Labor of sickness 2016

Labor Day weekend turned out to be a labor in sickness. Both children went through vomiting plus a week sickness/recovery. It took longer for Olivia to get better than Marshall and in the process, we believe Olivia is allergic/intolerant to red meat. Since she has had ongoing issues with sickness, we are hopeful that this will help with that.

Also Wes and I were feeling sickly, so we stopped taking our medication for a few days. We each noticed return of or influx of symptoms. GI cramping, nausea, depression for me. Wes also had a herx after going back on medication and during an increase of one of his medications.

One lesson learned for me during this rough time was from Olivia. In one of her roughest days of puking, she had just finished another bout of it. She promptly laid down in bed next to Marshall, placed her arm over him and smiled at him. In the midst of not feeling well, she was caring for her little brother.

When we are feeling like we are on our last rope, we can just look to her attitude in the midst of her ongoing struggles.