When Rachel was little her immune system wasn't very strong, and it seems like any time anyone else got the least bit sick she would become very ill, have seizures, and end up in the emergency room. As she got older her immune system got stronger, and eventually she got to the point where she didn't always get sick, and when she did get sick she didn't always have seizures. However, I do still worry more about her than the rest of us. She does still occasionally have seizures and she usually doesn't tell me she's sick, so I have to figure it out by watching her.
So, we've all been sick at our house. We've all had colds, but they've been pretty bad colds. Horrible sore throat, headache, low grade fever, coughing. Lots and lots of coughing. General body aches and pains (as in, I feel like I got hit by a truck). Not pleasant at all. We've all had it, except Rachel. I've watched her like a hawk. Knowing how absolutely horrible I felt, I didn't want to make her go to school if she was ill, and I'm always worried she'll have a seizure when I'm not right there with her. One night she sneezed, just one sneeze, and I almost kept her home from school the next day (yes, I do overreact on a regular basis). I have asked her if her head hurt and checked her neck for swollen glands so many times I'm amazed she's still letting me anywhere near her. As horribly ill as the rest of us were, she never got sick. It's been a week or two since any of us have had any real symptoms, and she's still symptom-free.
Sometimes it's great to just sit back and enjoy what didn't happen.
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