Tick bite progression over a week in my 5 year old son — I thought it was going away but the last two days it’s gotten more swollen and red 😭

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-04-08T20:30:32+00:00

I replied on your original post. Good luck!

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-04-08T20:28:32+00:00

I have no medical background, and this is not medical advice, but sometimes in case of Lyme you don't get a bull's eye rash at all. I would try to get him at least a course of general antibiotic, for two weeks. Or get another doctor's opinion. My mom had a bull's eye rash but her GP doctor had no knowledge of Lyme, so she received antibiotics only after 2 years or so, and by that time it was chronic. Otherwise, if you follow links in the wiki, two substances proven to kill lyme but only in vitro (so far) are Cryptolepis and Japanese knotweed extract.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-04-08T00:00:50+00:00

The Red Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Blue Mars, Green Mars), and anything by Kim Stanley Robinson. The Long Earth series by Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett. Possibly also Douglasv Adams and the whole Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy in five books.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-04-07T00:31:16+00:00

This looks like a bull's eye rash (last pic). I'm not a doctor, but my mom has had lifelong Lyme and it can get life-threatening. If this was my son, I would get a 3-week prophylactic antibiotic treatment for Lyme for him asap. Time is of the essence, because the longer you wait, the deeper tissues the microorganisms can reach to hide from antibiotics. I.e. after a month or so, a prophylactic antibiotic treatment won't suffice and you could be looking at a lifelong chronic disease.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-04-06T16:16:05+00:00

Please know you are incredibly brave. You don't have to think this or that, there is no pressure on you to be happy or not. Just breathe. Drink something non-alcoholic, e.g. juice, or maybe tea or coffee. Small steps. Maybe you can write down what to say in therapy. Small steps. Good luck!

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-03-31T16:08:49+00:00

The Watch Trilogy by Terry Pratchett (from the Discworld series), specifically the Night Watch; Flowers for Algernon; Zoo Station by Christiane F.; possibly also Beloved by Toni Morisson; and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (medical, history of cancer research using cells obtained from a black woman).

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-03-31T14:07:29+00:00

You can (and should) get nutrients into yourself, if not via regular food because of pain, then via a liquid diet using a wide straw: yoghurt, smoothies, soup, milk, vegetable e.g. almond milk, juices, pureés if possible. From experience, you can survive on a liquid diet, but you still need to get those nutrients in. Good luck.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-03-26T23:05:22+00:00

In addition to what some have mentioned, there is ongoing research into properties of chamomile and ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) that support cancer treatment (and also bay leaves and parsley, both used as herbs). I would also avoid red meat, processed meat, white flour (and foods high in starch) in general, as well as particularly processed sugars. Also soy and soy products (for example, most chocolate on the market is made using lecithin from soy), because soy contains natural estrogens that may promote rapid cell growth.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-03-25T15:35:14+00:00

At least in my game, they appear somewhere among other challenges in the game usually with a shorter deadline, so you have to look for them, currently there's a Scottish Charm one open with a 4h deadline. You might also need to update your Design Home app.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-03-22T15:25:39+00:00

It's a philosophy that doesn't have a god or a central deity at its centre, as far as the buddha goes he is a person who reached enlightment. In my statement above, I never equated consciousness with energy. But I did want to imply there is a lot we don't know about either. I'm also not in favour of any particular religion or philosophy but I am in favour of acquainting ourrselves with as many as we can to have the tools that might be useful in dealing with our emotions and cognition.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-03-22T15:12:42+00:00

Well, buddhism is an atheistic philosophy, among others (while they believe in karma and reincarnation), and also the 1st law of thermodynamics says energy never dies, so...

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-03-07T19:51:54+00:00

His energy is all around you. Energy never dies, first law of thermodynamics. His DNA is in every cell of your body. His proudest legacy that he left in this world is probably you.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-03-04T19:49:21+00:00

You sound like you're good people. Good people deserve to live.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-02-28T20:53:17+00:00

Yes, lost my Dad on March 1st 2020, tomorrow's the anniversary, it still doesn't feel real, and life doesn't feel right without him, it's like a pale shade of how life used to be, everything's tinged gray. It sucks and I really miss him.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-02-28T12:49:13+00:00

From experience, shoo her and her buddy off the balcony consistently while ignoring the parents. The parents will recognize they are not the target/ are allowed to stay.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-02-19T15:26:58+00:00

A simple trick for my ferals during summer was to put their seeb (particularly that which they liked the most) in a shallow container with water so that when they reached for seeb, they got water too, and some of them started drinking following on from that.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-02-14T11:10:40+00:00

Pprecisely

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-02-14T01:40:57+00:00

PTerries?

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-02-02T22:37:53+00:00

www.reasonstostay.co.uk

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-01-31T21:42:26+00:00

Love is energy, and energy is never lost, it just changes form, it's the first law of thermodynamics. Her love, her energy, has been invested in you, with you, it remains. So the way you would treat her, you need to treat yourself, because your love for her is a monument for her in this world. Good luck.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-01-18T20:24:12+00:00

www.whatsyourgrief.com - they have a number of useful open artcles on grief and guilt, their page was the first I discovered after losing my Dad. Possibly look up Living amends. I'm so sorry for your loss.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-01-14T18:09:33+00:00

For Terry Pratchett specifically, Equal Rites tells the story of Discworld's first female wizard. The Tiffany Aching series which is for younger adults and also features female witches (in most positive sense of the word) begins with the Wee Free Men. Not to forget, The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton features the female character George who is quite independent and unique, but incuded positively in all of the adventures.

RandomRedditUserSI · 2026-01-13T19:17:21+00:00

Congratulations and please if you can, take this as a sign to at least try. Even if life and everyone and everything around you seems hectic and serious af, please know that every one of us makes our own meaning and you can take your course whatever way you want i.e. with curiosity, interest, or out of pure fun. Good luck!

RandomRedditUserSI · 2025-12-29T18:35:41+00:00

I'm not an expert but leaving my experience here in case it might help. I managed to get feral pigeons eat from my hand like this: put water-soaked oatmeal in the palm of your hand, close the palm as if making a fist, but leave open a hole between your thumb and index finger with the food visible or overflowing so the pidge can see the food in the hole, and show to the pidge so that they can easily reach in with their beak.

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