Ok, so the strep is back. I’ve now been fighting it for two months. I’m ok on antibiotics, not ok off. I went in for my third culture now and they are concerned … as am I. For any of you who know David Lee’s mom, strep was the culprit for the terrible, horrible illness that nearly caused her to lose her life and left her physically handicapped several years ago. Adam is not a patient there but they swabbed him anyway and I registered him to save myself from having to travel downtown to the pediatrician’s office. He’s positive, too. So now after another $100 on broad-spectrum antibiotics for resistant strep, our cultures travel to the lab for sensitivity checks. I am so tired it’s insane. I must say it’s nice to find something. The last two months I’ve convinced myself I’m utterly lazy. I’m tired and unmotivated all the time. Jobs I usually find energizing (like mowing lawn, sewing a dress) have looked huge and I couldn’t find the energy to do it. I wondered if I somehow lost my ability to make myself work now that we’re in the house …… at least I know there must still be the real Michelle lurking somewhere and the jelly knees, prickly skin, heart palpitations, and hot flashes will go away again. Adam stumps me. HOW CAN HE SIMPLY NOT ACT SICK??????????????????? So the fellowship meetings are this weekend and right now it feels herculean to even think of doing laundry tomorrow much less make sure 350 people get lunch on Sunday. And then when I think I have it bad, I stop and think about Beth. Kelvin came down w\/ the flu Tuesday night and by Wed noon he was really sick … cough, sore throat, fever, dizziness. He went home. Beth’s cousin, Anita, from MD came to be with her (PTL she decided to come for a few days). Meanwhile, the hospital got full, Olivia got discharged, and Beth got bumped out. So while Kelvin was home sick in bed, Beth and Anita had to leave with Olivia and stay at a motel overnight. Veronica is also breastfeeding so Beth has to be around … but there is no room in the inn. Which means they started doing only tube feedings at night and then breast feeding during the day. Even so, Beth has to rest b\/w feedings and there she sits trying to be comfortable in the waiting room for families of laboring women. The latest news is that she is coming down w\/ the same illness. I’m worried. And praying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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