Mum's the word
I should be helping Lily make up her bunk bed at camp. I should be slipping the note I wrote her under her pillow, the one where I tell her how much I am going to miss her for the next six weeks. I should be doing all that, but I'm not.
On our way to camp Lily felt ill. A trip to the doctor confirmed she has mono and is down for the count. So we are spending today getting blood work and feeling bummed out.
I remember getting mono when I was a teenager. I was so sick I ended up in the hospital with a high fever. I don't know whether it was the ice bed they put me on to help reduce the fever, or all those aspirin suppositories that came my way, but I was definitely disoriented.
I was a patient in the Catholic hospital where my Dad worked. All the nuns and priests loved Dr. Vieira, so they made it a habit (forgive the pun) to drop in on me frequently. Of course in my delirium, brought on by the mono and exacerbated by teenage histrionics, I thought they were administering last rites. Apparently, I was wrong.
Lily also will recover, but for now I'm laying low. No speeches about how life is full of ups and downs. For this Mom...mum's the word.
On our way to camp Lily felt ill. A trip to the doctor confirmed she has mono and is down for the count. So we are spending today getting blood work and feeling bummed out.
I remember getting mono when I was a teenager. I was so sick I ended up in the hospital with a high fever. I don't know whether it was the ice bed they put me on to help reduce the fever, or all those aspirin suppositories that came my way, but I was definitely disoriented.
I was a patient in the Catholic hospital where my Dad worked. All the nuns and priests loved Dr. Vieira, so they made it a habit (forgive the pun) to drop in on me frequently. Of course in my delirium, brought on by the mono and exacerbated by teenage histrionics, I thought they were administering last rites. Apparently, I was wrong.
Lily also will recover, but for now I'm laying low. No speeches about how life is full of ups and downs. For this Mom...mum's the word.
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That's too bad for Lily. I've never had mono, but I do remember coming home from camp when I was eleven because I got the flu. My most vivid memory of that experience is the camp nurse telling me that I was the first sick kid all week that they thought was truly sick and not just homesick. I just remember deliriously responding: "Uh, thanks?" to that "compliment".
So sorry Lily is ill and will miss camp. Hope she has a speedy recovery, and that you, too, come through the ordeal well!
Mere,
Poor Lily! I hope you're going to let her make a list of movies you can rent for her. About all you can do is be Mom. She's lucky she has you.
feel better Lily!
How sad for Lily to miss her time at performing arts camp. I can just imagine her disappointment. If only we could take some of the pain away from our children when they are having "jelly side down" days.
Hang in there.
Sad for Lily, but Meredith you have to admit somewhere in the back of your mind it feels good to really be needed again by your kids, if even for a little while. It really helps bring some focus to your life instead of worrying about work or this and that, you get to focus on one main thing. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for both of you :)
Hi Meredith! I'm so sorry that Lily has Mono. My teenager had that last year and it wasn't fun. Hope she gets well soon. I don't know if you remember, but last week you took my 7yr. old, Alexis, from the crowd of fans outside & brought her into the studio for a personal tour! I'm sending you a thank you card & pics of Alexis, a.k.a. Bean or Beannie, I hope it gets to you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Meredith... I bet missing camp is probably the worst thing Lily can imagine right now.
Wishing her a speedy recovery.... (maybe a trip to the Olympics will help?)..LOL
Meredith
Sorry to hear that Lilys not feeling well. Hope she has a speedy recovery.
Dave
I'm so sorry for Lily. Her disappointment must be overwhelming. Are there any thoughts on if/when she'll be able to join her friends at camp?
Does Lily spend all summer at camp or does she also do jobs like babysitting and yard work too? How about your boys...have they ever mowed lawns, painted fences, or worked at Fast Food restaurants to earn their own spending money?
Meridith,
I feel badly for Lily but know your TLC will be there for her. Mono makes you feel horrible for a while but when you start feeling better, you want to get up and move on. That is not a good idea unless the Dr. says so. Lots of fluids and Light Hi Protein foods will be helpful.
It was nice to see you back this morning as it is every morning.
When does the "gang" leave for China?
Meredith.....Lily and my 15 year old daughter have had a very similar path these past months....First the appendectomy and then mono.....For us the mono was harder to recover from with waxing and waning fatigue... one friend who had mono at the same age said it took her 18 months to really feel better....ugh!!! Hope she is feeling more like herself each day....
Hi Meredith,
My dad was the Chief of Pharmacy Service at the VA Hospital when your Dad was there. He tells he he met your Dad on numerous occasions and he was truly a gentlemen.