Adenovirus. That’s
the name of the plague on my house. That’s
a new one to us! Apparently it’s what
Luke had (super high fever, sinus infection, tonsillitis, etc.). It’s what caused the rash on Sam’s face and
his cough. It’s what is giving Kaley a
high fever and horrible headache. And
now it’s what’s landed us in the hospital with Manny (high fever, respiratory
and GI complications).
Here is a link sharing a bit more about the virus if you’re
interested. http://www.lpch.org/
And now what we don’t know … you know how Manny’s been sick
for basically 2 weeks after his adenoid surgery? That might have been part of it. Or maybe not.
But we know the fever started 2 days ago. So not sure if we have hit the worst of it or
if there’s more complications to come for him.
Last time he got something icky like this, he ended up in the ICU on
bipap and talking vent. Really, really
hoping we’ve already hit bottom with this.
This picture is so cool.
One of the nurses here thought it would be cool if Manny has his own
Hospital ID badge. Child Life made him
one and delivered it today. It is soooo
neat! It looks so real she had to clear it with security and put, “This badge
is intended for play” on it. It’s such a
great gift for him because he is always noticing the badges and cool things
they put on it. And he pulls the string
and loves to watch it pop back. Now we
can collect cool things to add to it.
Next … my tooth. I
don’t talk about it much but the tooth right behind the pointy one on the right
upper has been a pain for a loooong time.
Numerous years ago it was in much pain.
I went to the dentist to have it looked at and they said it was bad and
that I must have been in much pain. I was. They told me the amount it would cost to fix
and quite frankly, I didn’t have it. I
had about half and could get the other half by the next week. I’d already had thousands of dollars of work
done by this dentist so I asked for some leeway, compassion or something. I asked if he would take something as collateral
or whatever but just get me out of pain.
He refused. I remember sitting in
the van crying in disbelief and pain.
I ignored it.
Eventually the tooth died so it stopped hurting. Slowly it started to chip and break away. I babied it like crazy. Then it fell apart completely. When?
During the month Manny was in the hospital in septic shock over
Christmas 2011. I was fighting for my
son’s life so a stupid tooth seemed such a silly thing to worry about. But it was embarrassing. So very close to the front, you can see it
when I smile or talk.
Over the past year and a half or so, I’ve worked on getting
that tooth replaced. By now, however, it’s
much more trouble than when it first happened.
I needed a bone graft (very painful), sinus augmentation (also not
pleasant) and the implant. During the
interim, there is a fake cover type tooth just sticking in there basically
hanging by a thread. The next to the
last step was to put the silver implant in and I had that done and covered with
a temporary tooth. I’ve already paid for
the final tooth and it’s been sitting in the dental office for about a month
now. They keep calling to see when I can
get it placed.
Today? The stupid
temporary one cracked and fell apart.
Ugh. So now I have this hill
billy look again every time I talk or smile.
Posting a picture about it just so you can see how hideous it is! I’ll eventually get in to the dentist to get the last step
but for now, I’ll just have to talk and smile less.
On a cute note … Manny has just this week started to ask
this question, “Mama, Are you my favorite friend?” And when I say YES he says, “You’re
my favorite friend.” Oh be still my
heart.
Finally, I don’t normally post stuff like this. Feel free to watch it or not. But it’s a father’s perspective on a child’s
illness. Very moving to me. So heart felt. (9 minutes long).
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