An Ongoing List of The Things They’ve Carried: Illness Edition
After our appointment with the pediatrician the other day, I thought it might be fun (in a really not fun way) to keep track of all the illnesses our kids collect. So, without further commentary, a not-quite-chronological look at being sick at chez durkin:
- The Flu, 2003 Edition.
- Ear Infection (s). We win the prize here, neither kid can get through the winter without at least 40 or so ear infections. Eventually led to tubes for one of them.
- The Flu, 2004 Edition.
- Various tummy bugs, viruses, etc with no real name or treatment. Jackpot once again. Kids under five are like petri dishes with built in germ collectors. And there is nothing you can do about it.
- Benign Big Head. Ok, so that’s not the real name for it, but I can’t remember what the true name is.
- The Flu, 2005 Edition.
- Hand-Foot-Mouth.
- The Flu, 2006 Winter Edition, and more ear infections for Dobbs.
- Coxsachie. More about that.
- The Flu, 2006 Spring Edition.
- The Flu, 2006 Fall Edition.
- The Flu, 2007 Winter Edition. Turns out, this time it was for real. The boys were tested and everything, and sure enough, this is/was the FLU.
