Jan 25 2018
Not a nice way to start out the new year... I thought I had a bad cold, and was glad it was not the flue, as the flue is real bad this year. About fifty folks have died so far... adults and children.
I have had a very hard time breathing. I have asma, and now COPD. After about a week and half, I went to see the doctor as I had a rattle in my chest that was not going away. She told me I had Pneumonia..That combination does not help to breath.... Dr Rebecca wanted to put me in the hospital, I said if I behaved myself could I just stay home... she gave me a prescription to help to get over it.
One Sunday morning I when I woke up I realized I was panting for breath. I couldn't breath very well. I called Bro. Grua, my neighbor, to see if he could give me a Priesthood blessing. He did so, and by afternoon I was breathing almost normal.
Two weeks later I still had a rattle in my chest, I called the Dr. office, they suggested I come in and see the Dr as soon as I could, which they had a opening on Monday. However it was with Levi the other Dr as Rebecca, my Dr was not working on Mondays. I was told I still had Pneumonia. He gave me a new antibiotic...I had reaction to it...My good foot, swelled up and became extremely painful, to the point that I could hardly put any pressure on it to walk. I asked each of my children to keep me in their prayers, as I really needed help. I soon received a phone call from Marilyn Grua, She and her husband was outside my front door, they came to give me a blessing. leaning over a walking cart to help me take pressure off my foot, I opened the front door, surprised and grateful to see them. One of my kids, Jennifer, in Arizona, had called them... Bro. Grua gave me another Priesthood blessing, by the early afternoon the next day, I was walking on my foot. Pain had eased enough for me to walk, and kept getting better.
I stopped taking the meds, called the Dr. office and reported my reaction. Dr Levi ordered another new antibiotic. I took three pills, and had another reaction, this time my throat burned badly, with gas coming up and down. I stopped taking it after 3 pills. even drinking plain water the next day burned my throat all the way down. I don't need the newest up to date meds. the old ones that work without problems, work just fine for me.
I have had Pneumonia for six weeks... I will be so glad when I am well, and very thankful for the power of the Priesthood, and that its not the flue.
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Its so nice to be able to walk out onto the porch, and have a handrail all the way down to the cement. I don't know why I am so blessed to be living in a ward where people watch out for me.
