I’M STILL STANDING
yah yah yah
jasper has now reached the vomitting stage of scarlet fever, and the fever has also worked itself up. today i stayed home with him (when i wasn’t taking carys to her endocrinologist appointment…for some reason the outshot of that appointment is that she needs to see an orthopaediatric surgeon) while the other three went to the beach. jasper was so feverish and disoriented after his nap, his eyes were so droopy, his manner so lethargic, all he wanted was to lie on the sofa, take the occasional sip of water and watch the wiggles. so we did. he’s my hot potato (ha ha, wiggles humour).
it’s a bit of a competition now, not even jasper vs scarlet fever, but tess vs scarlet fever. wading through kids illnesses can be like wading through depression, one step at a time. isolation isn’t much fun, but we will manage. i will probably get sick when this is all over, but until then, i’m walking down the yellow brick road, medicine and barf buckets in each hand.
(the fact that magnificent lets me have a lie in in the mornings helps tremendously)
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Hi Tess,
Very sorry to hear of Jasper’s illness.
We’re praying for you and the little man. Hope he’s fighting fit very soon – and that your health holds out as well.
Lots-a-love from the Maregas
T, so sorry to hear of what is going on there. Tell JJ that Auntie has some GG cookies here waiting for him and maybe that will perk him up ? I am interested to hear more about this follow up visit for Carys…
How are Seb and Sela fairing??
Take Care of yourself through all this, even though it is hard..
Thinking about you all and conting down the weeks until we see each other.
Love Auntie P xo
Haven’t had kids that were Wiggles fans, but one is coming up I’m sure. They are in town tonight for a show – expect to hear lots of little screams from the area.
I hear yah. We are in a similar ‘bilibili’ these days. ALthough I’m not subjected to the Wiggles, I am wading through “squashed bananas, squashed bananas” and a hot potato as well. well wishes to you and the little man
Tess, wishing Jasper a speedy recovery. I have vague memories of Scarlet Fever when I was little and apparently my mother was the only person I would allow anywhere near me. I think J is a lucky boy to have you right there beside him. WIGGLE ON! Love TJ x
Oh no! Hope things start to improve with the kidlets. Hang in there.
Better hot potato than cold spaghetti! (GROAN!)
this too shall pass, this too shall pass, this too shall pass. Chant it with me, Tess. I am with you. We don’t have scarlet fever which sounds horrible, but we have had a fever and snot virus that started two weeks ago. It has hit 3 of my four and I am going on 14 days of caring for sick kiddos. I am feeling your pain and praying that your sweet boy gets better soon. Will you give us a full Carys doctor update when you feel up to it?
hugs to you, my friend!
Molly