Do I have anything to say?: I didn't say it

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

I didn't say it

...but I WAS thinking it...

and hoping that as long as it wasn't spoken, I would be "safe"...

Last week, I was thinking (it wasn't the first time I was thinking it, but the most recent time) that as far as I can remember, I didn't get so much as a "sniffle" or "tiny little cough" throughout the fall or winter. I managed to stay VERY healthy, even with colds and the flu running rampant around the hospital. At times, it seemed like EVERYONE got sick but me (it did help that the week we had an abundance of influenza patients was the week I was in California!). I decided that I was meant to stay healthy because throughout much of that time, I had friends with kids in the hospital. If I had been feeling even the tiniest bit sick, I would not have been able to visit them as frequently, or at all (because the LAST thing I would want to do is compromise their health!). So, I was thinking that I was protected from illness so I could be a good friend :o) Or, maybe because I'm not a very good patient and probably rather annoying to everyone if I don't feel well, so it was for the "greater good" that I remained "sickness free".

In any case, yesterday afternoon I started with a stuffed up nose. I went to bed with a bit of a sore throat and some "sinus pressure". Thankfully, I got a "lovely" phone call at 5:45 putting me "on call" for the day. So, I stayed in bed until nearly noon, which I am sure was VERY helpful in the "healing" process, although I still have a stuffy/runny nose and slightly sore throat! Now, I'm hoping that I can just stay home because blowing my nose every five minutes at work would be SUPER annoying. I'm wondering if it is a slight case of allergies after spending so much time outdoors yesterday. I can handle allergies (I think!). Well, I'm off to take a nice hot shower in hopes of ridding myself of any "toxins" (I should probably vacuum my house as well...I'm sure the dust won't help if indeed this is allergy related).

Enough of the whining...off to try and "heal myself" with some water and singing :o)

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Who's Who

Updated September 2013

I have one sister who is married and has two boys. "A" was born June 2009 and "I" was born March 2012. We are both really close to my parents and have lots of "family dinners".

I wrote a lot about my patients when I first started this blog. Some patients are still growing and thriving, and others have lost their battles.

My first foster placements lived with me from June 2010-September 2011. They were sisters who were 15 and almost 3 when they were placed with me and are now 18 and 5. I called M "the teen" and L "the little one". They live with their mom who still has many issues, but are doing well (ok) and I still have (not enough) contact with them.

My second foster placement came to me September 6, 2012. I call her Zoe and she turned 5 in April. She has cystic fibrosis and has been a patient on my floor at the hospital. The plan is still reunification.

Ivy is a 17-year-old whose mom died just before Thanksgiving. She has a Guardian, but is unable to live with him due to some family issues. She has no other family who is willing/able to take her. She moved in with me the beginning of February. She moved to a group home at the beginning of August as her needs were too great for me with my schedule and having another child with special needs.