Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi everyone, im so fustrated right now. As a rule i try to avoid anyone who is sick, because Matt and I catch everything we are exposed to. I cant for the life of me, get it through some family members thick heads, that we cannot expose ourselves to thier germs, be it through direct contact with them or by being around someone who has been around them. Example: my sister calls Tuesday morning, she is very sick with respitory illness and vomiting, she babysits 3 boys, and she needs someone to drive them to school because she is to ill to do it. (and will not take the day off from babysitting, she cant afford to) She calls me of course and i would do anything to help my sister, but this to me is just putting me and Matt at risk. The boys are fine, but can't they carry her " bug " to us, without them getting sick from it?? Or am i overreacting?? Needless to say we are on the phone and she got me, after long deliberation and procrastination, i ended up driving the boys. Here it is Friday and Matt and i are sick with same syptoms as my sister. Last night was so bad for Matt, he started coughing and refluxing, that his nurse had to turn off his overnight feeding. And he is coughing up a storm again tonight, but at least he is keeping down the g-tube feeding so far. Once again can i be overreacting? Im a " better safe than sorry " kinda gal, and i just wish some family members outside my immediate homefront would respect that, i have explained over and over again about our mito, and how our catching " bugs " really affects us and how hard it is to bounce back. I know my sister doesnt want to see us sick, but i dont think she is grasping that me and Matt dont need bad " germs " to feel sick, we are feeling sick all the time just from the mito alone. She has also said to me if i dont allow me and Matt to be exposed to some germs we will never be able to fight off germs. Hell i know that, but to jump from a frying pan into a fire, just dont seem right to me and now im kicking myself for giving in on Tuesday. What do you all think. Am i overreacting?? I just dont know anymore. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi everyone, im so fustrated right now. As a rule i try to avoid anyone who is sick, because Matt and I catch everything we are exposed to. I cant for the life of me, get it through some family members thick heads, that we cannot expose ourselves to thier germs, be it through direct contact with them or by being around someone who has been around them. Example: my sister calls Tuesday morning, she is very sick with respitory illness and vomiting, she babysits 3 boys, and she needs someone to drive them to school because she is to ill to do it. (and will not take the day off from babysitting, she cant afford to) She calls me of course and i would do anything to help my sister, but this to me is just putting me and Matt at risk. The boys are fine, but can't they carry her " bug " to us, without them getting sick from it?? Or am i overreacting?? Needless to say we are on the phone and she got me, after long deliberation and procrastination, i ended up driving the boys. Here it is Friday and Matt and i are sick with same syptoms as my sister. Last night was so bad for Matt, he started coughing and refluxing, that his nurse had to turn off his overnight feeding. And he is coughing up a storm again tonight, but at least he is keeping down the g-tube feeding so far. Once again can i be overreacting? Im a " better safe than sorry " kinda gal, and i just wish some family members outside my immediate homefront would respect that, i have explained over and over again about our mito, and how our catching " bugs " really affects us and how hard it is to bounce back. I know my sister doesnt want to see us sick, but i dont think she is grasping that me and Matt dont need bad " germs " to feel sick, we are feeling sick all the time just from the mito alone. She has also said to me if i dont allow me and Matt to be exposed to some germs we will never be able to fight off germs. Hell i know that, but to jump from a frying pan into a fire, just dont seem right to me and now im kicking myself for giving in on Tuesday. What do you all think. Am i overreacting?? I just dont know anymore. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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