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How I Ended Up Hospitalized Because I Didn’t Get the Flu Shot

November 11, 2016 by Rebecca Eckler 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Illness Tagged With: cold and flu, fighting the flu, flu, flu season, flu shot

4-Year-Old Boy Who Died From Enterovirus D68 Was Asymptomatic

October 8, 2014 by Tanya Cruz Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Life, News Stories Tagged With: asymptomatic, cold, coughing, eli waller, Enterovirus D68, EV_D68, flu, flu-like symptoms

Naughty Nurse

October 21, 2013 by Amanda 5 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: flu, husband, man cold, naughty nurse, nurse, sick, sick day, wife

Getting Colds 12 Months a Year (And How to Get Rid of Them)

September 25, 2013 by Ryan 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Illness, Parenting Tagged With: colds, fall, flu, hot toddy, remedies, summer, winter

FotoFriday: Flu Friends

January 18, 2013 by Christine

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...]

Filed Under: Kids Tagged With: birthday, fever, flu, Pillow Pets, sick kid

January Is Mean To Me.

January 9, 2013 by Amanda

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Blues, flu, January, sick, Sick Kids, van

When this mommy is sick!

November 16, 2012 by ChantelK

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: children, flu, laundry, stomach bug

Progress Measured

February 22, 2012 by Christine

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: autism, communication, fever, flu, illness, virus

Sick Days

February 10, 2012 by Amanda

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Barf, flu, sick days, Sick Kids

It’s the Most Germ-ful Time of the Year

November 29, 2011 by Kath 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: flu, gastroenteritis, germs, hand-washing, Norwalk virus, prevention, stomach flu

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