[CheshireTheCat]

Thanks for all of your prayers and well wishes.

I am sorry I haven’t been posting or responding to individual posts. I just don’t have time these days.

I am hanging on, barely.

My aunt is home and is on oxygen. I am her caretaker but am struggling to get over Covid myself.

I am not sleeping. I am so tired and wired.

Someone suggested really pounding the orange juice hard.

I guess it can’t hurt.

[linMcHlp]

Looking over several of your posts, your own statements point to your body’s need for sleep.

Your body needs sleep, in order for your immune system to perform better. Give your immune system T cells a break. Whether or not you can actually sleep, lay down comfortably and close your eyes. If your “eyes just pop open anyway,” then read a book BUT IGNORE info re troubles of the world.

You need time-outs from such troubles - give Jesus a chance to warch over you.

Medical ref.:

Sleep-dependent activity of T cells and regulatory T cells

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675254/

ABSTRACT [EXCERPT]:

A number of immunological functions are dependent on circadian rhythms and regular sleep. This has impact on the type and magnitude of immune responses following antigenic challenge, for example in vaccination. Little is known about the underlying mechanisms.

[linMcHlp]

“warch” ?! Ach!

Give Jesus a chance to *watch* over you.

[meyer]

Good to hear from you.
Sounds like you have your hands full, with taking care of your aunt and getting through your own illness/covid.

I’d recommend a small dose of melatonin to help sleep, but I suspect that your lack of sleep revolves around concern for your aunt’s well-being. I use it regularly, especially when I’m on day shift, because I have to get up very early and therefore go to bed very early on those days. 3 mg does it for me, but everyone’s different.

Take care of yourself, and your aunt.

[ponygirl]

Healing prayers out to you CTC. I would avoid the orange juice — it just dumps sugar onto an already overtaxed immune system. Vitamin C yes, but no sugar. If you're able, make up a batch of homemade soup.

• Get two chicken breasts and poach them, or just get a rotisserie chicken at Costco and tear off the breast meat and dice it all up.
• Get 2 boxes of Pacific chicken broth (that's 4 cups in each box). Pacific is an organic brand, but I have found it at Target.
• 2 carrots, 2 celery stalks, 1/2 large yellow onion. Chop them all up.
• And Bok Choy — get three small-medium bokchoy. You can find them in bags of three at Trader Joe's, or my local Sprouts market has them. Wash them well (grit sometimes gets down in the base) and then chop into bite-sized pieces, including the green and white parts.
• If you MUST have noodles in your chicken noodle soup, get a whole grain noodle, rice or Soba noodles. (I just leave them out.) Have them already cooked and add at the end.

It's so easy to make. Just slowly saute the Holy Trinity/mire poix (celery, carrot, onion) in a table spoon of olive oil until they are soft but not browned. Pour in the two boxes of broth and bring to a boil. Add the cooked diced chicken, lower heat to a simmer and allow to warm through. Add the chopped bok choy, cover with lid and let it steam until al-dente (it doesn't take long). Season with 1/2 - 1 teaspoon SEA SALT (amount will depend on your taste preference and whether or not you used sodium-free broth) and fresh ground black pepper. SErve. This stuff is miracle juice, but you may not be able to taste it at first if your cold is particularly bad.

[CJ Wolf]

Prayer up for you Cat, try the soup. Great recipe ponygirl!

[Oorang]

I sounds like your body desperately needs sleep and rest. I know, easier said than done. Prayers be with you CTC

[Bigg Red]

Feel better soon. Hope all goes well with your aunt.

~~hugs~~

[little jeremiah]

Please take care of yourself; caregivers need it and you’re recovering yourself. Prayers for you and your aunt.