Almost inevitably O is now sick (and Al too, but mildly). Exact same symptoms as E (high fevers, cough), so it looks like it has a long incubation period. Doctor is fairly sure it’s whooping cough (Australia is in the middle of an outbreak), so despite sleepless nights and disruption of normal life, all I can think is: I’m so grateful for modern medicine.
Another one bites the dust
E had high fevers for 9 DAYS, she lost weight, and had a nasty cough that kept her up at night, AND SHE WAS VACCINATED. Once she took the correct antibiotic medication she was better in two days (except the cough lingers). Now O is following the same trajectory.
Imagine how sick they would have been without vaccinations or antibiotics. Even paracetamol to bring down their fevers is so helpful. I honestly believe they would be fighting for their lives right now if it wasn’t for these medical advances. So although the weeks of illness are not easy, I’m just so grateful I’m not facing the possible death of my child right now,
Anyway, luckily I am working from home today anyway, and I only have two (internal) Zoom meetings today, so I have the flexibility to look after O. Plenty of screen time will be on the agenda for him. He will start on antibiotics today, and hopefully by the end of the weekend he will be much better. By then the ENTIRE family will have had some version of this so let’s hope that this is the end of illness for a while! (So I can get back to normal blog posts that aren’t on this topic!)