Tuesday, December 1, 2020

The Death of Bill and Granna's Gift List

 By Anna Von Reitz

Bill ran our hometown liquor store for at least 30 years. He was always quiet and alert and helpful, no-nonsense, but kindly. He kept an eye on the kids in the parking lot, did his bit for public safety, and carried on his business in a tidy, understated way that everyone appreciated. And now, he's gone.
Bill died of plain old bronchial pneumonia. It developed this fall as soon as the fall rains set in and the humidity spectrum changed to cold/wet outdoors and dry/dusty indoors. For many people of a certain age, this annual shift in humidity factors is hard to take.
Many of us still haven't learned the advantages of a simple indoor humidifier backed up with a few drops of essential oil.
Many elders can't afford an expensive home-scale air purification system, either. So they suffer. And they die.
Dry, dusty indoor air dries out our mucous membranes and makes them much less effective in filtering out harmful bacteria, fungal spores, viruses, and other pathogens.
Then we walk out the door in the fall, and Mother Nature is having a full scale party for all the decay bacteria and molds and spores and debris that comes with rain and leaf litter.
Combine the two factors and logic prevails.
People have a much higher incidence of respiratory illnesses in fall, winter, and spring --- the so-called "indoor season" or, more to the point, "flu season" of the year, and this is true despite all the maladies of summer hay fever and other seasonal allergies that cause a respiratory ruckus in summer, too.
If you are one of those, who, like me, have spent your lives sneezing because you are allergic to all dust, including paper dust, or suffer from chronic sinus infections, you are probably reading this and nodding, because the liturgy of the dust and humidity cycles is all too-familiar.
Like most men, I am sure that Bill didn't think a lot about indoor air quality. I was never in his store long enough to think much about it, either, yet in retrospect, the large beer and wine coolers were probably a happy habitat for many kinds of molds, and the west-facing door must have brought in a lot of dust along with the prevailing wind.
And this summer Bill began wearing a mask, like so many people faced with the task of serving the germaphobic public. That trapped the dust and bacteria from his own mouth and recycled everything and reduced the amount of oxygen in his system. Imperceptibly, he grew weaker day by day.
Many elders don't take proper care of their teeth and don't know that their own mouth is the Number One source of the bacterial infections they face.
I saw Bill the day before he died. He hunched over the cash register more than usual, but his voice was as strong and "can do" as ever, and I didn't really look at him closely. The next day in the afternoon, he simply keeled over. Too much fluid in the lungs. And he was gone.
Later, we all learned that he had been suffering from walking pneumonia and had been battling it for over a month.
Pneumonia is the real killer among non-chronic respiratory illnesses, and it is far more common than we think. It is exacerbated by restricting the flow of air, poor air quality, airborne pathogens, and by concentrating and re-breathing bacteria-laden air as many people are now doing.
Take a look at the attached report on the role of bacterial pneumonia contributing to the death toll mistakenly attributed to the Spanish Influenza, co-authored by none other than Dr. Fauci. [Facebook friends will have to visit my website, www.annavonreitz.com
, to read the research paper.]
So, what can you do to make sure you don't end up like Bill?
1. Buy yourself a simple ultrasonic humidifier. These are inexpensive and widely available and you simply choose them according to how much space you need to humidify. Units will typically cover anything from 250 square feet to 1000 square feet. Add water and keep it clean and it can add comfort and years to your life. You can also do what Grandma did, and boil an open kettle of salt water on the back of the stove, though this is not nearly as constant as a supply source of water vapor and costs more energy-wise.
2. Buy a bottle or two of germ-killing essential oil online or from a health food store. Many essential oils have germ-killing properties, including all the citrus oils, peppermint, eucalyptus, lavender, and the bad boy, oregano oil. During the holidays, you might use balsam fir, cinnamon, or a touch of cloves. Adding a few drops to your humidifier will boost the germ killing and nose protecting benefits.
3. Don't obstruct your airways and access to fresh air. Once or twice a day, open a door or window, even in cold weather, and let fresh air into the house.
4. Pay attention to oral hygiene. I use a mixture of coconut oil and oil of cloves (just a few drops) that works miracles as a mouthwash. I also use an electric toothbrush which is hard to get used to, but well-worth the expense and effort-- and the tiny little gum brushes are now available to use like toothpicks, and dental floss, of course. Taking care of your mouth and teeth pays many, many health dividends including reduced respiratory infections.
5. If your house or budget doesn't allow for a conventional air purification system, consider "growing your own". Spider plants, also known as Mother plants, are super-effective natural air cleaners, as well as providing a high quality source of indoor oxygen. They are among the hardiest and least fussy houseplants to grow, and they multiply like crazy, so there are always abundant new plants to replenish your stocks and to give away.
6. Another health and safety tool that can improve everyone's health this winter, is an electric blanket or heated throw. These are safe, inexpensive, and can reduce temperature shock. We all know what it is like to sleep in a warm bed versus sleeping in a cold bed. It takes a while for a bed to warm up naturally, and takes body heat that may be needed -- especially for elders, and especially for anyone battling a respiratory infection.
Simply turning on an electric blanket for a few minutes while you are doing your nightly bathroom routine will warm up your bed and make it an effortless pleasure to slip under the covers.
So, if you have a child or an elder you love, consider giving them a gift of good health and comfort this winter. They may look at you kinda funny, but when you explain the benefits and help them get used to using these simple tools, you can all look forward to a more comfortable and healthier winter.
Granna's 2020 Gift List: (1) Ultrasonic humidifiers; (2) Essential oils; (3) Electric toothbrushes; (4) Houseplants; (5) Electric blankets or throws; (6) Winter boots with built-in ice grips (the kind that won't harm floors); (7) Environmentally friendly ice melter; (8) Snow removal services; (9) Home weather stations; (10) Wholetones Music (promotes health of plants and animals); (11) Indoor exercise equipment -- light hand and ankle weights, resistance bands, balance boards, etc. (12) ergonomic pillows to promote healthy sleep and proper neck support; (13) LED Deitz-type lanterns you can carry easily; (14) warm socks, hand muffs, hats with ear-flaps; (15) roomy vests with pockets; (16) daylight spectrum LED reading and desk lights; (17) Fresh spices and dried herbs and Himalayan pink salt; (18) Fresh raw nuts -- walnuts, pecans, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, pistachios; (20) dried organic fruits --- raisins, plums, apricots, cranberries, mango.
Now, these are, admittedly, Granna Gifts --- of the sort you probably got from your own Grandma every year, along with a sock monkey. Nothing too flashy or memorable, the sort of solid inconspicuous things (like Grandma herself) that simply contribute in a humble way to your health, to your comfort, and to your safety.
Better air quality, better oral hygiene, and sufficient warmth are, along with a healthy diet, clean water, and sufficient exercise, the pillars of good health and well-being that children need to establish in their lives and which elders need to revisit on a regular basis.
This winter, let Christmas last all winter. Wrap everyone up in your love. And remember that a gift doesn't have to be big, expensive, or flashy to be packed full of meaning and blessings.
I'll miss Bill. Everyone in our small community is grieving the loss in one way or another. We will miss his steady, reliable service, his long open hours, the convenience of being able to "run down to the corner store", his cheerful signage, his droll sense of humor and willingness to laugh at the absurdities of the world. We will remember how he lost his only child, a daughter, a few years back. How the whole community sucked in its breath over the pain that caused him. In a world full of change and uncertainty, Bill and his little store, Big Lake Liquor, were comforting constants. Now, he's gone and the door is closed. Hail and farewell, old friend.

We are all a little lesser for his passing and the loss of yet another small town Mom and Pop private business.

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9 comments:

  1. My condolences Anna.
    Sad to haer.

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  2. Hello All, To this topic, I have recently co-authored a book,PANIC!Germs and The Truth inside Americans Mouths.
    Available for a buck on Amazon Kindle
    Enjoy

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  3. you should've commented on weather or not he "died of cobid 19" as my late great aunt was "diagnosed positive"... bullshit, she had pneumonia and it was the mask that sealed her fate... we have Got to Stand Up People!

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  4. Anna, thank you for your gifts and kindness...always!
    I want to reciprocate a wee gift passed down to me from
    my great-great gran, Azalea McCullough, who earned her coin in taverns by amplifying her voice in song. She was a "firebrand and pleasing to the eye"...but I digress...
    This gift is actually a song that was sung by the community in honor of the decedent. It is simple yet profound.
    Merry Christmas to all!


    May the Circle (of Life) be open but unbroken
    May the LOVE that we share
    Stay forever in our Hearts
    Merry Meet and Merry Part
    And Merry Meet Again

    Condolences to the family & all who knew Bill. His LIGHT now shines down upon you as his memories of shared moments will keep near as forever allows...

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  5. Just comment go sparingly with electric blankets string case can be made they cause leukemia.
    You have your own body’s electrical system .
    Dr Hilda Clark bio physicist electric fields influence our internal magnetic balance even a can of beans if it sets long enough will align north and South Pole.glip the can and in time it will adjust with earth strong magnetic alignment.
    So warm your bed cool but then go with thick natural fibers that don’t screw with your aura bio energy .
    If you want to go full aura or bio fields or chi get metal out of your pockets ware loosely clad natural fibers physicists Dan Winter’s book understanding
    Bioactive fields.

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  6. Get fractal or die Dan winter who discovered the math that explain implosion or charge collapse.
    First proto type of atomic bomb was called an imploder.
    Fractal is the pattern nature repeats across the universe mainly spirals, figure 8 ,three leaf clover branches of leaves sprout in threes.
    Vortexes are the birth place of nature energy waves speed up and energy increases were they transform go super luminal faster than speed of light turn into longitudinal waves it’s these waves nature communicates by how in physics you get is called uncertainty principle soon as you observe a experiment you effect the out come.
    How identical twins sense when the other is in trouble.

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    1. bubbapatric - yeah Dan Winter. Keep forgetting to check his site. So packed w info. And the heart is a torus energy field. so is Earth. yep, the true science, laid to waste by pseudo science, protected & enhanced by Winter.

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  7. So sorry about the passing of your friend. We're supposed to be living 120 yrs. By the time we're 60 we've figured out the real stuff, takes another lifetime to improve upon it & share. lots of good work left to do.
    Nice honor to Bill & family.

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  8. Don't forget ionic silver Anna. Easy to make at home with 3 9volt batteries, steam distilled water and two pure silver wires. (also higher grade ionic silver producers which are more costly at around $300). Swallow a teaspoon or more daily and use an inhaler to get it well into the blood stream.

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