Monday, October 20, 2014
It seems
like the entire fulcrum of my happiness has shifted to my toddler who is going
to be three soon. His ways are innocent, charming, fresh and full of love for
the two people he has started relating as mom and dad. Our world is small, yet so expansive with
this beautiful gift of god and he is the binding force, source of energy,
bundle of joy and the passion that keeps us going. The short description that I
gave about my family would hold true for so many nuclear families and even
extended homes. Consider for a moment that this precious little falls sick or
stop his/her activities that have become inseparable part of our daily lives.
God forbid this happens but the truth is such events inevitably do happen.
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Relating
from one of the very recent experiences we have had I can tell you how
excruciating it becomes to pass each moment when the child has taken ill. We
reside in Northern part of india that sees extreme weather conditions, be it high
temperatures in summers or chilling winters.The entire year even sees whimsical weather
conditions owing to global warming and imbalance in the nature’s cycle. Add to
this pollution and bad quality of air and you have a perfect case for
respiratory diseases and infections. My son has been a victim of air borne
infections and frequent seasonal changes which I learnt has become very common
in kids in this region.
It
started with the usual running nose, slight coughing and aggravated into high temperature,
cold and uninterrupted coughing. Within few hours my otherwise active and naughty
son was in bed suffering with high fever and cold. At first I thought this too
will pass but as the hours passed by, his condition refused to correct. My wife
kept on raising an alarm and pushed me to hurry up to the doctor. We visited a
reputed hospital and took a set of prescriptions to bring my kid out of the current
bout of illness. Things did not pick up at the pace as we expected and
contacted another child specialist to get faster relief. Same medicines with
higher power were prescribed and even a hint was dropped to get our kid
admitted to the hospital. My wife was in tears and all I could do is hold back
my emotions and handle the situation. God willing my son was back to normal in
3-4 days and we felt a bit relieved. The entire atmosphere had become so tense
and monotonous in these days that we always dread facing it again.
I am
of the opinion that seeing an allopathic doctor is not right and I don’t want
to put my kid on Anti-biotic, Anti-allergy, Antipyretics and Analgesics. This cycle of infection, cough,
cold and fever has become so repetitive and same medicines get prescribed again
and again. Though I am not a medico but do understand that these allopathic
medicines give temporary relief but do not provide a long term solution. The crucial
aspect of treating this cyclical illness lies in improving immunity and making
the kid lesser and lesser susceptible to infections. We as a family took some
simple steps in building a healthy atmosphere at home for our kid. Honey ,
Ginger , Tulsi leaves , Chawanprash , Aamla , Herbs etc have become an integral part of our daily
lives and a deep thought goes in what we eat and how do we eat.
The closer to nature we stay more the healthier our lives
becomes. As parents we have the
responsibility to provide a healthy environment to our kids and happiness will
naturally follow. If the kid is healthy the entire home is cheerful and happy!
Dabur Chyawanprash’s magnificent brew of Ayurvedic herbs strengthens the body’s natural defence mechanism by stimulating your NK cells* (Natural Killer Cells). NK cells assist in fighting with virus and bacteria in your body, thus giving us increased immunity from various infections .
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2 comments:
I can recall the same intensity of feelings as a young mother, when our son was about this age. great expressive style.
Thanks Uppal for dropping in. Raising a child is so wonderful and an experience that is cherished and stays with us forever. All i am trying to do is, pen these beautiful moments in my blog for my kid to read in future.
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