Back to the land of the living… November 1, 2007
…Yep, I am. For now. Hopefully for awhile. *smile*
Yesterday I couldn’t stay awake long enough to answer my Mom’s simple question, “Are you feeling any better??” She would ask and I’d be asleep again before she finished it. She told me she needed to know because if not we were going back to the doctor today. I heard her voice in the far away distance but didn’t really understand why on earth someone would try to talk to me while I was still sleeping….maybe it was a dream. Oh well, I thought, I’ll just keep sleeping and if it’s not a dream they can talk to me later…hey, they knew where to find me. Same place I’d been since August 27th. BED. Ok, ok, almost but not quite….same place I’d been since Thursday anyway.
Soooooo, that’s what I did. I slept and slept and slept and slept….and slept. I remember straws being put in my mouth and pills being handed to me by a big nice looking guy, quite cute when it comes right down to it, who I couldn’t help thinking would make a great RN someday. Wow, being sick pays off!!! *wink* Ok, so it was my adorable, really will make a great RN someday brother, Jon. So I swallowed and went back to sleep.
This morning I woke up feeling not so great but began to feel better on the way to the Doctor’s office. We got there, dealt with a really, really, really not so great, pushy, snippy, rude, just awful nurse who is lucky to still have her head attached to her shoulders and her nursing degree in tact after Mama got done with her, they did the typical stuff, asked a million questioned, poked me, took blood, scribbled on their papers and briskly said “The Doctor will be with you in a moment”.
The long and short of it. I’m sick. Surprise huh?? Yeah. I was glad to know what was wrong with me. No wonder we pay Doctor’s so much!!!!!!!!! *smile* OK, I’m stopping. Mama had to hear the whole, “Reasons why I don’t need to go to the Doctor ” speech and wasn’t impressed….and you see who won out!!! Ugh. Ok, so…why am I so sick and can’t get well?? The following conversation took place with my Doctor…
Doctor: You work with children yes?
Me: Yes m’am.
Doctor: What ages?
Me: Infants, toddlers…up to four years…
Doctor: Ahhh…and they give you alllll their colds and sniffles and you are staying sick!!!!!
Me: *smile-blink, blink* (As if to say, try and make me stay away from my babies!!!!!)
Doctor: So, I think your body just needs to get used to that environment enough to be able to resist whatever tries to get in. The first year at a new place like that, people stay sick the whole time until their body adapts and learns to fight it.
Me: I guess I shouldn’t love on them quite so much….*sigh*
Doctor: Noooo, they need you to love on them, especially if they’re there all the time….just take your vitamins and stick with it and I would say in six months or a year you should be good!!!
Me: *LOL* A year….sigh. I’ll be well in a year!! Woo Hoo!!!
Sooooooooo, that’s that. My sweet little precious dears are keeping me sick but I’m to stick with it and in a year all will be well!!!!!!! *smile* Hey, they’re worth it!!!!!
Well, I’m finally going to see my Grandma tonight. Sigh. I’m glad. I need to see for myself how she really is!!!! She asked me today on the phone if I was going to be well enough to sing at the funeral and when I said yes she started crying. Two weeks ago when they talked about it, my Grandpa’s only wish for the service was that Josh, Jon and I sing, after that he didn’t care. Sigh. I thought that was so sweet. I told her unless I was dead, I’d sing. It might sound completely awful, but sick or not we’ll sing. You can pray for continued healing though, Josh has been sick and I’m obviously still not there yet and the service is this Sunday. Thanks y’all!!!! Might not be the greatest to black out on stage because I’m using the little air I have to sing…although it would be a dramatic service. Heh heh heh.
I have a perfectly adorable balloon floating near my bed with swirls on it…I love to watch it while I have nothing better to do. Thank you Twirly and Whirly!!!!! And….my window sill is FULL of get well cards…..y’all are incredible!!!! I love y’all….
Oh…get this:
Mama: Whoa, look at all those cards!!!!
Me: Yeah….
Mama: None from me up there!!!
Me: You didn’t send me one!!
Mama: I’ll be right back!!!!!!!!
Me: Ohhh boy…*shaking head*
Mama: Here ya go, get well soon….
Me: *opening card*
Card: “May your heart be filled with joy on your birthday!!” Personal Note: I love you!! Get well soon and Happy Birthday!!! Hugs from me to you, Mama
Me: It’s not my birthday!!!!!
Mama: It’s all I could find….and it is your birthday next month!!! Now put it on your window sill!!!!!
Me: *LOL* *shaking head*
She is detrimental to my health!!!!!! She makes me laugh until I either can’t breathe or wind up in a coughing fit!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ohhhhhhhhhhh well…… *smile*
Toodles people….LOVE & HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WELCOME BACK! I’m hoping that the ‘land of the living’ can keep you for a while!!!
I’ll be prayin’ that you don’t pass out Sunday. Hopefully that 6 mo. to a year will speed by for you! *hug* (but not too close)=)
You’d better stay halfway well at least for one day!!!
I’ve been looking forward to this for a year now.
Oh Yes… If you need to sit down we can always go watch the fashion show. That was the highlight of the day last time! *wink*
You’d better not be sick for a whole year! Good grief! Many prayers for a happy, healthy YOU. Love ya.
Who is this incredibly handsome Jon I keep hearing about?
You mean you don’t know him??? He’s just the best thing out there…not only is he good looking, but he makes people laugh, gives people their medicine on time, helps around the house, he’s a great movie buddy AND he even goes shopping with his sister on a boring Friday night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excuse me, like I told the “snitty” nurse, I, your mother, have been taking care of you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I have been getting up in the middle of the night (and day! don’t ask, but this makes sense) to give this child meds. I am the one who gave birth to this child. I am the one who knows what meds she is on, what her last diagnosis was and what is happening with her today. I am not leaving this room, and I WANT A NEW NURSE NOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!
Thank you very much. ;^)
Yes, yes, we know, I know, they know….I was just referring to Wednesday when Jon gave me my medicine all day…you were gone a lot that day and he did it….I definitely know you’re the one who’s taken care of me…and thank you. But if I didn’t know before I suuuuuuuuuure did after that conversation with the nurse…Heavens!!!!!!!
I don’t know what possesses me, but sometimes I get a little….stressed and bossy with “snitty” nurses! I didn’t mean to fuss at you Erin dear, I just get a little worked up remembering that fateful day!
Ahhhh, yes….I know all too well…let’s just remember to breathe though!!!!!
I didn’t know that you lost your Grandfather! I’m so sorry! I’ll be praying for you all.
WOW!!! You mean you have TWO nurses fighting over you! WOW!!!! And both of them sound very competent!
One a future nurse and one that should have an honorary nuseing degree!
*smiling!* That is SO sweet of you mom!
Geez it’s totally not fair, when I am sick I am lucky to get someone to bring me the thermometer…why do you get to have all the nurses at your beck and call??
Oh and I am sure that you wouldn’t be catching things so much from the babies if it weren’t for your initial round of pneumonia/bronchitis slowing you down…unless you really think you got THAT from them (which maybe it was a combination of things?)…whatev lol