Have you ever sat with sickness?
not gone to the doctor?
For the first time in my life, I experienced an illness, beginning to end, and allowed my body to fight it off itself without modern medication (mainly because i didn't have access to it).
day one.
tired. very tired. unexplainably tired. sore throat. still working
day two
tired. fever. sweats. sore throat. not able to work.
day three.
tired. fever. inflamed, sore throat. can't swallow with out serious focus and intention. headache. forced myself to work
day four.
tired. fever breaks. swollen, sore throat. clogged sinuses. headache. able to work
day five.
less tired. no fever. red, swollen throat, horrible cough. sinus headache.
day six.
functioning normally. sore throat. still hard to swallow. nasty, phlegmy cough
day seven.
the throat is less sore. still coughing up phlegm and battling less-intense headaches.
Every morning before heading to the loom mamai juana was keeping tabs of my cough. From her kitchen she would auditorily monitor any throat sounds coming from my bedroom and counsel me on herbs and treatment. The most important being that I couldn't come out to the fields with her to weave unless I was sufficiently bundled and my throat scarved (even though it gets as hot as 75degrees midday).
I didn't even know my body could fight off such an illness with just water, herbs, vitamins, and rest. I am proud of and impressed by her for the first time in a long time. More than ever, I am convinced that rest and time are the most healing properties on the planet.
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