Update on Luella - and the diagnosis is . . .

Only a little infection but massive asthma.

Asthma?  I have never even heard her wheeze!  Snores lightly a bit sometimes when she lies on her back (eww, she'll get me for that!), but no wheezing or coughing or such.  She said that she did have some asthma many, many years ago - but never serious enough to be hospitalized.  Given the brown haze lying over much of California, including where she is staying, I can see smog, new allergens and whatever gunk is out there trigguring such a reaction - especially for someone already a bit drained.

Anyway, all the other tests came back "normal" and those were the only problems.  Now, we know that the term "normal" can be misleading, but still it is quite the relief and good news to hear that she had quite the battery of tests and no other problems were found!

Naturally, their solution is antibiotics and likely they will be wanting to get her on asthma meds and sprays and such - but we know better, don't we?  Nebulizer with colloidal silver and lobelia and some ClearLungs chinese formula should do the trick (along with all the other good stuff she now has).

She reports steady improvement in her breathing and also in her anxiety/racing heart (that Dr. Christopher's Hawthorn Berry surely is a wonder) and should be heading home today or tomorrow latest.

Thanks so very much to all of you for your concern.

All the best,

Tony