Part 2 Why? Beginning this Journey!

Ok first I have to admit that this part of getting my blog started is making me a tiny bit nervous. I am all excited to share uses of essential oils with all of you and about the oils themselves however I feel it only right to share my reasons for getting into something I thought was just another scam UNTIL I researched and tried them myself!

 We left off with the fact that the MRI's showed no swelling. In fact they showed shrinkage of the edema area in the surgery area! So at this time we were able to remove two medicines from his daily routine plus OTC headache medicines for the most part. There has been one MRI since this and everything was still the exact same. This gave me time to research other things pertaining to GBM. I am constantly researching for ideas and studies. Along with that research I started looking for other solutions as I call them that Essential Oils could provide me and those I am taking care of and anyone else that might be interested.

 My three grandchildren and daughter had moved in about 2 months before we found out about the Cancer and moved out about a month ago so for about 10 months they lived here. My grandson was actually born about a month after they came to stay and this all came with all it's own dramas. For a family that never has medical issues to worry about this past year has been one after another.

 Now with all these little people around I had lots to worry with however I also had ideas of how essential oils could help. I pretty much left it alone at first though because I had my hands full. Next came my son helping the delivery man get an elliptical he ordered to get in shape into his house have his foot broke in three places when it fell on his foot. During this time my husband had been fighting what seemed the flu. About two weeks after my son arrived to stay while he needed some assistance with getting around my husband collapsed in the closet.

 He had just finished a second round of antibiotics. I called EMS and followed to the hospital. We got there and at first they tried to blame the chemo and the cancer then it was about a weak immune system and it kept along those lines with me fuming and arguing. They talked about sending him home and I was furious because I had no answer and no solution. He was congested, coughing, weak,severe headache which is always a scare with brain cancer. They finally ran a CTscan which the said was fine and a chest X-ray which they said had some streaks but not bad. Now the issue for me was as soon as my husband drank anything he had diarrhea. This was severely dehydrating him, he had not eaten for about 4 days and could barely stay awake to make a sentence. They finally decided to keep him overnight for observation.

 So after another push from me we were in a room and he had an IV for hydration and a little pain killer for the severe headache. Somehow they wanted him to drink water and take Tylenol at first. Yes I was livid we could have done that at the house. So we spent the night with him demanding to go home and me arguing to stay put (this is normal ... After about 4 hours he always starts having fits to go home). The nurse in the morning said discharge. Ummmmm NO where is the doctor I want some answers. Then the first doctor tried the it is the Cancer thing. No again get me someone around here that is familiar with brain cancer.

 Finally a doctor came in that had reviewed the scans, called to compare earlier scans at the primary and called the primary and the oncologist team. He put together that my husband had been battling the flu, pneumonia, a stomach virus, and the CTScan showed a current and nasty nasal infection. This made more sense because the house was full of children that tend to carry germs and even I had been battling several cold and stomach like issues throughout the month. Hydration had lowered the intensity of the headache so he was released with an antibiotic.

 Yep this was my breaking point. Enough of all these antibiotics that tear up the body and were not working. I had done enough research that I was ready to try Essential Oils outside of just Frankincense. Now I had ordered a few off the Internet of different brands and bought a diffuser that I barely used yet and some oils from the local natural health store that I had researched enough to try. To test these I tried them on cuts, sores, a little on congestion for myself and the baby, cleaning, moods, etc. I also ran across this page on Pinterest and I kept running across pins for this same persons blogs that I had made some lotions and scrubs.

 Their words made me research more one this one company. Why should I pick them? Then I noticed I could save money by buying wholesale as I dug into her blog and then I realized she was making money selling these oils but she used them quite extensively herself. The more I read the more I related to her personality and how she looked at things. So when I got home with my husband before I even laid down to try to nap I ordered an enrollement kit. Then I laid down and thought "you fool it is just junk and a scam."

 While I waited for my kit I used oils I had. And yes I had thrown some out because of the quality but I still had some from about 4 different companies I felt I could use. I started diffusing a blend that supposedly would fight germs and in between I diffused a mixture that I put together For congestion from recipes I had found and researched why they should work. You know what? Everyone was breathing better and everyone had less congestion. In fact snoring in the house had reduced tremendously also. Then the day my oils showed up (I think I did two day shipping or something like that) my husband was eating, moving around, drinking liquids. This gave me courage so I started making blends of my own and putting on the feet and covering them with socks of all sickly people in the house. I diffused the blend I got in my kit that was to fight germs and mixed it in spray bottles with vinegar and cleaned everything I had energy to clean.

 The outcome? What do you think? I am writing a blog which I swore I would never ever waste my time to do because I had no time for things like that. Colds, flus, viruses, headaches, snotty noses, vomiting, diarrehea, and all that yuckiness was gone within two days of receiving my kit. Was it the oils? Once again I am not a doctor or scientist so I have no education to give you a definitive answer but if I could have started earlier I would go back and do it!

 Do you know why putting oils on the feet works? Because the pores are larger so they enter the body easier and faster. Just thought I would share that cause this household of people needing me to take care of them all laughed and argued when I was insisting.

 So with that challenge conquered I started on my grandsons itchy, dry, rashy skin. And yes the doctor has a diagnosis for what causes it but hey I don't need a name I just needed to know what oils had constituents to help soothe this issue. I mixed raw Shea butter, fractioned coconut oil, lavender, frankincense, and melaluca. It started going away and he stopped scratching. Now it still needs treated and no it is not his diet and that has all the dairy, gluten, sugar etc removed but this and baths with the same oil mix works very well and he has break outs a lot less (usually in certain environments that we believe might have allergens that aggravate).

 This led to my daughter making her own baby wipes. Or maybe the first factor was she ran out and needed some and then after making them once has not turned back. Paper towels cut in half, tube removed, cup of hot water, tablespoon of organic coconut oil, teaspoon of organic baby wah and a 1/4 teaspoon of lavender essential oil. Put it all in a round container, shake it and let the paper towels absorb. Pull from the center for easy usage. These smell great and guess what the little boy has not had diaper rash since even with his sensitive skin.

 Now that is why I got started and the basics of how I picked the company I picked. Next few blogs will be a little about what the oil company could do for me and some specifics of my choice along with some important information on the importance on buying a quality oil. Then onto shorter easier to read blogs of what I have learned, recipes for all sorts of things from food to scrubs, lotions, rollerball application, to making the bathroom smell more pleasant!

 Thanks for hanging and reading what I have to share! If you want to check out my selling site please feel free. http://www.mydoterra.com/heatherpoole/

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