated -dead-disease inducing-so called foods. I think my current chest problems however are left over swine-flu related?! Plus I know I need to make other lifestyle changes. About the foods we eat. I see my diet as unlimited rather than as limiting. Almost unlimited choices of fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, nuts, seeds, dairy (for those who can consume) preservative- free gluten-free selections. Plus others I can't think of right now. Those people (the "normals") who still consume the "crap" that modern food processors are dumping on unsuspecting people. They are the ones who are limited by their diet because they have no idea what the future holds for them... regarding their health. Natural foods contain naturally-occurring chemicals from nature. Chemicals that are directed through our blood stream to every area of our body. Weakened areas in particular. Imagine the colours in our foods. The chemicals that colour the beetroot head off through the blood stream and target specific areas of the body. The beautiful green of the capsicum likewise. The watermelon, the pumpkin, the purple die in blackcurrants. All following their own little map of our body. How lucky are we that this is all done-in perfect unison without our knowledge in order to keep us healthy and alive. Why am I being so verbal...so vocal. Well, I'm worried about my husband too. Sometimes he can't walk properly. We have to stop throughout our morning walk because his calf muscles seem to lock up. It is painful for him. Plus other symptoms that concern me. He gets the usual broken-record- player talk from me. Then he says, "you really believe all this, don't you?!" As usual I'll say to him... ", what did you eat yesterday?" He's just beginning to get it. Yesterday, he realized that the triple-smoked (purine, nitrite, nitrate ridden etc) block ham he had consumed the night before was backfiring on him. Also, the coke, the jatz, the dip, and the non ice-cream etc. So yesterday I said to him, don't worry about doctors labels or maybe it's this that or the other. Look to your diet. Ask yourself what have I eaten. Diet is everything. I think I'm getting through to him. I'm sorry for the long email. I'll get off my soap-box. Rather... my HopeBox. Pam, it is hard to prepare foods when you feel so ill. If you can liquefy some healthy ingredients you can sip them slowly. You need superior nourishment to recover your strength. Please take good care. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs & Cheers Carlene >> Sue, > > My cough is not dry, it sounds very wet and rattley. It feels like its right in the middle of my chest, that there is some huge ball of mucous stuck there that will come flying out, if I could only cough just right. I have chronic bronchitis, and when I get it, the cough stays. And stays and stays. I have had it for years at a time. I've even had sinus surgery in an attempt to rid myself of it. My doctor sends me to ENTs, who send me to pulmonologists, who point back at the ENT, who point back at the pulmonologist, and on and on it goes. I tried a course of antibiotics, knowing that it wouldn't work, but tried it anyhow. I don't want to return to the doctor, even though I sound--and sometimes feel--like I'm dieing, because I will get more chest x-rays, more pills, more asthma meds, and Prednisone, which I loathe. I sleep in a chair because laying down causes me to cough in fits. Last night I a scarey asthma attack woke me up--I couldn't breathe in or out, I'm fumbling on the table beside me for my inhaler, finally got it to my mouth, but couldn't breathe any of it in...I was thinking maybe it was the end. But then I talked myself out of the panic, was able to suck in a little at a time, and in about 30 seconds I was able to take some little ragged breaths. That's the worst attack I've had in years.> > I made chicken soup with my own broth. This time I put onions, garlic, carrots, and green beans in it (and chicken), and when I made the broth, I put sweet potatoes in there. So far it's not helping, but at least I look forward to eating it. I guess you're right that I need to make some bone broth. I don't have any, so need to make it, which takes a long time. Do you think the chicken soup is as good? Also, I will go looking for some cough syrup at the health food store. It's pouring down rain here, has been for the past 24 hours, so the roads are flooded everywhere. Also strong winds--this is the remnant of what used to be Hurricane Ida a couple days ago. I don't really want to go out in it, but I will.> > Hope everyone else is better than me. Forgive me for being absent. I'm not doing much computer stuff right now. All I do is sit here in this recliner chair, somewhat like a zombie.> > Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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