Twelve days into this crisis experience – Kingston’s still in the hospital but at least he seems to be out of imminent danger. He’s got a fever that constantly hovers around 102F – 104F which is alarming to us. But the nurses and doctors who keep checking on him don’t seem overtly alarmed. The problem now lies in trying to figure out what the cause of it is. They’ve done all kinds of samples, CAT scans, ultrasounds, tested different antibiotics, etc without any clear cut solution so far.
My wife and I are holding up…my wife is as stoic as ever, but I can read the concern and worry on her face for everything from Kingston’s recovery to the upcoming bills that are inevitably going to show up. But otherwise she’s never one to complain and often refuses help or attention on herself.
Me on the other hand, I’m more than ready to cry for help if I need it. I think it was only within the last 5 or 6 years ago where I learned it’s much more comforting just voicing all my pain and suffering out to whomever can listen, than to just hold it all in. THAT’s why you guys hear all the bitching all the time see?
I’m still hanging in there….there’s no choice really. But my body is definitely complaining to me….my throat hurts, I gots me one of them painful canker sores on my lip, my back is killing me, I got nightmares almost every night since my wife’s been staying over at the hospital. Maaaan, I’m breaking down!
One of my friends said it best, “Some things were just meant to be endured until it’s over”. There’s something reassuring about that statement….at least it suggests all of this crappiness to be over someday.
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