10/18/2025
Try this if you are having trouble breathing.
This is Downward Dog yoga pose. Ancient healing modalities save us time and time again!
If you have lung issues, to include covid. Try laying/sleeping like this in addition to using our covid care package.
In 1976, an influenza outbreak swept through Vietnam with devastating speed, particularly targeting nursing homes where elderly residents were most vulnerable. Most facilities, lacking antivirals, oxygen, or ventilators, watched helplessly as patients succumbed to the virus. Yet in one small home, caregivers discovered a simple yet ingenious method to aid their residents: postural drainage. Using nothing more than towels, they carefully positioned patients on stretchers or inclined beds, supporting their abdomens to allow gravity to assist in clearing fluid from the lungs and keeping airways open.
The results were remarkable. While other nursing homes recorded dozens of fatalities, this particular facility reported none. The elderly residents survived, largely due to the dedication, observation, and creativity of those tending to them. In a world often focused on advanced technology and pharmaceuticals, this example serves as a powerful reminder that attentive care, innovative thinking, and human ingenuity can sometimes save lives when resources are scarce.
Though largely unknown outside Vietnam, this story exemplifies the timeless truth that compassion and clever problem-solving often make the difference between life and death. It is a testament not just to medical insight but to the quiet heroism of caregivers who, faced with limited options, refuse to yield to despair. Their ingenuity turned a dire situation into one of survival and hope, proving that even in the harshest circumstances, human care—thoughtful, observant, and creative—can be as vital as the most advanced technology.
This narrative stands as a lesson across time: in crises, resourcefulness and dedication can triumph where conventional tools fall short, leaving a lasting legacy of courage, intelligence, and humanity.
