My Instead: I did a Neti Pot treatment on my mom to help relieve her painful sinus infection.
My mom had a really
painful sinus infection. During the previous night’s Halloween festivities, I
promised her that I would come over the next day to do a Neti Pot treatment. My
thought was that it couldn’t hurt and that it might relieve some of her pain.
My mom’s name
is Jeanette and oftentimes in her youth, she was nicknamed Nettie. I even call
her that sometimes when I’m feeling silly. Anyway, this Neti Pot treatment
seemed to take on a whole new meaning because today it was one just for Nettie!
That morning Mom had to go to a close friend’s
funeral services. She felt awful and I mean awful. I encouraged her not to go,
but she was going no matter what. My mission was to get this Neti Pot treatment
done so she would feel somewhat better and then be on her way. I prepared the
salt water solution and began the procedure. Putting the spout to her nostril
caused her excruciating pain and I felt so bad, but I was on a mission. Her
doctor called shortly thereafter and said that the Neti Pot was a good idea. I felt
better knowing that I was not doing something that would kill my mother!
Her
doctor called in a prescription to Walgreens so my next mission was a trip to
the pharmacy. Before I left, I gave her a warm compress for her to hold to the
side of her face…anything to relieve her pain. Opon my return, I gave her another
treatment with saline solution I had purchased that was specifically for Neti
Pots. Again, Mom was miserable during the treatment. After that she took her antibiotic
and was off on her own mission to attend the services of her dear friend.
How many
times was Mom my nursemaid in the past? All the earaches, all the asthma
attacks, all the bouts of flu, all the injuries. Now it’s my turn.
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