I am sure this isn't easy for them... but every once and a while I would like it to be about me. for those of you who have dealt with health issues while parenting our kind of kids, my at goes off to you. It is more difficult than I ever imagined.
Last night and today I have felt worse than I have so far. My cough and breathing issues combined with alternating chills and sweating have made sleep difficult. Tonight's supper involved me coughing until I puked on my plate which was followed by two more episodes of vomiting, one coinciding with incontinence. I'll spare you the details....
Bart has been absolutely amazing. Taking care of me and everyone else as well as matters at the church have him exhausted. I'm trying to take it easy, but I really don't have much of a choice. He helped me showr this morning and that alone seemed like a huge undertaking. I was exhausted afterwards. I haven't been able to eat much today so I'm a bit week.
But you know what? It's all going to pass. I'm going to recover and I'm here. I have learned so much over the past week about who and what is important. I have been in awe of the love and support of my family and friends, especially Kari, Sue and Bart. I am truly blessed and am determined to do a better job of living my life in the future.
I taped myself breathing today just so you could hear it. Bart says I sound like a dying cat. For some reason it won't upload. Maybe tomorrow i'll fix it.
4 comments:
Oh, I hope you can get some sleep tonight. And I believe tomorrow is a day off of school again? Just hang in there until Tuesday and then you can rest. No really, I pray you can sleep and get the rest you need to recover completely. Not easy when mama gets sick!
What are you doing awake at 10:02...you should be sleeping!! Keeping you in my prayers.
Only you could combine a blog post about feeling physically horrible and dealing with child care issues (that would leave most people bed ridden even in the best of health), with your own pep talk at the end.
I'll add my own two cents: it will pass, and you will look back and laugh at the way you finally vomited at dinner in response to obsessive and immature behaviors. The kids will probably remember this parenting lesson for a long time. Maybe it should be a chapter in your next book ... Chapter 8, Using Vomiting and Incontinence at Mealtimes"
I am praying that you'll recover soon.
April in RI
Still praying. My mom always said that same thing to me "This too shall pass." May the next week find you improving every day. God's peace be with you!
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