The lives of parents revolve around their kids.
Right from the day these kids are born to the day parents are still alive.
Their little-little troubles become reasons of worry for parents. The kids’
falling sick is no less than a calamity for parents. Seeing their kid sick;
their world suddenly just comes down to one single thing and that is the well
being and recuperation of their sick kid.
Though I am quite old to be called a kid, but for
parents their children are always the same I guess. My health concerns my
parents even more given my weight and all!! (Smirk). Though I am old enough to
be working but people can still mistake me as a school girl! May be that’s one
of the reasons I get a lot of attention even in case of minor ailments like
cold and cough, fever, indigestion etc.
I catch cold real soon. Changing weather, A little
exposure to cold winds and I get done with it. The worst part it stays for real
long once it catches me. I find it the most irritating thing. The
uncontrollable flow, a lot of soiled handkerchiefs, all of this is just so
irritating. Medicines are not much help. They help in controlling the flow but
the irritation persists. The headache comes complimentary with cold.
Even with minor cold, my mother becomes so
attentive. She will prepare hot tea with tulsi leaves and ginger almost umpteen
times a day. She will give me Ginger bits to keep in mouth in case I have cough
too. Another favorite pick of my mother is Vicks. She applies it on my nose and
throat before sleeping and covers me properly. She will keep on telling me to
eat well. It’s like mother working on the assignment of making my cold fly
away! She gets irritated and concerned at the same time when I keep on sneezing;
one, two, three and sometimes ten or fifteen at a stretch!
The hot gram soup is another thing which is a must have to
get rid of the running nose.
Chyawanprash is yet
another favorite with my mother. Though on routine days also she keeps on
telling to have a teaspoonful with milk, but when I have cold and cough she
will herself give me teaspoonfuls twice a day. Actually I like the taste of it
but me being me I am too lazy and won’t have it till somebody just puts it into
my mouth. Chyawanprash contains a lot of herbs like amla, ashwagandha and giloy
etc. It also serves as an anti oxidant. It strengthens our immune system and
helps fight infections like cough and cold. Even going by taste It’s a must
have for almost everyone as it fulfills all mothers’ standards.
Then yet another
thing my mother makes me do if cold is real bad is to give steam. At night
before sleeping a hot relaxing steam and afterwards a nice sleep. Though I have
the habit of sleeping late generally but when I am sick my mother would make me
sleep early and make me have proper rest.
I don’t think
medicines can work as much wonders as mothers’ care does! No doubt parents are
just angels. They bear with their kids even if they are spoiled brats. Thank
god for them and their care!
Finally wish
everyone great health and happiness.
P.S: This post is written for Indi blogger - “Indi-Happy
Hours campaign”
Know about health benefits and various variants
of CHYAWANPRASH at https://www.liveveda.com/daburchyawanprash/
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