News in a Nutshell 30

Life has been very different the past few weeks for us - especially for Johnathan.  Poor boy has been very poorly.  Started with a migraine and now we have discovered he is anaemic and needs to start iron medication for at least six months!

In some ways it has felt very strange for me.  I mean, I’m used to dealing with my conditions and Kevin’s and the restrictions they naturally impose upon us.  But to see your son barely able to move and lying on the sofa for 3 weeks is abnormal.  And when you don’t know what’s wrong it feels so much worse.

He has never been sick for so long and I have no idea how long it will take for him to begin picking up enough so he can get back to school.  He only got to attend the first four days of school since the start of this new year.  I know he’s clever and can pick up on what he’s missed in school, but it’s really not the right time for this to happen.  Actually, truthfully there isn’t a right time for anybody to get as unwell as he has been during this time.

Not knowing what was going on with him wasn’t an easy thing to deal with.  I hated seeing my child suffering, not knowing what was going on or having any answers for him.  

TREASURE

Discovering what is wrong with your child is a feeling you cannot describe or the amount of relief you feel in that moment.