I have been very busy nursing Santiago back to health since he fell ill the day before Halloween..., he was so sad about that! He loves dressing up and doing all the activities that we normally do on that day, like pumpkin carving, roasting the seeds and of course going out, knocking on the neighbor's doors and asking for candy!
This year, unfortunately he did not get to do any of that. He was with a fever and achy all over for 8 days...I had never seen him so sick before and boy did I miss our anthroposophic doctor who usually guides us along on how to help our bodies get well!
After a few days of not seeing any progress, I had to go to an allopathic doctor and have him checked. It has been a long time since I had been at a main stream doctor's office and boy did I feel out of place.
It is funny, being the daughter and sister to a couple of doctors, I cannot seem to fit in that picture anymore. I'm not saying they do not do practice medicine with the best of intentions according to the information that was given to them.
I just happened to have been dealt a different set of cards with a different language on them and I feel very blessed to have chosen this path, guided by my children especially who seem to need it the most.
It was clear to me, that what the Dr was telling me was not what he had. A Salmonella infection comes with diarrhea and other symptoms that he did not have and antibiotics were definetely not needed.
I was reminded of how we as parents need to trust ourselves and our intuition no matter what the doctor says.
I know my son so well and know that he had been going thru a lot of changes and it was starting to take a toll on him. New country, new house, new rhythm, getting used to being at school again, nine year change, etc...
Santiago is in the middle of his nine year change and I know that he is going thru a very hard and painful this transition. I know he has been angry and frustrated. Leaving the magical world of childhood is not easy.
All of this stored feelings had to come out somehow...his fevers, aches and pains along with his lack of apetite were what his body needed to release all of that energy.
It is amazing how our bodies can heal on their own, without the need of harsh chemicals. All we need to do is to help and support them in the most natural way posible.
It would have been so much easier to have given him antibiotics and have him better for Halloween....but that would have been and opportunity loss for his body to find the way out of the tunnel,to exercise his immune system and make him stronger.
Believe me, it was very tempting, but I could not make myself do it, especially with the certainty that his diagnosis was not right. I guess those 4 years in college served well in this case!
I 'm so inspired now to learn more about how to make remedies from flower escences.
I know Mother Earth in her infinite wisdom has everything we need to stay healthy and it makes so much sense to me that if we all can control our feelings and emotions and channel them in a healthy way, we can stay healthy.
One more lesson my great teacher Santiago has taught me! I feel so honored to be your mom and to know that you came into my life to teach me soo much and to put yourself in the position of the guinea pig:) You decided to be the first one, the one who came to open my eyes and see the world through a different lens, you knew my shortcomings and you still chose me!
I love you beyond words and please keep shinning that light along my path!
