Sick!
I made the mistake of mentioning to someone about a week ago that our family really doesn't get sick very often. I guess the fates decided that it was time.
On Tuesday, John wasn't feeling well. He had a sore throat, and possibly a fever. He lay around and read; I figured it would pass.
By Wednesday, I think the sore throat was better, but he awoke with his eye crusted over with thick green gunk, which continued to ooze throughout the day.
Yesterday (Thursday) his eye was still oozing gunk, and the area around his eye was sore from his attempts to clean the mucus. He couldn't open his eye all the way, and it kind of looked like his entire eye was sunken down on his face. As if that wasn't enough, by the evening, he was complaining about feeling a lot of pressure in his ear, and was so uncomfortable that he was almost in tears.
Last night, Steven took him to the doctor. Sure enough, he has conjunctivitis (pink eye) as well as an ear infection. He came home with eye drops and antibiotics, which he'll need to take for the next week.
This morning, John's eye was looking better. His ear no longer hurts. But he was coughing at scripture reading this morning.
We're supposed to leave on vacation next week. I really hope that by then, John is feeling better, and that no one else gets whatever crazy virus/ bacteria that has been plaguing John this week.
On Tuesday, John wasn't feeling well. He had a sore throat, and possibly a fever. He lay around and read; I figured it would pass.
By Wednesday, I think the sore throat was better, but he awoke with his eye crusted over with thick green gunk, which continued to ooze throughout the day.
Yesterday (Thursday) his eye was still oozing gunk, and the area around his eye was sore from his attempts to clean the mucus. He couldn't open his eye all the way, and it kind of looked like his entire eye was sunken down on his face. As if that wasn't enough, by the evening, he was complaining about feeling a lot of pressure in his ear, and was so uncomfortable that he was almost in tears.
Last night, Steven took him to the doctor. Sure enough, he has conjunctivitis (pink eye) as well as an ear infection. He came home with eye drops and antibiotics, which he'll need to take for the next week.
This morning, John's eye was looking better. His ear no longer hurts. But he was coughing at scripture reading this morning.
We're supposed to leave on vacation next week. I really hope that by then, John is feeling better, and that no one else gets whatever crazy virus/ bacteria that has been plaguing John this week.
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