As you may recall, about two weeks ago I lost a friend to a sudden illness. She was in good health and it has sent all who knew her reeling.
In all the years I have known him, my husband has never called out sick from work. Today he did.
And today, without the usual fuss, he allowed me to make him a doctor's appointment.
I should disclose that the night prior, I had a headache and asked him to cancel his plans with a friend to help me with Lincoln. The second he walked in the door he kept saying how sick he felt, and he even took a 2-hour nap on the couch, all while I seethed that I never get a break from parenting. He even apologized before bed, explaining that he really did feel extremely sick.
My husband has pneumonia. Lots of people get it, but it is also to be taken seriously. He had been coughing for going on 7 weeks, but yesterday his symptoms went from annoying to extremely concerning.
Clearly we have issues in this family with going to the doctor in a timely fashion.
Anyway, I am confident in his treatment and expect a quick recovery. But! If you can learn anything from my crankiness, it is that we all need to exercise compassion, regardless of how we are feeling. And also, hold your loved ones a little tighter.
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Take good care of him! I got pnuemonia the first time when I was 2 and I was in the hospital for it and it seems like I get it every 5 years or so. Moral of the story, once you have had it, you are more likely to get it again. Just make sure that he takes care of himself when he catches a cold. Don't want to make you paranoid, just aware!
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