I don’t remember much of March 2016. Quite frankly, I don’t want to either. It was one of the most traumatizing months of my life. I was so sick for, literally, the entire month. I blame only myself. While I always ensure my children get the flu vaccine, personally, I didn’t think it was such a … [Read more...]
4-Year-Old Boy Who Died From Enterovirus D68 Was Asymptomatic
New Jersey health officials have confirmed that the sudden death of 4-year-old Eli Waller in September, was caused by respiratory illness enterovirus D68. The little boy, from Hamilton, NJ, stayed home from preschool that day when his parents noticed he was developing what they thought was a mild … [Read more...]
Naughty Nurse
Before we had kids, I used to be a really nice nurse when my husband got sick. I'd dote on him, refresh his ginger ale and bring him a cool cloth to calm his fevered brow. Now, it looks a little more like this: Husband: (in pathetic whisper) "I feel sick. Think I'll take a day to rest in bed. … [Read more...]
Getting Colds 12 Months a Year (And How to Get Rid of Them)
I don’t know what is going on but my family is always sick. There are 4 of us in the house and there isn’t a day that goes by where at least one of us isn’t sick. You'd think we go around licking shopping carts or anything germ infested just for the sake of getting sick. I can’t figure it out - we … [Read more...]
FotoFriday: Flu Friends
It sucks when the Pillow Pets you ordered for your kid don't arrive in time for her birthday. It's awesome when they arrive the day she's lying on the couch with a fever all day. Made the day a little less awful for her. … [Read more...]
January Is Mean To Me.
There's something about January.Something that SUCKS.Last year, the moment I turned the calendar's page to January, our house got hit with head lice, my husband left on a three week-long business trip to South America and my preschooler suffered frightening night terrors/tantrums every day of the … [Read more...]
When this mommy is sick!
A few days ago Thatcher and Tanner appeared to have what seemed like a cold, which in turn triggered the asthma which then triggered vomiting, which I thought was being caused by all the coughing. They had a slight fever which I thought was from the cold.Hmmm. Wrong. So very wrong. … [Read more...]
Progress Measured
Just over two years ago Cuyler came down with a virus. It was nasty.He felt warm just before we went out trick or treating and was in full blown fever mode when we got home. It would be about 2 weeks before he was back to normal. Which in the grand scheme of things isn't terribly long.However in … [Read more...]
Sick Days
I've got two sick kids home today.The eldest is sequestered in her bedroom with the portable DVD player and a barf bowl. The middle is sprawled on the couch, finding something wrong with everything I offer her, focused on nothing but her own personal misery. It's one of those "I'm SO not going to … [Read more...]
It’s the Most Germ-ful Time of the Year
Norwalk virus.I just about fainted when I heard the doctor say those two words. Norwalk virus? That invader of hospitals and cruise ships, killer of the elderly...how could my child have Norwalk virus?Turns out, there's been a mini-outbreak of this nasty virus in my community. Nurses and other staff … [Read more...]