H1N1

Well, I am going to venture a guess that it has hit our home. Two of our children seem to have it. We will try to get into our family physician tomorrow and I really hope we are not put off. With four of our family being "high risk for complications" from any flu, we are especially concerned with the H1N1 since the complications that are killing people are the very complications two of us really struggle with anytime we get a nasty virus.

I did order some really heavy duty herbal medicines from an amazing and gifted herbalist right here in Wyoming. I had been saving these back for the time when we'd need them. When I saw the spread of H1N1 across the United States, I knew it was only a matter of time before it hit our community and probably our family. (all of us are in the school system daily....3 different school districts with 3 different populations and germs) I started intensive treatment of those ill and preventative treatment (beyond what I had already been doing for the past month) for those who are not ill, but most certainly were and are being exposed.

Also prayer. We try to pray a family rosary daily if we have everyone here. Today is a day we usually have the entire family here and the rosary took on special meaning in light of our current trials and also in light of a tragedy at my husbands work place. (a 5th grade student died on Friday from "illness")

Times like this, I have to really say that I am not happy that I had to go to work full-time outside of the home last year. This is my second year teaching full-time and it is too much with the intense responsibility now that my husband has moved back into administration. (last year we were both teachers and that worked O.K.) I am hoping and praying that I can find a half-time teaching position next year with our local school district. (without a commute like I use to have)

LIfe is just so special but just so fragile......God Bless.