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[*] posted on 6-27-2011 at 02:45 PM


Sally, I am so glad to read that Juanita is having a good day. The good days are to be cherished, hopefully her strong spirit and the meds will get her thru this.
Meanwhile, walk, continue to take care of yourself, continue with your conviction that you are on the right path. Remember, you are much needed by those who love you, you are so fortunate to be loved, even when there is so much pain in the process.
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[*] posted on 6-27-2011 at 03:38 PM


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Sally, I'm not exactly sure where you are now. It sounds like you're at UC Irvine Med Center. I live in Carlsbad, Ca. just maybe 40 miles south. Please call me if I can do anything. I have an extra bedroom if someone needs to stay or if you or anybody needs some transportation I can be up there in less then an hour if I'm not at work. Call me for anything please........ 619 990 0270 cell # ......Dick Kashey

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[*] posted on 6-27-2011 at 04:24 PM


Thanks Dick.My daughters are close by, and Juanitas' Dad is with her day in and out.I wish I could be with her but my health problems keep me from beeing able to.



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[*] posted on 6-27-2011 at 04:29 PM


Sally
I second what Eli said. Take good care of yourself so you will be ready when she gets out of the hospital.
Please give my love to Ty and Juanita




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[*] posted on 6-27-2011 at 04:30 PM


How are your shingles? I know your daughter is your #1 priority, but I think shingles are the most painful malady one can have. Take special care!
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[*] posted on 6-28-2011 at 01:37 PM


Todays update.Just got off the phone with mija and she is doing really well today.She is eating now and off the pain meds! She told me she doesn't remember the 10 days she spent in Mission Hospital at all.They had her so doped up.The doc says the chemo is kicking butt and her pain is almost gone!! That woman is a fighter!My shingles are almost gone.I caught it fast and got antivirual meds for them, which I take 5 times a day.Yeah, Krafty, shingles are miserable if left untreated.Unfortunatly, I cannot visit mija until they are totally gone, very contagious.Thanks Nomads,again,for your prayers and well wishes.You guys and gals rock!!!!:tumble:



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[*] posted on 6-28-2011 at 03:47 PM


glad to hear Sally!

did they tell you anything about the shingles vs a vs your history with chicken pox??

my mom just had shingles - wow what a terrible affliction!
i have had chicken pox which means either i will get shingles or i will not.

medicine.... a dark science it seems.




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[*] posted on 6-28-2011 at 06:36 PM


I recall tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) is a treatment for shingles... I will check my refrence on it...



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[*] posted on 6-28-2011 at 06:42 PM


I had it and did have chicken pox. It is also very much stress related.
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[*] posted on 6-28-2011 at 06:44 PM


Mike, Shingles are a form of Herpes Zostrer(don't ask me what that means).I have been told the Chicken pox virus lays dormant in ones body and becomes Shingles when you are experiencing extreme trauma or stress.I have had an outbreak three times, the first when I was pregnant with my last baby, 8 1/2 months along and my husband told me he was leaving me for another woman.He did.Second time was 5 yrs. ago when I had emergency surgury for a rutured abcess diverticuli.Now this one.Important that it be treated as soon as you even think you have it.HUGE difference!Yes they are very painful, specially if they are on your buttocks(mine)!!!How di ur mom get rid of them??



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[*] posted on 6-28-2011 at 07:09 PM


I was watching a special about Shingles on T.V., they talked about a vaccine, that works only a percentage of the time, you have to have the shot before you have an eruption, and there are no guarantees, maybe like 50% of the time it works, the older you are the less chance it can avoid them. So, Mike you might investigate that option?
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[*] posted on 6-29-2011 at 09:15 AM


I am so pleased with the good news about Juanita!
Truly your daughters know how to fight for their lives.

May the news of Juanita continue to be positive....
and may your shingles go far away and forget to come back, Sally.

Prayers continue.

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[*] posted on 6-29-2011 at 09:19 AM


We have used the leaves of the malva plant as a remedy for shingles.
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[*] posted on 6-29-2011 at 10:00 AM


Sally, Juanita continues to be front and center in my prayers. I know that not all days are going to be easy ones, the pendulum must always swing. I hope that today she is o.k.
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[*] posted on 6-29-2011 at 10:15 AM


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We have used the leaves of the malva plant as a remedy for shingles.


What are they and how do they work? I don't suffer from Shingles, but I know this info will interest some folks here.
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[*] posted on 6-30-2011 at 12:37 PM


We used it on shingles when my mom had it. Also on chicken pox when my wife and daughters had it. BTW, you can catch the chicken pox from someone that has the shingles. Turned out that my wife never had it and she was taking care of mom when she had the shingles. We used it a a topical dressing over the affected areas. Boiled it in pot of water to soften the leaves.

Here is a link.... many others.... just google it.

http://www.natural-healing-guide.com/therapeutic-teas.htm

Found that it soothes the skin and lessens the scarring later.

Old Mexican home remedy passed on to us by my wifes mother.

Btw, the malva grows like weeds around here.
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[*] posted on 6-30-2011 at 03:09 PM




flor de malva, yes I do see it all over the place in the desert, maybe David K knows which page its on in Norman Robert's book to ID it (I don't have it with me now)
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[*] posted on 6-30-2011 at 03:37 PM


OK as I didn't have the book in front of me I wasn't sure. There's a lot lacking in that book but its a good general reference. This plant is all over the place and often it will be the only plant in bloom, it blooms throughout the year. The flowers are small like 1/4 inch in diameter. The base is often woody and it grows to about 3 feet high

take care of yourself Sally and we're sending positive energy to Juanita so she recovers
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[*] posted on 6-30-2011 at 04:52 PM


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OK as I didn't have the book in front of me I wasn't sure. There's a lot lacking in that book but its a good general reference. This plant is all over the place and often it will be the only plant in bloom, it blooms throughout the year. The flowers are small like 1/4 inch in diameter. The base is often woody and it grows to about 3 feet high

take care of yourself Sally and we're sending positive energy to Juanita so she recovers


Oh, it could very well be in there... but under a different name or the web site's bio. name is incorrect...

Is there any other local names for the plant (without the words 'flor de' in it)?

EDIT: I just clicked on your photo and it gives the 'rest of the name' you left out... 'flor de malva rosa'... Malva rosa IS in the book! Page 267!! (Melochia tomentosa)

I wonder if we are talking about two different plants that share the same local name? Roberts doesn't say anything about medical uses for the plant in his book.





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[*] posted on 6-30-2011 at 05:10 PM
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