Monday, February 23, 2009
Prayer
Please pray for my family. I'm worried about us. I'll keep this short, as this post could very easily become emotional and the complaints and worries could fill a small book.
In short we've all been really ill all season. I'm the "well" one. I realize as I think back that it's not the amount of illnesses that we've been getting that is suprising, but the severity of those illnesses.
[Since Christmas we have had: 4 or 5 ear infections (all E, all lasting at least a week); 4 bouts of pnemonia (1 K, and S just started on his 3rd round of it); and 2 rounds of strep (I'm the lucky one here). E is seeing a specialist tomorrow. S has appointments for two different specialists over the next few months. K doesn't have a specialist, but she DOES now have a trip to the ER under her belt.]
E & S worry me the most, but I do find it odd that K's cold lasted as long as it did when she's getting so many good antibodies from me. E's colds at this age never lasted more than a week.
We've been proactive about vitamins, hand washing, filter-replacing(furnace), mold-removal, and healthy eating choices. I'm not sure what else to do.
Time to end this post. You get the idea. Thanks for your prayers, and please feel free to give suggestions.
P.S. We've thought about the daycare factor, and before they were in daycare on a regular basis, they were going to MOPs and nursery a few times a week, with the same result. A new cold every other week. So although day care is contributing, pulling them out may make things a bit better but is not going to break this cycle by itself-- unless we make a commitment to never go out or play with other kids. Which we can't do.
In short we've all been really ill all season. I'm the "well" one. I realize as I think back that it's not the amount of illnesses that we've been getting that is suprising, but the severity of those illnesses.
[Since Christmas we have had: 4 or 5 ear infections (all E, all lasting at least a week); 4 bouts of pnemonia (1 K, and S just started on his 3rd round of it); and 2 rounds of strep (I'm the lucky one here). E is seeing a specialist tomorrow. S has appointments for two different specialists over the next few months. K doesn't have a specialist, but she DOES now have a trip to the ER under her belt.]
E & S worry me the most, but I do find it odd that K's cold lasted as long as it did when she's getting so many good antibodies from me. E's colds at this age never lasted more than a week.
We've been proactive about vitamins, hand washing, filter-replacing(furnace), mold-removal, and healthy eating choices. I'm not sure what else to do.
Time to end this post. You get the idea. Thanks for your prayers, and please feel free to give suggestions.
P.S. We've thought about the daycare factor, and before they were in daycare on a regular basis, they were going to MOPs and nursery a few times a week, with the same result. A new cold every other week. So although day care is contributing, pulling them out may make things a bit better but is not going to break this cycle by itself-- unless we make a commitment to never go out or play with other kids. Which we can't do.
Comments:
I will pray. It may help to know that our first winter with the two boys was like this. We had ear infections and colds like crazy, and they hung on forever. I think all kids have to go through a season like that, and younger siblings get it at the same time as the older ones if they are close enough in age. We are having another super sick season this year, but the colds aren't lasting as long and the ear infections are less frequent. (And the baby is sooo young that he really isn't getting much yet, a few months older and he would be getting more because he'd be harder to keep away from germs.) I think the immune system has to get attacked pretty well before it can get strong. No fun, but maybe it will make you worry less? Love you all!
Oh dear, Laura, I'm so sorry to hear about this. You definitely have people down South praying for you and the whole crew!
I do think that daycare has a lot to do with infections etc. One person --L in our family -- brings it home and incubates it until it's strong enough to get not just her but us too. Multiply that by the number of kids in the daycare center, and you have a lot of sick days.
It was bad her first year in daycare. This year much better...and supposedly daycare kids get sick much less often later in life.
That said, I will pray for you. Pray for us too--
eliz
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It was bad her first year in daycare. This year much better...and supposedly daycare kids get sick much less often later in life.
That said, I will pray for you. Pray for us too--
eliz
