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Andrea - can you tell me what lemon balm is. Is it an essential oil or drops and where would I get it?

Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice and ideas on more things I can do. I am going this afternoon and load up on things. I'm determined to get this under control. I know I have to start eating right for my diabetes, but with all happening truthfully I just haven't cared much. Of course look what's happened. I will go to store and get some "good" foods for me and items for this miserable skin problem. I've had lots of things in my life, but don't think I've ever just been this miserable and hurt with a skin infection. Thank everyone who's commented, I really appreciate it. Thank you all...sending hugs all your ways. I'm always so very thankful for you all.

Well I've been washing the areas with a wash for yeast infections from dr. then pat dry, use my hair dryer on cool to make sure its completely dry. Then put the cream on. I have been using the Gold Bond in the green containers also. The lotion and talc. I put the talc on after the cream has had time to sit for awhile. I've even been using ice packs on the area to keep it cool. Motherhen I had thought about the diaper rash cream also because that's kind of what they have. I will get some tomorrow. I think it has zinc in it, don't know if that helps or not. I will continue to use the Gold Bond Powder, it relieves the pain a little. I also have had it under my breast and had luck keeping it under control, but now its like my whole body is broken out. Maybe its all the stress of losing my dad, then the diabetes, and oh heck I don't know what else....I just know it hurts really bad. Thank you ladies for your suggestions.

Hi ladies, I am wonderiing if maybe someone can help me. I have what I think is a yeast infection, could be fungal, but I think yeast infection under my breast, abdomen and groin area. I think it would be like a yeast infection you would normally get but its on other areas of my body. I am so miserable and it hurts and burns and stings. It is blood red, my skin is red, and some bumps. I know its because it is so hot here and I'm overweight and I think it may also have something to do with my diabetes (because I haven't been taking care of myself), but I am so miserable. The dr. called in medicine cream and two diflucan pills. Hasn't helped at all. I don't know what else to do. I wash with cool water, put the cream on. I've tried corn starch, some OTC fungal creams and yeast creams and nothing will clear it up. Does anyone have any idea of something I might try or would help it? I've tried to think of something natural. I thought about tea tree oil, but honestly I don't know if I could stand for that to touch my skin. Someone told me Listerine, I'm so desperate I tried that and of my gosh, let's just say I was crying and jumping all over the place it burned so bad, never again. Please, please does anyone have any suggestions or does anyone else have or ever have this problem.

Can I ask where this all takes place...what state and where. Do you get a hotel room, etc. or what. Don't know anything about it.

I'm sorry for your loss, I just lost my dad last Sunday, I know how you feel. I know it will get better for both of us. Sending hugs your way.

Welcome LeeFae, so glad to meet you. Just let me say I'm so darn jealous right off the bat because I've always wanted to go to Australia, always been my dream! There's so much information here, you'll find all kinds of things and discover ideas you hadn't even thought of. Also I saw where you were wanting to learn to crochet. I just started I guess two years ago and had noone to teach me...went to youtube..and found several wonderful tutorials. May I recommend one in particular and she lives in Australia also, think that's why I love her so much, can listen to her talk all day, anyway if you go there searc for BobWilson123 her name is Clare. She is great teacher at all levels. This is her home page on you tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/bobwilson123?feature=watch Also if your on facebook, here's her fb page: https://www.facebook.com/bobwilson123YoutubeCrochetVideos Welcome again and look very forward to your posts! Denise from Texas

Sorry I'm late seeing this. Do you still need help to cover the 2 years? Let me know I'll try to help.

Sounds like you guys are ahead of me. I also try to keep a kit, but have gotten behind. I needed several things, esp. cough syrup. I'm getting things together and almost finished. Need to get some food together for us and for my animals, just in case I can't go to the store, since my dad can't. Some of my things had expired, so I'm replacing all new things.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009S5UBM0/ Name - "The Second Thanksgiving" Sounds good, some of you may have read it. "Has Almighty God intervened in American history? Many great Americans have thought so, including President Abraham Lincoln as he signs the proclamation creating Thanksgiving as a permanent national holiday for the United States of America. “You must know and remember this,” Lincoln puts the matter bluntly. “Our nation began with a miracle.” The amazing facts are little remembered today. After their first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621, the Pilgrim settlers at Plymouth Plantation experienced an unmitigated series of disasters that left almost nothing to celebrate. Their third year in the new land nearly ended in the complete destruction of Plymouth. Ultimately the colony managed to survive only as the result of what the Pilgrims saw as one of the most astounding instances of divine intervention in human history outside the pages of the Bible, an event so awe-inspiring that it turned the fortunes of Plymouth completely and permanently around. This historically accurate novel tells the story of that terrible ordeal and its culminating miracle through the eyes of real people, Francis and Hester Cooke and their children, as they and the other people of Plymouth struggle against discord, danger, despair, hunger, exhaustion and outright terror—along with all the accompanying doubts assailing their strong Christian faith. These various conflicts play out over 1623, one of the most dramatic years in American colonial history. The great Wampanoag chieftain Massasoit Ousamequin, who has kept the peace, falls ill to the point of death. The Pilgrims learn that two hostile braves of the local Massachusett Tribe are attempting to foment a war to exterminate all the white newcomers. Should these troublemakers be stopped, even if by a murderous preemptive strike? What happens afterward, when nature itself seems to turn against all the inhabitants of the land, with the fingers of blame pointed squarely at the people of Plymouth by enraged Native Americans? What happens when the situation becomes so ominous, so deadly, so far beyond human solution, that the Pilgrims have nowhere to turn except to God and the power of prayer?"

Was wondering if anyone has started their kit yet, or maybe some of you are way ahead of me and have it done! I have just now been thinking about it because I have to think of my dad not being able to be anything I'm trying to figure out what to do if I get down with the flu or pneumonia. I've had bad pneumonia the last two years. I got a pneumonia shot this afternoon, never had one. I haven't got a flu shot, still debating on that one. The last two years within couple of hrs. getting the shot I started getting sick and was really, really sick went straight to pneumonia. So scared to get it, even tho they say it doesn't cause the flu I beg to differ, it does in my body. Was wondering what you are putting or have put in your kit this year. Anything your adding that you haven't previously put in or just extra because its a good idea. I'm starting on OTC meds (have to be careful cause HBP & diabetes now), and starting adding food for the two of us and my dog and cats because if I'm sick I can't get out and my dad is unable to drive or do things like that anymore. I try to think of things because of him, bless his heart, so he won't have to be without. Anyway just wondering, haven't even read if this is suppose to be a bad flu season or what. Getting some of the Elderberry cough syrups, those are great.,and can take with any medications. Okay suggestions welcome...thanks......Denise

Hi everyone, I'm seeking prayers today. I am fighting depression so bad, I feel it could take me over completely. I don't know what's wrong with me. I just feel so alone. I'm still takin care of my dad with Alzherimers (who will be 91 Wed!!), can't carry a good conversation with him anymore, he's down to 125 lbs, which is very thin. My health isn't good, just found out I was type 2 diabetic, which I'm thanking God not Type 1. But you know the problem is I just can't think about it. I'm trying to learn, but I really don't care. That's awful because I know the consequences if don't take care of yourself. But I just feel overwhelmed with life and so lonely I just don't care. I've never felt this totally down before. Dr. said you need to think of your father, what if something happened to you, I said that's all I think of 24 hrs. a day, but I just don't care. He thinks I need to take to someone. I have no objection to that, but I live in a small town and noone here and I can't drive out of town with working and my dad. I don't know, I just can't seem to feel happy anymore, I don't even remember what that feels like, to laugh and feel truly happy. What's wrong with me, I have so much, I feel guilty for feeling like this. Will you please just pray for me to....I don't even know what to ask for...just please pray. Thank you.

I made these and they are very easy to do.

Super Derecho Whacker - oh yeah that's me okay!

I so agree, we only had them for two weeks with my mom...they were such a God send. When they left if felt like family was gone. They helped me and my dad so much during that difficult period. I'm sorry your need them, but be glad that you have them.

I'm so sorry for your loss, I know how hard it it to give them up...oh but such a wonderful place she is now. I'll keep you in my prayers.

I've had panic attacks, I always felt like I was going to have a heart attack...heart racing, pounding, couldn't catch my breath, oh man just thinking about them still makes me shake. They would hit me at odd times too, everything could be going just fine and bam it starts. I had to take meds to help...anti-anxiety, actually I still take them sometimes when I'm overwhelmed like lately. The one thing I could do that would help is get my Bible and go sit in the garden (my favorite place at home) and would turn to Psalms and start reading. Reading God's word would help me, and it was always Psalms. Oh my ther are some powerful scriptures there and not one that doesn't touch on something your going thru. Anyway that's my story. Hope it helps, but if they continue you might see a dr. I hope you feel better!

I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.

I'm not having any trouble.

I hope everyone has a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving day!

Thanks everyone for your prayers...I think it is the only thing that got me thru last night. My dad is some better today, I think a couple things happened. His dr. gave him a new med and he had taken it about two days long enough to get in his system and then he had two pills for allergies from store and I think it was that med. that got him all messed up last night. I think they didn't agree with his Alzheimer's. We had a really bad night, I haven't been to bed in over 24 hrs. But he has been better today some. He can't keep his balance and very sleepy. He doesn't remember anything about yesterday....thank you Lord. I was trying to tell him, and none of it is there. He doesn't know anything happened at all. He is sick with a cold or allergies, but he's making some sense about like he did before all this started. I count that good because at least I could handle that. I know it won't stay this way, but I just come all to pieces last night. Brought back so many bad memories of times at the end with my mom. Also made me realize how close I could be to losing him and I thought I was getting myself prepared for that, I realized last night I'm not at all. I don't want to be alone, I don't know if I can. I have cried all day long, just can't stop. Part of it is because I'm sick, but mostly because I'm just not ready. All those fears came flooding into my heart last night and I couldn't stop it. I'm sorry for the melt down. I have noone but my dad. When something happenss to him I'm totally alone and I don't know how to handle it. I'm strong, but somehow just don't feel that strong anymore. My family will be gone and I don't know what to do. I'm usually pretty good about getting back up and going on, but I just don't know if I'm that strong now. Thank you all very much, I don't know what I would of done if I couldn't have posted here, just to know someone was here to pray. Thank you.

He now thinks he's in a nursing home or somewhere and thinks people are here and keeps thanking me for visiting him. He has NEVER been like this. I mean he went with me to Lubbock Sat. to dr. and was a little mixed up, but fine. What has happened. I was to rough on him, I pushed him to far. He was already confused and I pushed him to hard, I wouldn't let up, it's my fault.. God it's my fault. I said after my mom died I wouldn't be hard with my dad. And I try not to, I just felt so bad and was so tired. But he's never been like this, ever. He won't even go to sleep tonight. I'm afraid to close my eyes because I don't know what he might do. God please , please let him get better. I don't want to lose him yet, I'm so not ready. i can't do this, I can't do this. Not now, please not now. Let him get better.

My dad is 90 and I've been on vacation this week that started again with me having sever bronchitis/pneumonia and poss. developing asthma. I don't know never smoked and I just don't know. I've been waiting forever just to be off this week, no plans in particular. Now I'm sick which I know makes everything worse. My dad is either getting sick or has allergies really bad right now. For the last five hours we've been arguing, or I've been arguing back and forth and then I got mad and yelled at him and said things I didn't mean to say. he can't fight back he has Alzheimer's. That's what started all this he's not acting right tonight and I don't know if its because he's sick and some med he took, or he could be having a TIA. He will not go to hospital. Telling me how proud he use to be of me and not anymore. I know he doesn't know, but I'm just so stressed and I said things I shouldn't and I'm just a terrible daughter. He's all I have and instead of just lettinng it go I just sat and argued and even yelled at him and said some bad things. Oh my gosh, I didn't mean to. I love him so much and I know he's slipping thru my fingers. I was so looking forward to this week for us because I thought we might get to go see some family or something and then I got sick and now this. I don't know what I've done to be punished and then punish him. I only work and go the stores and other than that I'm always with him because I know this time is precious. I want to be with him. I'm so scared and lonely tonight and now guilty. Please pray for me, I feel so alone.

https://opensky.com/aliciasilverstone/product/the-laundrypod?target=https%3A%2F%2Fopensky.com%2Faliciasilverstone%2Fproduct%2Fthe-laundrypod The Laundry Pod - I just had to sign in thru FB and use a PW to watch the video. Very handy, kinda like that turn one, which I have and bought about 12 yrs ago. But this looks easier. So what do you think, because we won't have electricity and using those plungers and wrings are hard on people with arthritis. Any ideas?

Yeah it's only me and my dad. I can't ring them out to well, I have arthritis in my hands too. That's why i was thinking of that. id on't know i'll keep looking, but would be a solution I suppose.