Bummer
Amidst his tears, he explained that his “back. hurts.” and pointed to his lower back. He was inconsolable for about half an hour, at which point he had cried himself into exhaustion and fell asleep...
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Puke sessions so far: 3 Urine analysis came back normal, so it’s not a UTI. While it would have been nice to have an actual diagnosis, we’re glad for the result because if the test had come back...
View ArticleHealth and Wellness Update
The ibuprofen did the trick and within an hour his fever was down to “low-grade” again and he was showing signs of life for the first time all day. He even ate some pasta and pretended to be a dog as...
View ArticleCan I Have Some Cheese With That?
I heard Kaelin coughing a few times last night. If she gets sick too, I think I’m just going to throw myself off the balcony. This week is wearing me down. All the household chores are pretty much up...
View ArticleA New Day
Jens appears to have strep throat. I say “appears” because the tests came back negative, but he has all the symptoms. The doctor told him that the test is only 85% accurate so she’s pretty sure it’s...
View ArticleState of the Union
Jens is slightly better. I watched him choke down three pills cut up into little tiny pieces, and only gag one of them back up again. He also managed to eat some chicken broth tonight, which is the...
View ArticleWee Hours
Over the course of yesterday, Jens improved about 800%. I kept the kids out of the house all day and when we arrived home it was like meeting a different Jens. Well, “different” meaning the “same”...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Good: Doing a bunch of sit-ups Bad: Contracting some kind of head-congesty coughing syndrome Ugly: Having sore stomach muscles from too many sit-ups so that each time I descend into another coughing...
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