My Covid Story & daily Routine

The last 2 weeks were the toughest weeks of my life! My whole family, including me, got Covid Positive.

My mother's condition was serious and she couldn't breathe properly. My Father, while he was weak and recovering from covid, went to 6 hospitals for my mother's admission but failed as they have denied the admission and some hospitals didn't even let him enter the premises, they just showed the paper pasted on the wall in which it was written: " No admissions, beds not available ".

I have 14 contact numbers saved in my phone for oxygen can/cylinder whom I have contacted but didn't find oxygen.

We have been healing ourselves by the Ayurvedic medicines that increased our immunity to fight against covid.

Now we all are safe and recovering. I would like to tell you how my routine use to be to help as many people as possible in this grievously tough time:

1. We start our day with a Giloy tablet and plenty of Water.

2. In the morning we drink Green Tea with shakti drops, tulsi arka and 5-6 drops of Lemon Juice.

3. After 1 hour we drink kadha made of- ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, a pinch of turmeric, jaggery, tulsi arka and shakti drops

4. In the mornings and evenings, my mother used to have breathing problems and as I couldn't find an oxygen cylinder, we have bought a Nebulizer.  Nebulizer with Budacort & Duolin has helped reduce my mother's chest congestion. It was a life saviour, I don't know how I would have managed the situation without it.

5. For breakfast we eat fruits, especially Citric Fruits(orange and pomegranate) along with Coconut Water. I cannot emphasize more on the Importance of Coconut water, it's Amrit for covid patients, please have at least 2 coconut water in a day.

6. We do Steam Inhalation 3 times a day.

7. After every steam inhalation session I gave Chest Physiotherapy to my mother, it's effective when there is lots of phlegm stuck in the chest. Tutorial Link: https://youtu.be/_M8eS1rd_ss

8. Do not let the patient eat or drink anything Cold, it will increase their cough.

9. Give the patient light and easy to digest food. I gave- Khichdi, Poha, Upma, Moong Dal and Rice.

10. I gave Vitamin C & Zinc supplement tablets to my mother.

11. Let them rest as much as possible and massage their head, hands and legs lightly as one of the covid symptoms is body breaking ache.

12. I measured her Oxygen Level thrice daily and whenever the level dropped below 88% I used Nebulizer. Normally, I used Nebulizer twice a day ( morning and night)

13. Please don't Panic, think of it as normal flu and treat your patient with Positivity. In the mornings I played my mother's Favourite Bhajans and Songs. Try it, it's really helpful.

Important Resource: I recently found this WhatsApp Chatbot created by McKinsey. It gives the most recent and authentic source of several essential items in covid like Oxygen, Remdesivir etc. Save this number and WhatsApp it --> +1 234-517-8991

In the end, I would say, Stay strong and help each other as much as possible because the government has failed to do their job properly.