Friday, September 25, 2009

10 Signs Your Kids are Really Sick and Not Faking It

10.) Your garbage gut son refuses all food and can't even be enticed by a slushie from Sonic

9.) That same son asks you to help him walk to the bathroom and if you can stay with him while he goes.

8.) Your three children manage to lay in the same bed for hours at a time without arguing about anything.

7.) You can feel the fever baking off your kid before they even touch you.

6.) Your needle phobic daughter doesn't even flinch when she gets the rehydration IV.

5.) Your kids no longer complain about how long a breathing treatment takes or try to turn the Neb machine off early.

4.) Your kid doesn't complain when you give them the Phenergan suppository to stop the vomiting. Worse they don't really even notice.

3.) Despite size evidence to the contrary, you would swear that all of your children have reverted to infancy. They now drink, sleep, and vomit and do nothing else.

2.) Your pediatrician bumps some of her appointments so your germy family are the only ones in the office. And you know they are holding their breath waiting for you to leave so they can lysol lockdown the whole place.

1.) You realize the CDC swine flu symptom list left off a particularly shocking symptom when you check on your daughter and see blood dripping out of her mouth and down her chest. Who knew gums could bleed that much?

3 comments:

Charlotte said...

Oh honey, I am SO sorry!! Poor little ones. I pray they will feel better soon **Smooches**

Stephanie said...

ALL OF THEM. Tam!!! We need to reshuffle that deck of cards cause this hand is not so nice. After everything you've all been through in the past month...I am just gonna pray that you somehow find the strength to manage it all. Praying those babies get better soon.

(PS the bleeding thing is scaring me!!! Hope it's stopped!)

Anonymous said...

Oh, Tam.

Strength Mama, Do it!!!

You can.

You will.

Every little cell get healthy!!

Rachel