As a teacher, sore throat and throats infection is the last call for us.. Without our voice, we can’t teach. I try not to miss any of my classes unless I’m so sick that I can’t deliver.
So one day I started coughing. I tried using RC and applying it on my chest. I didn’t use it diligently because I was still very new to the oils and didn’t know that frequency plays a part too. My lungs and throat was ticklish and irritated that I kept coughing at night andI couldn’t sleep. It lasted for almost 2 weeks, till I couldn’t take it anymore. I went to see the doc, as it has come to a stage that it was disturbing my sleep and people sleeping around me.
The doctor prescribed me antibiotic because I have been coughing for way too long. The bill came to like $80+ if I remembered correctly, the antibiotic costed me a bomb! While I was collecting my medication, the nurse wanted to explain to me that if I have diarrea after taking the antibiotic…. then another nurse cut her off before she could finish, she said that the antibiotic is okay. Okay, I took the first dose and the next day I was having diarrea!! I remembered I was going to Young Living to attend a class, and I couldn’t hold on to “it” and there wasn’t a toilet in sight because in Singapore, there are no toilets in the MRT stations!! (read more about my incident here and how peppermint saved me) When I felt better, I called the clinic because the nurse did tried to warn me. She told me over the phone to take half a dose instead. After finishing the originally 5 days of antibiotic (then became 10 days), I still didn’t recover at all…. What a waste of $, my time and gave me a terrible diarrea experience. I continued oiling after that with my RC and I took “Pi Pa Gao” to help soothe my throat. It took me a long time to totally recover, that my colleagues kept asking me why I am still coughing!
Well RC somehow didn’t worked so much for me. But it did helped with my MIL and she told me it helped her to sleep better at night, RC reduced her cough. So the second time, when I felted another sore throat coming, this time I did more research and asked around. I gave thieves a try. I put 1 drop of thieves into a cup of warm water, gargle a little and drank it. The taste was “unique” and if you didn’t drink it properly, it will burn your lips a little. Then someone recommended me this Thieves Tea. I didn’t have honey, so I used 1 drop of thieves and 2-3 drops of lemon to a cup of warm water, the taste was much better and easier to take. I remembered the first morning after I drank my first Thieves with water, the sensation of a sore throat was gone. I continued to take the Thieves Tea for about a week and it did helped with my cough. I stopped drinking thieves when I felt that my cough was getting better.
RC didn’t helped that much and my friend recommended me this Cough Mixture. Luckily, I had all these oils with me at that time. Raven, RC, Peace and Calming, Lemon and V-6. Whey, I blended a bottle for myself and my boy. (The whole family was coughing at that time). I applied for my LO in the morning and at night because he goes to Child Care. If I have the chance, during the weekends, I would apply more frequently. My LO was having a quite a lot of phlegm with his cough. I put 1-2 drops of lemon in a big glass of water and I would share it with him. He would usually take a few sips when he is in a good mood. (Remember to stir it well, otherwise the EO would be floating on the water, it burned his lips a little the first 2 times I gave him because kids have more sensitive skin, I applied V-6 oil to help dilute his pain). I am happy to say that my boy survived the cough without having to see the doctor. Now every time, he starts coughing, I would make this blend again. And for myself? It was a slow recovery I recovered naturally without the help of medication and I saved money on Doc’s bills!
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