It has been a long time since I have felt like posting but I am trying to pull myself out of the funk I've been in. It is so hard to stay positive when you feel bad all-the-time. Right now I'm fighting the black plague that swept through my house. Only my youngest son Riley didn't get sick. He just got the sniffles while the rest of us has been on our death beds. Jared, my oldest son, is super healthy and very rarely gets sick. Whenever he does get sick he just goes to sleep early and wakes up feeling better. This time he got sick though and had to miss a few days of work. I think it is the only time he has ever called in sick. I have been sick for 2 weeks and my husband for 3, at least as far as I can remember. My husband and I went to the doctor together and they actually saw us at the same time and we got matching prescriptions for the most part. We both have bronchitis really bad with spasms of coughing so bad we couldn't breath. My abdominal muscles are really sore from coughing. My husband had 2 nasty ear infections though and I only had sinus infections. They gave me a few days of steroids to help the inflammation in my throat because it was so painful. I was very grateful. I can tell the medication is working and I am sllllowwwly feeling more human.
My husband is lucky he is a manager where he works because he missed a lot of work. He had the days to take off but of course that takes away from vacation time. I just think about the jobs I've had and wonder what would have happened if I'd still been working there. I used to be a CNA and was only allowed to have 4 instances of sickness in a year. Most of the time I went to work sick because I had to stay home with my kids when they were sick. If I were sick more than 3 days I would have to get a doctor's note for them. I can't remember now but if I missed much more than that I'd have to go on medical leave. At the hospital, nurses and CNAs are in short supply so they have to be strict on sick leave. You would think they wouldn't want sick people around the patients that are already being treated for something. Where my husband works, in IT, if someone gets sick they don't want you to come in and get everyone sick. When my husband tried to go back to work they ended up telling him to go home. It is just frustrating thinking of the young parents trying to take care of their kids and not get in trouble for being sick when other people have it so much easier.
Anyway, I am working on finishing up a little cross stitch kit I bought on ebay. I got them to work on when I was sick because they were very simple. I also think they are really cute and I am going to get the supplies to make up a bunch for gifts. I'll take pictures later. Right now I'm going to go get showered up and dressed. I have been looking like death for so long I want to make myself look normal for once. I know that will make me feel better.
Donna
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