Hello, I rarely post, but I read almost everything…..I’m not a good conversationalist so don’t have much to say usually. As you may remember I have 11 kids. The last two weeks we have been inundated by an illness that will not go away. It’s a stomach bug, and the same kids keep getting it over and over again, even after recovering for several days in between. On top of that, I got a stress fracture in a pelvic bone. Please pray for us to fully recover soon, and for our family and home to be rid of sickness!
How awful Heidi, I am sorry to hear this. Prayers said for your fracture to heal, and for your poor children. May your family be blessed with good health and a blessed Holy Week, and Easter. +
Praying for you Heidi. Your fracture sounds awful and very painful. Your poor children. Praying for all of you.
Heidi, your family is on my priority list! May Mary place your family under her Mantle of Maternal intercession!
I understand what you're going through, Heidi. I have less than half of your number at home and when they are sick, I am always sick with worry too. I will go to the 3 Mothers - Mother Mary, St Anne and St Giana Molla - for you. They have helped me immensely before and they will help you as well. My husband and I got hit by some stomach bug a few weeks back, he before me. My husband took close to 3 weeks to recover, mine was within a week. I can't be sure, but I suspect one reason for my quicker recovery might have been due to a strong ginger tea I took when I was ill but which my husband (understandably) refused. He said he didn't want to upset the stomach any more than it already was. I, on the other hand, was desperate to recover as quickly as I could. Ginger-tea being my go-to for almost anything, that was my natural and first recourse.
Heidi, that same thing is going around in NW Oregon. The kids are suffering immensely and the parents are thoroughly exhausted. Prayers for you and your beautiful family. Our first saturday devotion will be asking our Blessed Mother for relief, health, and grace to surround you tomorrow.
I think you are right about ginger tea. Its a strong antiviral as i understand it. Is it my imagination or is it taking a lot longer to get over illnesses. There is a resp virus going around here that is taking people 3 weeks to get over and one friend ended up with pneumonia Sorry to hear you have this stomach bug. Ugh. No fun at all. Hope you are all recovered now.
May the Lord lay His healing hand upon you and your family. Not sure what to recommend but I am promted to say that when any of you are sufficiently recovered to have light meals, then healthy chicken soup with vegetables and some nice bread should be on the menu.
Thanks, AED. Hubs and I are back to active mode, although my husband says he's still not a 100% - that bug sure caught him. You're not alone in thinking that we seem to take longer to recover these days. For now and for us, I'm putting it down to age and work stress. You're right, it's no fun at all being sick. But with a situation like Heidi's, I can just imagine how tough that is. 3 Mothers, please, please help Heidi.
Heidi, when you do post, it is always a wonderful one and with 11 children it very understandable why you don’t have the time. Thank you for being open and a great witness to life! Will pray for you and all your family at Holy Mass later this morning that His healing touch come over you all. Peace
My husband was very sick with it last week. I have never seen him so sick! He lost 12 pounds in just 3 days! I was only sick for a few hours, and I thought maybe the coffee I drink every morning helped. Thank you so much for all of the prayers! My 2 year old son was the first one to be sick two weeks ago, and now he is sick again, with a fever and ear infection on top of it.
Sometimes it seems as if everything happens at one go, coming at you like a thundering river. I will pray harder, Heidi. Hang in there. This will pass.
You and your family will be in my prayers today and I will remember you to Jesus for healing at Mass this pm.
