I took 2 weeks off of work to care for Pat, who had a total knee replacement 12/28/12. She was released from the hospital on 12/31/12. She's been doing fabulously! I am so proud of her and am so happy that she will soon be pain free and back to her activities! However, Joey caught that nasty virus that has been going around town - and passed it to me. Somehow, through good hand washing??, I did not pass the cold to Pat!
On Thursday, I can't tell you how, I strained a muscle in my back and it has me laid up. I've never hurt my back like this before, now I know how people with back problems feel :( Tramadol, ibuprofen and ice is the story of my life for the last 2 days. I must await Monday to make an appointment with my doc to see what they can do for me. My guess is, more drugs, ice and rest.
In addition to this world of unwellness, poor Harper caught the virus Joey and I had. She spiked a fever yesterday afternoon and has just been miserable. All she's wanted is to have her blanket and her mommy. Which doesn't bode too well as I can't bend over to pick the poor child up :( Joey has been fabulous at helping with everything, we are so blessed! Poor Harper woke up at 0300 this morning, with a fever of 103.3, she and I were both crying :( She's never been this sick and miserable before, stuffy noses here and there, mild fevers and achey ears, but nothing like this. It's funny how I work with kids who are, at times, on the brink of death, and I can hold it together. But when my little girl is sick I feel so badly, its just so strange. It shows the amount of emotional restraint I apparently have when I'm at work.
Anyway.... Joey and I have The Hunger Games on TV, Harper just had some ibuprofen and is napping again. Lucy the bulldog, as always, is in and out of napping posted up on her spot on our couch. Oooh, and there's a fire going that Joey built :)
Thanks for listening!
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