“It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.”
I don’t remember going to the doctor much as we were growing up, for the most part my brother and I were pretty healthy (lucky I think sometimes). However, I know for all the girls on this blog our children have been sick lately a lot, and everybody I talk to is suffering the same problem. The last three years this year alone I have had ear infections, pink eye, colds and the flu. Some of these I have not had since I was in elementary school myself and I know I have my children to thank.
I however had yet another humbling moment today. My youngest Corbin has been fighting a cough for almost a week and the fever set in on Tuesday. With my upbringing I am not one to take my kids to the doctor for much and as I was talking myself out of it today I had to argue with myself that the last two times I didn’t think it was necessary ended up in hospitalization for multiple days, so I made the appointment. As I get the diagnoses of an ear infection and RSV and listen to the instructions of 24 hour oxygen and 4 nubulizer treatments, I was humbled yet once more at how lucky we have been.
While right now after fighting for three hours to get oxygen on an 8 month old I feel like I am slipping farther behind, but yet I can be thankful that things have not been worse. I have two mostly healthy kids and a husband who some think is gruff but would do anything for me or our kids. I do have a roof over my head that while I think it needs a lot of remodeling, is more than thousands have. I am fortunate enough to be a stay at home mom, a part time job would be nice for socialization, but I am very lucky to have the choice.
— Author Unknown
