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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up:  Praising God!!!  |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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 Posted - Jan 27 2017 : 7:05:19 PM
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We serve an incredible God!!!! Last night I was up most of the night with a headache and throwing up. Then about 3, Emi woke up throwing up. In the process, it woke up my older two girls. The oldest could hardly walk, was nauseous and had a headache, and the other also had a headache and was nauseous. By that point I was only able to take about two steps before I hit my knees. Hubby and I quickly figured out we were probably dealing with carbon monoxide poisoning. We woke up the children and brought them to the sliding glass back door, which was wide open, and wrapped them in blankets (we still have multiple feet of snow on the ground!). After about 45 minutes, I could still hardly walk, so we decided to drive in to the hospital (45 minutes away). We left the sliding glass door wide open with a fire screen in the opening and the dog in her dog crate right at the door, opened the windows down in the basement where the wood stove is, and let the kitten run around free.
When we got to the ER, the hospital staff was a little overwhelmed. For those that do not know, we are a family of 9... and we wanted all 9 of us tested, though some of the children were asymptomatic. Only two of us had ever been seen there before, so they had their work cut out for them. We got through it and were brought back... they began drawing blood and talking with us to figure out what was going on (we were split into two rooms at that point). Suddenly the blood work started coming back and everyone began to panic!!! Normal CO levels are 0-1 unless you are a smoker and then it may be a 2. Aly (our 3 yo) had the lowest level - over 15. Mine, my hubby's, and one of the other children's were over 21. Had we been at 25 we would have had to be flown out to a hospital with a hyperbaric pressure therapy room. Thankfully we were all able to stay there together, though at that point in 4 rooms, for more than four hours on full blast oxygen masks!
God so blessed us!!!! I have never been so thankful for a child throwing up!!! We are all still fighting some residual headaches and nausea, but we are home and feeling SO MUCH better!
While we were at the hospital, the police came to visit (due to being "poisoned"), and the fire department came to check out the house... with everything open, all the testing they did came back alright, with the highest reading being a 10. They decided that the source was our wood stove! Apparently there was a small leak in the piping from the woodstove before it went into the chimney, and that was determined to be the source. So hubby came home, cleaned out the chimney and put new piping in place. God is so good!!!!!
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
Farmgirl of the Month - January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2017 : 8:35:57 PM
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Oh, Shannon... I just read your email... Thank you. I am just so thankful to God that you're all okay. It could've been so much worse. Unthinkable. Horrifying what you've been through, but I am really and truly praising God right now with you! God IS good! And He loves you all so much. (You have some pretty awesome guardian angels watching over you, too, I'd say!) Please be safe. If you have any qualms at all, I'm sure it would be a good thing to have your home tested again, once you've tried out the new chimney and the windows have been closed. I know... I'm just not over the shock of the news yet, and I am extremely concerned, I'm sorry. :) I am sure you and your hubby have it all under control. God bless you, continue to protect you, heal you and keep you safe, healthy, happy and whole! Much love - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
1502 Posts
Alicia
Charlestown, IN
1502 Posts |
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
1502 Posts
Alicia
Charlestown, IN
1502 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2017 : 8:46:48 PM
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The only way it makes sense that it would be your wood stove (aside from not having anything else to cause it in the house??) is if your pipes are really gummed up. Burning green or wet/damp wood will cause that, especially pine. We have a gap in that same spot on our stove, but since everything is drafting properly, it SUCKS air in through there, not push it out. Does that make sense?
Many Blessings- Alicia #5232 FGOTM May 2016
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2017 : 06:08:31 AM
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Nini - thank you so much!!! We have three CO alarms up now... (we had only one before which apparently was getting enough fresh air is didn't start going nuts until after we were already at the back door getting fresh air!) and two of which tells us how much CO they are reading!
Alicia - Brad did clean the chimney again, but I cannot even begin to tell you the difference the new pipe makes!!! We don't smell the wood stove constantly any more!!!! (Yes - we ran it last night! Kinda like getting back on a horse that has thrown you off...) Please give Adi, Heather and Teresa my love! I miss them! Might need to get on the forum, as long as they aren't doing everything on Facebook.
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
Farmgirl of the Month - January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
1502 Posts
Alicia
Charlestown, IN
1502 Posts |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7501 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7501 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2017 : 10:59:06 AM
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Oh Shannon, I am so glad you are all ok.
God is good and got you all out of the house before it was too late.
My prayers are going up for all of you. Dear one take care,
Blessings
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1019 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1019 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2017 : 11:38:10 AM
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Hi Shannon....yes our Lord is wonderful. So glad all of you are ok. Wow what an event. Thank you Jesus!
TW
The fun begins where the pavement ends! |
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dena91
True Blue Farmgirl
181 Posts
Dena
Pennsylvania
USA
181 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2017 : 6:42:36 PM
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Oh, Shannon, what an ordeal!!! Thank God you all got out and are ok. Truly a miracle. Love to you all.
Dena
Farmgirl 5620 |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13564 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13564 Posts |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2698 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2698 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2017 : 09:59:25 AM
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Shannon,
Your post brought me to tears! You know I love you, girl! I was so blessed last year to have had you for my partner all year and for the chance to get to know you and your lovely family,
I'm so grateful that everyone is feeling better and I hope nothing like this ever happens again. I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers and if there is anything that I can do please let me know!
hugs,
Marcy
Farmgirl #170
FGOTM August 2012
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up: Praising God!!! |
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Praising God!!!
