We had a wonderful Easter with our extended family - 12 adults and 4 kids! For four days we all swam at the beach, played various games, caught up with more family and friends, and then of course had late nights... and K kept up with us all!!! By Monday afternoon K was completely exhausted and so we headed home earlier than planned to allow her to rest. By Tuesday night K was spiking temps of 39+, was chronically tired, and had a runny nose… and I turned into a crazy woman assuming the worst!
As previously blogged, K had been living with high temps and similar symptoms since she was seven months old. This all ceased with the understanding of K’s dietary requirements and changes made from December 2012. Since then, whilst still battling with stomach issues, K had not had one temp…
I started to go into ‘panic problem solving mode’ asking questions like ‘Had K managed to consume gluten and therefore crashed her immune system?’ (as was previously occurring) and ‘OMG, perhaps K had developed another intolerance to something and that is making her sick?’….. Fortunately I then remembered the warnings from my Doctor, Mother and even my husband that even though K is well and truly on the mend, even normal healthy kids get sick!!
For anyone who has faced the emotional horrors of dealing with a chronically sick child and then have them make a full recovery, perhaps could relate to my initial panic…. Going from ‘sick’ to ‘healthy sick’ is a bit of a transition…. And I’m soooooooo grateful to be going through it!!! I am also really happy to report that whilst K has slept all day, the temps have gone and she is back to being her normal cheeky toddler self!
The main point to this blog was simply to remind us all that despite our best efforts with food, exercise etc, kids get sick!! In fact it is expected and assists them to strengthen their immune system…. so don’t naturally assume the worst!! However if you are ever concerned, go see your Doctor (like I do! J ) ….. xx
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