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I wanted to post this sooner, but our server went down all weekend and has only been up sporadically since.
Sophie has pneumonia. Fortunately, I caught it early enough that it's treatable at home. We've had nasty colds on and off over the last few weeks - with a little tummy bug thrown in for good measure. Sophie seemed to be getting better and then she went down hard.
Saturday she was looking very bad - almost dusky. I panicked and went immediately to pick up some home remedy supplies. I put her in an Epsom salt bath and started making some cough syrup. She improved a bit, so we just watched her. Saturday night, we went up to bed - thank goodness we room in with the littles until they're out of a crib! Her breathing was very fast and heavy. I rang the Ped on call and she agreed that I should bring her in.
We were there for over 5 hours. Her pulse-ox was in the low nineties on room air. Once things quieted down around us, I began to pray a rosary. She put her sweet baby hands over mine and blessed herself at the Glory Bes. I happened to look up at the pulse-ox and noticed that she was up to 99! Her oxygen stayed up in the high nineties throughout the rosary and fell back to the mid-nineties when we stopped.
I know I shouldn't be amazed, but I was all the same. They eventually did a chest xray which showed a small partial collapse. Simce she was fairly stable, they decided to let me care for her at home. She's on amoxicillan (blehk!) and homemade cough syrup which keeps the fluids loose and moveable. She's still a little clingier than normal, but otherwise doind fine.
Would you all offer a prayer for her continued recovery? Pneumonia can turn on a dime from what I understand. We're keeping her outside exposure to a minimum at the moment - no Mass or anything  I'm also worried that the others might develop it as well. It's beena very chesty type of cold.
Finally, the ped thinks that she may have asthma. Not really a surprise since two of my others and I have it. I always hope that the children won't get it.
Thank you all so very much.
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I will be praying for your Sophie.
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Praying for you all, especially little Sophie.
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Praying for her recovery - great rosary story, too.
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Nissa -
Praying sweet Sophie recovers quickly.
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Praying Nissa!
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Praying for Sophie!
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Nissa,
Praying for your sweet Sophie, and for the health of the whole family.
Could you share your homemade cough syrup recipe? I never know what to give them when they get a bad cough.
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This is the recipe I begged from Julie Howard. It is a marvelous expectorant. It also is wonderful for getting rid of the tickly feeling in the throat. I noticed a huge difference in Sophie's cough within about 30 minutes. She's just little, so I gave her 1/4 tsp. I probably could have given as much as 1/2 tsp without any problems.
You could also add several drops of Mullein to it when it's cool, or right before dosing. Mullein is an herb that grows wild here in the northeast, but the tincture is available at any natural health shop. Mullein is also VERY useful with warm olive oil dropped into infected ears.
Cough Syrup Expectorant
2 Tbsp Onions, minced
½ c Honey
Mix ingredients in the top of a double boiler and cook for 2 hours. Strain and discard Onion Pulp. Allow syrup to come to room temperature before using. Store at Room temperature in an air-tight container for up to 2 months.
Adults – 1-2 Tbsp every 4 hours.
Children ages 8-15 – 1 tsp every 4 hours.
Not recommended under the age of 8 due to how quickly it breaks up fluids.
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Blessings,
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Praying for your dear Sophie and thank you for the recipe!
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Dear Nissa. I will be praying for your little Sophie.
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Praying to Saint Bernadette for little Sophie!
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