Reichen has been really sick the past 10 days. He has hand, foot, and mouth, the same horrible disease Latham contracted just a few months ago. And it’s been truly terrible. Again.
For days and days, I’ve tried to think of a light, clever, and funny way to blog about the illness, but then I realized: there is nothing funny about my 3 year old running a high fever, not eating a single bite, and sleeping constantly for 10 straight days.
There’s nothing funny about my 3 year old losing 15% of his body weight, his repeated bloody noses, or having the worst case of blisters in his mouth and down his throat the pediatrician has ever seen.
There’s nothing funny about the sores covering my 3 year old’s mouth, nose, and lips, his gums being so inflamed every time I brush his teeth they bleed, or hearing him cry from pain in his sleep.
There’s. Nothing. Funny. About. It.
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How is he doing? I was thinking about this when I was up all last night with a sick child (who i don’tthink is ever going to be healthy again, this is the exhaustion talking)
this is horrible! i hope it goes away soon, i can’t imagine.
It is sad to see your baby so miserable. One semi bright spot. . . he is young enough that he most likely won’t remember even being sick. Mom will remember! But the boys won’t.
poor little guy.
That is absolutely heartbreaking to see as a mother. Praying for a speedy recovery. Hang in there mamma!
OH your poor baby!! I am so so sorry. I hope he’s feeling better very very soon!
I am so so sorry! We haven’t had that one here (knock on wood) but I hear it’s just awful. Will be thinking of you guys, I can’t even imagine.