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Day 183: Neti Pot

It's weird looking, kinda gross, but so fascinating all at the same time!  And it works, amazingly well.  I am speaking of the Neti Pot.  My mother made me try it in the Fall when I got SO sick I had to call into work two days! I never get that sick. I was miserable. She made me do it (see how I still obey my Mama?! *wink*).  And it definitely helped.  Quite a bit.  Then this past weekend the youngest redhead got hit hard and I went and bought a Neti Pot and made her do it three times a day and guess what? In her words, "That works miracles." She was feeling so much better after a consistent dosage of Umcka and Neti Pot that I know that kinda gross, very weird, but extremely fascinating thing works.  And I'm grateful for it, it's helping get us better quicker!

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