What a deal! When I was on Lipitor, I was suffering from some poor thinking and weakened muscles. It took a bit to realize it was the Lipitor that was causing it. I was heating coconut oil to make some Navajo Taco Fry Bread. (It shouldn't have been that difficult to be safe!)
1st mistake: I left the lid on the pan.
2nd mistake: I walked away and forgot it.
3rd mistake: when I came back to the kitchen and saw the steam pouring out from under the lid, I removed the lid!
I know better!!
The flames were shooting 4 - 5 feet into the air and were in the way of the cup board where I keep the baking soda. Claigh was napping on the couch in the front room. I yelled for him and he ran in, picking up the pan and heading for the door. He had only stockings on his feet. When he got to the door, he had to unlock it with one hand, holding the pan with the other. He tipped the pan slightly spilling some of the hot grease on the living room carpet and redirecting the flames so that the inside of his index finger was badly burned. I was shuffling behind him (very weak and insecure legs) with the baking soda. He got the pan outside. Shortly afterward I caught up with the soda. Our hood/microwave took a beating and there was some slight damage to the cupboard above it.
We feel very blessed that Claigh did not burn his feet or legs. We feel very blessed that we did not set the whole house on fire! We feel very blessed that Claigh's finger has healed nicely with the help of the doctor and friends.
Lessons learned: Do not make Fry Bread when you are not able to be on top of your game mentally. Do not have the baking soda in a cupboard that could be blocked by flames. Have a fire extinguisher under the sink ready to go.
The added stress of my illness has taken a toll on Claigh. He has had a battle with his second case of shingles. His first shingles experience was over 25 years ago in Missouri.
What a painful and debilitating attack! Thankfully Claigh was early to recognize the symptoms and was into the doctor for an immediate anti-viral. This weakened the severity of the attack although he did miss a full week of work. Perhaps this provided a very needed rest from work but I am not confident the pain involved is worth it at all.
Have I ever mentioned how I love the temple? When in the temple with a friend, on Claigh's worst week, a simple thought entered my mind. It was brief and quick but thankfully the quiet and peace of the moment let me hear clearly.
A few days earlier, friends had recommended that we add oil of lavender to the regime of treatments for Claigh's burn. His finger was well on the way to healing but he needed some help regaining suppleness to the skin. Lavender oil is calming and so why not? (The price of lavender oil is not so calming.) The progress of the heal quickened noticeably.
Back to the temple, "Claigh needs to use the lavender oil on his shingles." That was it. Quick. Unrelated to anything else that was happening. But clear.
Claigh's pain from the shingles was just really working up to a fury at that time. He had just received a powerful medication for nerve end pain that was taking a toll on his functionality. When I came home and told him I felt we needed to use the oil on his shingles, he immediately felt it was a right idea.
Honestly - the answer to prayers is an amazing testament that we are loved by a perfect Father. Claigh had only taken one of the vamped up pain medications. The lavender oil soothed and managed the rest. He was back to work the following Monday.
Through it all, we are blessed!
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