The day Vera came home from the hospital, I fell sick with a bad bout of the flu.
Three days of high fever, which is rare for me, and a hacking cough that makes my diaphragm hurt. I perspire buckets non-stop. My nose cannot stop flowing.
When kids fall sick, the strain on caregivers increases. I think my body held out till they got better and then my system crashed.
I feel so weak and worn down. After one month of battling their illnesses, I end up having to fight my own.
It is too much to bear.
And what if they catch my lethal bug? What if VERA catches it? I am paranoid now, so paranoid. One month is all my body can handle. Please stop at me, please. Spare us.
3 comments:
It is way too much! I am so sorry you are sick... I am praying that it stops with you.did Era come home yet?
Oh dear. Speedy recovery, May! Hoping no one else will have to fight that nasty flu bug.
Joanna
May, I am so very sorry that you fell ill. Extremely ill. As caregivers, we have a lot of additional stress that parents of "traditional" kids alone do not have. I hope you're able to get some rest and nurse yourself back to good health.
Susan
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