We got the bug. Daniel and I. We got it. Well, I guess technically I maybe almost no more got it.
The flu.
Mine started around the 22 or so of December with a sneeze, followed by a sore throat and post-nasal-drip. this past week, it turned into THE COUGH- the one that to me seems as if my vocal chords and my respiratory tract are severely restricted due to the fluids it yields. I was using my neti pot, and adding grapefruit seed extract (semilla de toronja) to the mix. I was gargling with apple cider vinegar. I was steaming and inhaling apple cider vinegar. I was eating clear liquids (lots of soup broth!!). I was drinking my orange juice. I was drinking very spicy lemonades (lemon juice honey water cayenne pepper). I was eating raw garlic. I was taking Emergen-C. I was drinking tequila. I was drinking great mullein (AKA gordolobo) steeped in milk. I was drinking herbal infusions. And still.
the. bug. held. on.
I went to the doctor a few days ago. He says he thinks it’s a sinus infection dripping into my lungs. I don’t know, maybe. Either way. It finally seems in my perception to be clearing. I am no longer feverish. or devoid of energy. My voice is no longer blocked. Although my respiratory system seems to me to still be a bit worn out. As well as I still have a cough. a lighter cough, a cough.
Yesterday Daniel got the bug. He’s got a little cough, a lot of head congestion, and a lot of fever. He slept all day today. In my perception, he was burning up. His mama wrapped raw potato slices around his head to bring his fever down… We think it’s working!
We thinks it’s the flu. Maybe we both had it. Maybe it just shows in different ways in different bodies.
Last week, we went dancing. It was not necessarily the dancing experience I had hoped for, although they were things about it I did like. The club that we went to, Vision/Excalibur, was filled with people who enjoyed pointing and laughing at and taking pictures of the ways we dance. bah! I felt angry. I wanted to tell them to stop wasting their pictures, and to get to know their bodies and the ways they move as well. In my perception, it was so limited.
I trust there will be more opportunities to dance. mmm
next we write hopefully we will be healthed and healed
Rebekah
