31 Jan 2022 Lunar New Year’s Eve
Living with a Covid-19 positive patient (and that’ll be ONLY my son) on Protocol 2 from 31Jan2022 – 09Feb2022. My daughter and I escaped which got me the very curious mom, when comes to health, thinking “why we didn’t”. Just for the interest @ MSN : Why do some people get infected with COVID-19, while others do not?
I can provide all the healthy diet and precautionary measures but if the person refuses to get sufficient sleep and adequate exercise, not getting enough sun and movements, choose to only sit all day gaming well let this be a lesson. ~ Angry mom ( that’ll be me! )
“With the highly infectious Omicron causing the largest waves since the start of the pandemic in Singapore, it would be hard to avoid this variant, unless one became a recluse” said one of our Minister on his social media. π€£
Individual reactions seriously vary widely, plan for next 72 hours activates:
- Every 4 hours drink 15ml of olive leaf extract.
- Apply essential oils blend ( Frankincense EO + Sweet Orange EO + Bergamot EO + Eucalyptus Globulus EO + Fractionated Coconut Oil ) all over my son’s body after his shower and leave him the bottle to apply as and when he needs a little boost. Understanding the kidneys and lungs are located in the back, with the lungs found within the rear portion of the rib cage and the kidneys situated near muscles just below the cage.
- Few drops of essential oils on his bed and on the bedroom surrounding items ( curtains, clothing, floor rug ).
- Take 2 capsules of fish oil at noon.
- Keeps drinking lots of water and teas ( matcha green tea, nettle & oat straw tea, herbal cooling teas )
- Every hour to spray in the entire house’s air space and curtains with mist blend ( Oregano EO + Tea Tree EO + water + Castile Soap / Aloe Vera Gel ).
- Water from bidet to flush the πΏπ½ washroom after his every use.
- Microwave to sanitize his cutleries. π½οΈ
- Immediately wash his clothes and towel to change daily.
- More home cooked meals with lots of garlic, onion, parsley, turmeric, black pepper, thyme, basil, oregano etc. simply let food be thy medicine!
- Nasal wash with sodium bicarbonate during bath time.
Angry mom no more ( I know my son feels really bad now so no rubbing salt ) β€οΈ
Let’s say…
We are having a different kind of lunar new year this year and it just affirmed the bonding we have build is time tested and proven. π₯° It’s eve of Lunar New Year that my son got tested positive for Covid. He was all pale looking with a fever running at 11am on 31st Jan 2022 when we got home after picked Hermione from her school. I quickly did an ART test and send him to Frontier Medical Clinic at neighboring block. Paid $10 for medicines ( which is gonna be trashed as we do not use them since 2013 ), he was given 5 days medical certificate as he had a fever, a A4 two paged instructions for protocol 2 and we were to expect SMSES from respective authorities, and things to do includes collecting free ART kits, fill up C+ form and acknowledge HRW notices.
Good to know updates from MOH https://www.covid.gov.sg/
Under same roof ( ours 45sqm in total ) sure to get HRW ( Health Risks Warning ) via SMS. All within household to submit 1st ART test result within 24 hours.
Now I understand how annoying π and why some people told me they are seasoned ( used to it ) already coz they received HRW so frequently. After 2 years of pandemic, for the very 1st time we received a HRW (Health Risk Warning). ππ
So after J tested positive and visited the Dr to get clearance and 5 days MC to activate protocol 2 for patient and protocol 3 for close contacts, J is supposed to receive smses to submit C+ form and get a PIN for Trace Together app to initiate ‘upload’.
To be honest, our housing is not suitable for isolation; with a floor area of 45sqm, only one bedroom, there’re 3 of us and every space is open concept, bath and toilet build into one. Dr suggested get authority send Jasper to designated area for isolation but I refused as I want to self monitor if his condition worsen. It has always been try my holistic approach first and not worn out our medical team for more severe cases.
Oh well… I am so confused but will manage step by step as regulations can change very fast.
Day 1 A little fun to lighten up the atmosphere ya
Been doing this all day since 11am on 31 Jan 2022 tested positive π€£ Shouting across bedroom and living room
π¬ Scenario 1
B: Son son you okay? / Son~ are you alive?
J: I love you mom / Yeah I am / (silence) π€
When I get no reply I’ll just peeped thru the door curtain and stare at his belly
π¬ Scenario 2
J: Mom you okay? / Mom is everything okay there? / I love you mom
B: I am ok son you okay? / We are alive you okay? / I love you son
π¬ Scenario 3
B: Babies!! Anyone hungry please shout out or call my phone!! π€£ Please stay at your own corner and do not walk around the house π¨ Let mom know if you need anything water or food and Jasper after go toilet tell mom I will flush area and spray after each use
J and H: Okay
This mom knows her stuff when comes to handling her two big babies whom she fully hands on since the day they arrived on earth. π₯°
Olive Leaf Extract is in our list of regular consumables. Daily maintenance we do 10ml once a day or when necessary. Not well use 10ml to 15ml every 4 hours. Doses recommendation is for above 12 years old and do be aware of healing crisis.
Know more about Olive Leaf Extract and the process of holistic health care
- https://barbaralinalei.wordpress.com/healing-crisis/
- https://barbaralinalei.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/wellness-for-the-whole-family/
- https://barbaralinalei.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/oliveleaf/
By chance spot some articles about ‘OLE and Covid’ which you might want to Google and read about its amazing effects. We really have to give credits to Comvita’s OLE as that’s all I have in the fridge at the point of my son being hit by Covid-19 Positive, I am on the right track!!
This close encounter experience is way way easier to cope than expected. ππ Thankfully we trio are fully vaccinated and only myself has gotten the booster shot and now my son is exempted and well as for my daughter still pending ( tentative cut off date 14 March 2022 to remain as fully vaccinated ).
Seriously I have to give credit to our drug free body of 8+ years!! Like I always say we are humans, we are bound to fall sick and can the body recover at its shortest possible timeframe on its own without commercial drugs plus minus the after side effects is the ultimate pride! Possible with this good health status, J’s condition is very mild he only had fever following a natural cause for body aches. Fevers are more often a good indication that the immune system is doing its job producing antibodies making it harder for bacteria and viruses to thrive in the body.
I just cut a pair of old socks to make ear sponges for the son having not taken off his mask even in his sleep his ear skins are peeling.
To continue with the plan until we get a negative test :
- Every 4 hourly olive leaf extract.
- Two capsules of fish oil at noon.
- Apply essential oils blend on his body after shower with a touch of quick acupressure.
- Mist spray the air space and surrounding items every hourly for 3 days subsequently 3 to 5 times a day.
- Lots of garlics, onions, turmeric, basil, thyme, oregano, cayenne, extra amount of herbs and spices in our diet. Let Food Be Thy Medicine.
- Lots of water and teas.
- Nasal wash with sodium bicarbonate once during shower.
- Wash his towel and clothes immediately and cutleries we try use disposables.
- Essential oils sprinkle on bed corners and curtains.
- Did not actually do area cleaning or wipe things except daily laundry and use plain water from bidet to flush π½ toilet bowl and sink and shower head πΏ. We kept sanitizing our hands with essential oils blend.
Technically his fever and achy body only lasted 21 hours, the fever broke after treatment with OLE ( Olive Leaf Extract ) and this tiger year boy is up and monkeying. Now we just keep doing what we’ve been doing until we take the ART test tomorrow 02.02.2022 π€π
For the record, after 48 hours this is the 1st required test to submit via Jasper’s Trace Together app under ‘upload’ using the PIN given by MOH via sms. It is still a POSITIVE.
Fever gone, eating good, can still smell essential oils and taste foods. Newly developed sore throat after fever broke. π€ Oh well, all’s well stay home for 7 days wait for auto self-discharge.
Good thing his appetite wasnβt affected at all. He could certainly taste mom’s cooking and smell those therapeutic essential oils.
The luxury of protocol 2 π Home care with nettle and oatstraw teas served seen here.
Son came out of cold shower and all smiles “Thanks mom that was really good!! So much yellow chunks came out I feel so good now” which got me excited as it works all the time with persistence and common sense. I was taught nasal cleansing by an ENT Specialist from Mt Elizabeth hospital and I taught my kids since they were young and so it became habitual we do weekly. And when we not well twice to three times a day would give relieve to most inflammation. Read about nasal hygiene at https://barbaralinalei.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/sodiumbicarbonate/
Sore throat seems to be the most common issue when comes to being under the weather. Medically related to ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat), consider this an advice to tackle the recovery of throat infection with nasal wash, gargle with lukewarm salt water and Frankincense essential oil blend to apply on neck area.
Got me thinking God must have know this pandemic coming and got me well prepared as a Holistic practitioner specializing in Aromatherapy and pretty versed in herbs and spices exposing me to promote natural healing starting with my family being drug free since Dec 2013.
All the knowledge I picked up from naturopath and ENT Specialist comes in really very handy. Thankful and still thankful for all these years of continual experiential learning. https://linktr.ee/barbaralinalei
Good gracious our MOH healthcare system is really overwhelmed massively. Jasper received sms to fill up C+ form late which is supposed to be given once system captured a patient tested positive to report location and indicate members within household but somehow jetlag.
I have been calling the health buddy hotline few times and their system could not find Jasper’s case so I have to voluntarily submit. Now it seems the system just captured Jasper and he has already passed the 72 hours critical stage. Our 7th day of auto self-discharge should end 6Feb2022 anyway I would add 2 days just to be safe.
If you see how Jasper is coping you’ll be thinking well get the bug is better coz very mild π and no need for booster. Yay!! But if you hear what my other friends have to say it’s nightmare even with booster. Boo!! π« I shall not speak of the after effect from covid recovery, still best to defend the virus with own natural immunity and not catch it that’s all I can say.
Honestly with Jasper thanking mom me I feel so good when he shared with me that he has not as much of a suffering as his friends who also got positive tested coz I have been giving him all the good stuffs π ( and he meant olive leaf extract, oregano juice, fish oil, echinacea, green tea, etc… ) and seriously a bonus considering all the pains minus-ed.
I believe our 8+ years of drug-free body maintenance really does pays off well. Kudos to holistic health!
Woke twice 5:15am ‘raindrops keep falling on my head’ ( closed windows ) and 5:40pm ‘catching my breath letting it go’ ( opened window coz stuffy ).
Great!! Line fading for J and I shall keep him home 14 days that’s the tentative plan.
Hopeful we shall celebrate Valentine’s and CNY before it ends. π
One thing I can affirm keeping up with our lifestyle practices is a bless, witnessing the big boss sleeping during first 21 hours a lot due to high fever tested positive achy body. After fever broke my tiger man roars as his usual self until today no after effects like fatigue or drowsiness of commercial drugs.
Noted the sore throat gone in less than 24 hours too with the help of nasal wash during bath, essential oil blend ( Eucalyptus Globulus EO + Frankincense EO + Fractionated Coconut oil ) to keep applying on throat area frequently and a teaspoon of honey at night.
Biggest episode so far we witnessed the power of natural medicines!! Again, Thankful for the skills and knowledge. π
Most friends aware I am very concerned and extremely conscious over catching this coronavirus covid thingy. π·
Biggest misconception, me keeping up actively with all the precautionary measures does not guaranteed that we will not get covid positive! The important understanding is if we get it we should be able to minus a lot of unnecessary pains and recover better (and faster) without all the nightmares of after effects. C’mon… common sense even Doctors will fall sick, we’re humans in flesh and blood we’re not immortals.
If it works it works no gimmicks our body are my ultimate work of proof π
#CertifiedAromatherapist #HolisticPractitioner #knowledgeispower #selfcare #longtermbenefits
07 Feb 2022 officially be 7th day from 11am of 31 Jan 2022
Okay so maybe 14 days is a bit too harsh and by theory that applies to those unvaccinated.
Change of planβ¦ only to let my tiger out after 2 consecutive days of NEGATIVE test results or on 14th Feb 2022 whichever happens first. π
08 Feb 2022 officially be 8th day
I could hear explosion inside me. π³ Got to keep calm and pray on.
Tomorrow BH are going back into our bedroom after I mop the floor and change those bed covers that’s about it. π Just wait and get one more negative test from J tomorrow morning π€
Gonna need to recover some good sleep and recoup my hyper energy back π
Thankful for all the kind words, not so kind words, love and concern. π€ β€οΈ π
πππ€£ Finally… Letting my tiger out to walk around the house ( not out of the house ).
No it wasn’t something in my eyes I actually broke into tears.
I really missed my family dinner so much it doesn’t matter what is served on the table. [ εͺζη²θΆζ·‘ι₯ ]
Our 1st CNY meal together very simple coz uncertain when this covid positive be over, nothing much left in the fridge anyway and its so good to have my son back and him hugging me I cannot stop crying. π
Family is my everything. π This two big babies are all I have to love and cherish! π
Stay safe and well people. Let’s do our tiny part on social responsibility.
09th Feb 2022
Negative tests on 2 consecutive days okay my tiger son is out back at his spot!!
We are getting back to our bedroom tonight.
Thank goodness mom is not that old yet and if I want a good cleaning I better do it myself. π
So much laundry; π bedsheets, curtains, comforters, covers.
Sprayed the whole space, racks, windows, mattresses and mopped floorings, gave our open concept clothing rack a good pat and swing.
Cleaning after isolation under protocol 2 covid auto self-discharge using chemical free products only.
The process of cleaning thereafter :
βοΈ Wash all the bed covers and comforters
βοΈ Wipe window grilles
βοΈ Spray curtains and open concept clothes hanger and storage
βοΈ Mop floors
βοΈ Wiped clean his gadgets ( I know if I want a satisfying clean job I got to do it myself π )
With the help of this very versatile all natural Castile soap unscented as I can mix and match my own essential oils to it for different purposes $58.90 for 64 FL oz 1.89L to dilute before use.
Good for laundry with baking soda, in a pail of water to wipe surfaces and mop the floor, make mist spray for cleaning, body wash, DIY foot spa etc… And did I mentioned saving the environment with just one plastic bottle that does it all and it’s refillable.
Thank you for entering my world towards holistic approach minimize the use of chemicals, a little change can make a big difference.
What we inhale matters. π
Interested can order from me and I’ll include a free workshop on how to maximize it’s use!!
To conclude :
- The overall 8 days experience was way way much easier to cope than I thought!!
- Only Jasper tested positive, me and Hermione was negative throughout. And a little social responsibility tinkle, to let my tiger boy out only after 2 consecutive days of negative test!
- Happy with decision not to send Jasper to an isolation center, our medical teams are seriously overload.
- Being drug free since Dec 2013 makes all the huge difference, still drugless, we did not use the medications given by the clinic and stick to our holistic practice.
- Our 45sqm home with no door to partition the areas may not be ideal for isolation however thankfully our home is well ventilated super breezy, we did not wipe down every thing Jasper touched as we protect ourselves with essential oil blends, we need not sanitize diligently, we only ate our meals separately and did the laundry everyday. We carry on daily life almost just as per normal except sleeping in the same bedroom.
Use this MOH Covid-19 Vaccination and Booster Calculator to check if you are require to take a booster after recovery from positive test.
Go to go.gov.sg/vax-status-query to check if you need a booster shot.
It’s all about timing! Did a check, a good shave for my son before the new rule I spotted kicked in on 06Feb2022.
Our Doctors and medical teams are there for noble reasons, they are seriously overwhelmed since the start of the pandemic. So as much as we can, we avoid exhausting their resources, we keep these good people as last resort to approach (others may need them more than we do), we do not want to add on to their burden unless necessarily. Pray for all. Hope my approach enlightens.
~ The End ~
Updates add-on
As of 10th March 2022 I may seriously have another ‘non covid cohort’ ( according to research done and documented on this category of people ) in the family besides myself confirmed. But we will definitely continue to stay on guard!!
My daughter just shared that she is surrounded by Positive tested classmates seated immediately next to her from front, back (poor girl got it twice), left, 360 degree to be more exact only 1 on her right is not affected. Almost 1/3 of her class have been affected and all of them has recovered.
After the recovery from C+, in order to minimize the after-effects, we need strategies to cope! We encourage keeping up with whatever we have been doing; our weekly 2x-3x nasal wash, daily herbs and spices intake, herbal teas, maximize the use of essential oils topically and in diffusing, one home cooked meal a day, no using of harsh chemicals in the household from bathroom toiletries to cleaning aids, quality sleep, lymphatic drainage, D-I-Y detoxification, and get free Vit D outdoor under the sun!
When we persist and insist they become habitual 
Hope my children will carry on these practices I started.
Our self-care effort really saves us lots of unnecessary pains and impressively shortened much miseries as I observed the agony others faced vs Jasper’s encounter. SERIOUSLY Aftercare strategies is very important, please do not sit on it, do something about it!!
As of 18March2022, with a population of 5 over million people and more than 1 million people would have caught Covid-19 positive according to reports and statistics. Just be thankful if one managed to recover and pray for those who didn’t make it. To the 4 million including myself and my daughter, be more than thankful. 
Wish no one gets it.
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