Is a child allowed to go to school with impetigo? That probably should have been my first question for the diagnosis of the scabs that had formed around the little Gaffer’s body and arms and were now starting to weep. But I was so relieved it wasn’t some form of cancer or other incurable disease that it didn’t occur to me to ask. The doctor seemed to think that since Mr. Husband and I have not yet broken out and she has apparently had it for 10 days that we are probably fine. It wasn’t until dinner when I was wondering what the protocol for giving antibiotics at pre-school might be, when Mr. Husband informed me she would not be welcome at pre-school. Apparently my little cherub has come down with a highly contagious skin infection and according to all the googling I’ve done, this means at least 2 days at home until the weepy sores scab or she’s been on medication for 48 hours.
Yikes! This means a late night call to my school which won’t even get picked up until tomorrow morning for a supply teacher. I’m half thrilled, half stressed at this turn of events. Friday is a kind of play day at school and I will lose my class time so I really need to teach tomorrow to keep up with the curriculum, but a day stuck at home with a child who does not exhibit any symptoms of being ill other than open sores that don’t seem to bother her is a bit of a treat.
But what do I do with this found time? All the chores on which I am behind, or play with my daughter. Just hang out and have a great hookey day together. We can bake, paint, watch tree house, nap and read books. With three kids over 12 in the house, I know how quickly this time will pass. Sometimes good fortune comes to us in the strangest of disguises.
I think I’ll take advantage of this little window and like Scarlet O’Hara, worry about the rest of it…another day.
Oh, sounds a bit like good luck to me! But would have been seriously bad luck if you’d had a family-wide case of this nasty super contagious disease. Hope you enjoyed your day with the Gaffer!