Since Thanksgiving we have been fighting off a killer cold. Yesterday I took Abby to the Dr because I thought she might have strep, and Libby because she's had a weird cough and I just wanted to get it checked out. Turns out Abby has the flu (and an ear infection of course) and Libby has a strain of RSV (and ear infection – can you see a theme?). My Dad was sweet enough to go to the Dr office with me and was in the car with abby when she started throwing up while I was in a store getting movies. My poor Dad doesn't handle puking well and has been in the car a couple of times with abby when she threw up. When we got home her fever was up to 104…we finally got her meds to stay down and today she seems to be doing a lot better. We hope she can still get tubes in on tues since the dr said Tamiflu causes ear infections!! I appreciate my parents so much for always being there for me and especially the girls and for Chris who took the day off today to stay home with us. I have a sinus infection and have been sleeping most of the day. I went to acute care tonight to get more antibiotics…we'll see how that goes. I hope we all get better for Christmas!!
On a related note, after spending close to 1k this month in co-pays, medicines and an outpatient surgery, what I really want for Christmas is free and universal health care for everyone. I saw the movie Sicko recently and it makes me sick, and really want to move. I have a good friend Kristen who is from Canada and I love hearing her talk about healthcare there and picking her brain for the pros and cons. Anyway, I can[t imagine what people do who don't have hundreds of extra dollars do when their kids are sick. It's not fun for us to shell out the money, but it's not keeping my kids from having food either…anyway. We'll update with abby's surgery if it happens.
