Garlic

Remembering the time in our country when Polio was common, my grandma told me that mother’s used to sent their children with garlic around their necks. She said she didn’t know if the garlic had prevented the illness in any special way, expect that it smelled and kept other children from coming near. Either way, no Polio.

Last year, I did some minimal reading about the health benefits of garlic. So, here is a web reference that could either be true or just somethings that I’d like to believe http://authoritynutrition.com/11-proven-health-benefits-of-garlic/

When I start to get sick, or sometimes before, I chop up garlic and eat it raw. With a head cold, it actually feels good…similar to breathing in a vapor. The strength of it clears up my nose.

Everyone is sleeping. Yes, everyone! Its fantastically quiet now.

This week has been a tough one, with Ariel having a febrile seizure. I have seen seizures  before, but had not remembered that they can be caused by fevers (this happened to a cousin of mine’s child as well). The seizure is caused by a sudden rise or drop in temperature. In Ariel’s case, this was a sudden drop…the tylenol worked too well and we were advised to give her half the normal dose next time. Also, febrile seizure typically occur around 104 in children. Ariel’s temp was 103.5. I will review this with her doc, but in addition to not giving her a full dose of tylenol I think we will watch to make sure her temp does not get above 102 again.

Randy had a fever all week, and Sam has been coughing. I feel like I have a mild head cold.

There isn’t much I can say about this experience, except that there was a moment where I thought, “Oh, this is all I get?”  The way the sun shined in her curls, her laughs and kisses. And the sorrow of that will join the others in a wound that remains.

This is true for many people, I think, we all carry such moments and the difference between peace and misery is nothing more than how we do it.

For me, its about having people I can call who care. Exercise, hugs, writing, good food and shows and songs that bring me a smile.

Now, its time to eat Garlic 🙂