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Post by luvboston on Mar 17, 2020 5:16:29 GMT
Hugs lulu I hope the meds help, please keep him home for a few weeks |
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Post by lulu on Mar 17, 2020 9:36:42 GMT
Thanks everyone for your kind words.
He’s up and eating breakfast - we are home.
So when the paramedics arrived they were coronavirus protected to the max. Face shields and masks.
Literally - the excitement of an ambulance for a 5 year old boy was an actual cure for asthma 😂
When we entered hospital because it was respiratory, we were corona funnelled to a seperate part of A&E and placed in a room with one nurse which was then locked!
We had to wear masks the entire time which was horrible for DS as he couldn’t breathe and he was sick in his twice.
She wasn’t allowed notes or pens so had to phone another nurse who was outside the locked door to do all her writing of notes to avoid contamination.
He was given a steroid in A&E but threw it right back up from coughing.
We then moved to the children’s ward but even that was segregated into regular and coronavirus (we were put in coronavirus because it was respiratory and I suppose they have to be certain).
His breathing settled and he was so so tired by then that he went to sleep but it was really hard seeing him coughing and struggling at some points and not being allowed his puffer - they want it all out of his system to assess properly.
Eventually they had to wake him up for another try of the steroid, but that was hideous as it was disgusting and made him sick again and the sick made him cough and he became quite distressed. Worse - he was sick all in his mask 🤮
So we got home and got a few hours sleep and he’s up bright and happy and loving telling everyone about his adventure!
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 17, 2020 9:49:26 GMT
Oh that sounds so miserable lulu !  sorry Patrick and you had to go through that! But so glad to hear he's doing better now and not seeming traumatized by the experience! |
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Post by footloose on Mar 17, 2020 10:33:18 GMT
How scary! @lulu
I am glad he is feeling better now and really hope there is no more excitement like this for a long time for him!
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Post by lulu on Mar 17, 2020 12:28:24 GMT
And now DD2 has an ear infection!!!
The GP surgeries are closed and assessment is taking place in the car parks with doctors suited and masked up.
Our GP said for the sake of an EI it would just be upsetting for DD2 to go through that so to just treat with calpol and hot water bottles for now and call for antibiotics in the morning if she gets worse.
Oh and DH isn’t getting home today due to bad weather and pilots working to rule after being laid off.
This was NOT the year to give up alcohol for Lent!! God...why are you punishing me like this 😫
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Post by niko on Mar 17, 2020 12:54:11 GMT
So sorry lulu, hope things turn around for you guys soon. |
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Post by lecky on Mar 17, 2020 12:56:51 GMT
Glad he is feeling better lulu. Hope DD2 feels better soon! |
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Post by cattitude on Mar 17, 2020 13:26:21 GMT
Guys, by the time DH got home today I took my dinner and ate in the backyard with my winter coat on. Most of the day wasn’t awful but between 4pm and dinner time is typically a rough time in our house and after all the stress of today and the past couple days paired with my kids acting like complete assholes I just had to get out of here. I was not very nice and I feel like absolute crap and how the hell am I going to do this for weeks on end?? My kids are going to hate me by the time they leave the house. If I can take this one day at a time, you can take this one day at a time. |
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Post by scout251 on Mar 17, 2020 13:40:58 GMT
Guys, by the time DH got home today I took my dinner and ate in the backyard with my winter coat on. Most of the day wasn’t awful but between 4pm and dinner time is typically a rough time in our house and after all the stress of today and the past couple days paired with my kids acting like complete assholes I just had to get out of here. I was not very nice and I feel like absolute crap and how the hell am I going to do this for weeks on end?? My kids are going to hate me by the time they leave the house. If I can take this one day at a time, you can take this one day at a time. I know. Everything just kind of hit me all at once and everything I hear is that this is going to go on for a lot longer than we thought. |
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Post by cattitude on Mar 17, 2020 13:44:58 GMT
Patrick had an asthma attack tonight and needed an ambulance. We are in hospital just now and he’s fine. I think we should get out soon. He’s getting steroids just to help over the next few days. The scariest moment - I’m still in shock I think but once we are home and settled, I’ll come back all tell you all about it. Steroids lower immunity so keep that in mind. Also- my sister (nurse) told our family, they are starting to think the higher levels of melatonin in kids is protecting them from the virus so everyone in the house take melatonin every night- can’t hurt. Also avoid steroids, nsaids (Advil), and any meds that lower white blood cell count, if possible. So for example, some people’s blood pressures meds are being changed. |
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Post by cattitude on Mar 17, 2020 13:46:54 GMT
If I can take this one day at a time, you can take this one day at a time. I know. Everything just kind of hit me all at once and everything I hear is that this is going to go on for a lot longer than we thought. It might be, but we aren’t going to think long term. We’re going to live in the moment, expect uncertainty, deal with change, and take one day as it comes. |
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Mar 17, 2020 14:00:40 GMT
Patrick had an asthma attack tonight and needed an ambulance. We are in hospital just now and he’s fine. I think we should get out soon. He’s getting steroids just to help over the next few days. The scariest moment - I’m still in shock I think but once we are home and settled, I’ll come back all tell you all about it. Steroids lower immunity so keep that in mind. Also- my sister (nurse) told our family, they are starting to think the higher levels of melatonin in kids is protecting them from the virus so everyone in the house take melatonin every night- can’t hurt. Also avoid steroids, nsaids (Advil), and any meds that lower white blood cell count, if possible. So for example, some people’s blood pressures meds are being changed. Interesting about the melatonin. Too bad I can't take it (migraine trigger for me). |
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Mar 17, 2020 14:10:49 GMT
Its day 1 of quarantine and i tried to toast hot dog buns for breakfast.
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Post by footloose on Mar 17, 2020 15:06:50 GMT
So things have changed here. Ontario just declared a state of emergency this morning as our numbers of Covid have doubled in the last 3 days. More keep coming all day, and it is now affecting our small town. There is a person who has it who works at the daycare run by the town.
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Post by athena on Mar 17, 2020 15:33:08 GMT
I went and voted today. It wasn't any less crowded than usual but it felt like it was.
And apparently my 85 year old gpa keeps going out to the store to "see what it's like".
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 17, 2020 15:49:24 GMT
Anyone else have kids that are acting out? Cot keeps having accidents but I know she’s doing it on purpose. J pooped in his pants the other day. I thought it was a shart but now I’m thinking not. We’re going to spend purposeful time today talking about the state of things in kid friendly ways.
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 17, 2020 15:50:07 GMT
So things have changed here. Ontario just declared a state of emergency this morning as our numbers of Covid have doubled in the last 3 days. More keep coming all day, and it is now affecting our small town. There is a person who has it who works at the daycare run by the town. It happens so fast! Just get everyone home and then stay there. Hugs, I know it’s hard. |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 17, 2020 15:59:39 GMT
DC is still open so DS is still going. I don't expect them to do any of his assignments so once remote learning starts, I plan on picking him up early to do it. My kickboxing classes and DS's karate classes have moved online so at least that's some sense of normalcy.
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Post by cattitude on Mar 17, 2020 15:59:59 GMT
Anyone else have kids that are acting out? Cot keeps having accidents but I know she’s doing it on purpose. J pooped in his pants the other day. I thought it was a shart but now I’m thinking not. We’re going to spend purposeful time today talking about the state of things in kid friendly ways. I think my kids are feeling nervous even though we are being very non chalant about the reason we are staying home. g is still at daycare until they shut that down so he is acting out because he’s mad he’s there. c is doing okay but with his adhd and new meds- there’s still anger/ aggression/ impulse stuff that is his normal but then it’s hard to tell what is boredom/ anxiety/ fear... |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 17, 2020 16:00:24 GMT
lulu, I'm so sorry to hear about the kiddos and your DH. Hang in there!
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Post by cattitude on Mar 17, 2020 16:01:06 GMT
DC is still open so DS is still going. I don't expect them to do any of his assignments so once remote learning starts, I plan on picking him up early to do it. My kickboxing classes and DS's karate classes have moved online so at least that's some sense of normalcy. Even the daycares here are not accepting school age kids. There’s like 10 kids total at Gs daycare, normally probably 50. |
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 17, 2020 16:03:06 GMT
I can tell DS is getting anxious because he's getting upset by simple decisions such as what to eat and what to play with. He also slept until 7:40 this morning which tells me he's not sleeping well at night. We are trying to keep as normal as possible but I'm sure he senses our stress.
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 17, 2020 16:05:05 GMT
DC is still open so DS is still going. I don't expect them to do any of his assignments so once remote learning starts, I plan on picking him up early to do it. My kickboxing classes and DS's karate classes have moved online so at least that's some sense of normalcy. Even the daycares here are not accepting school age kids. There’s like 10 kids total at Gs daycare, normally probably 50. They said they have less and less kids each day. There was about 6 kids in his room this morning. They were expecting 17 with the school age kids this week. They already asked about attendance for next week. I think it's only a matter of time before they close. |
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Post by footloose on Mar 17, 2020 16:11:38 GMT
So things have changed here. Ontario just declared a state of emergency this morning as our numbers of Covid have doubled in the last 3 days. More keep coming all day, and it is now affecting our small town. There is a person who has it who works at the daycare run by the town. It happens so fast! Just get everyone home and then stay there. Hugs, I know it’s hard. I still have to work though. My parents are now coming home early and driving back tomorrow with Peyton. I did the grocery shopping that I could since stores were out of so much and then have been home all weekend. Now at work I am sterilizing the counters and doors and debit machines after each customer and then washing my hands. I truly do not want a shut down of businesses as even though you can get unemployment it is still only 55% of my pay. I am not in a position to take in less income. It is frustrating that they have connected most of our cases with travellers. People knew about the virus and yet even after coming home chose to just wander around everywhere infecting others. Our cases have come after the other countries so people can not say they didn't know what was going on and that selfishness is ridiculous. |
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Post by lulu on Mar 17, 2020 16:35:24 GMT
Guys, by the time DH got home today I took my dinner and ate in the backyard with my winter coat on. Most of the day wasn’t awful but between 4pm and dinner time is typically a rough time in our house and after all the stress of today and the past couple days paired with my kids acting like complete assholes I just had to get out of here. I was not very nice and I feel like absolute crap and how the hell am I going to do this for weeks on end?? My kids are going to hate me by the time they leave the house. Before it all kicked off for me yesterday I was really struggling to cope...(and remember, being at home with the kids by myself is my normal, so I should do better) - I flipped and packed DD2 in the car and drove purposefully so she would sleep. I parked up, got out of the car and sat on a bench beside the car for a while, just looking at the boats in the harbour breathing in fresh air. I needed it. Be kind to yourself and take these little breaks when you can. |
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Post by athena on Mar 17, 2020 16:48:34 GMT
Anyone else have kids that are acting out? Cot keeps having accidents but I know she’s doing it on purpose. J pooped in his pants the other day. I thought it was a shart but now I’m thinking not. We’re going to spend purposeful time today talking about the state of things in kid friendly ways. DD2 is not happy with everything. DD1 is being a real trooper thankfully. But I've had a lot of whining and fit throwing today. We did recieve some guidelines on how to talk to the kids about everything, but I'm not sure they really understand why their school is closed. |
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Post by comicsans on Mar 17, 2020 17:39:47 GMT
Anyone else have kids that are acting out? Cot keeps having accidents but I know she’s doing it on purpose. J pooped in his pants the other day. I thought it was a shart but now I’m thinking not. We’re going to spend purposeful time today talking about the state of things in kid friendly ways. DD2 is not happy with everything. DD1 is being a real trooper thankfully. But I've had a lot of whining and fit throwing today. We did recieve some guidelines on how to talk to the kids about everything, but I'm not sure they really understand why their school is closed. My kids aren’t acting out too much yet, but definitely less excitement, more apprehension today. DD likes being home, but we’ve had a moment or two or boredom or not wanting to do what I suggest today. DS is cranky and I’ve realized that though he likes having DD around and likes the extra “work” I’m pulling together for him, his routine has been really disrupted so I need to make sure he’s getting what he needs too. He loves games so we had some game time already and incorporated a Mickey Mouse clubhouse into the morning. I’m not sure what school work will look like next week once we can get things online, but for this week it’s mostly worksheets. They don’t take long, and DD can do them pretty independently. We spent a little time on them this morning and when she’d had enough I just said as long as the rest get done sometime today, that’s fine. I mean, it’s not like we’re even turning them in anytime soon. We’ll sprinkle in the education, but making sure they’re secure and getting their individual needs met will be top priority. We have an ongoing dialogue about the challenges we’re each facing with this and how it’s different for all of us, but we’re working together. I know you’re working too mrscheese so you have to balance that, but as much as you can, try to make this fun for them, and you. Have they FaceTimed with Grandma? Watched any of the live zoo feeds? The Mo Willems thing I think athena posted is really fun and J would probably love it. |
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 17, 2020 17:55:43 GMT
DD2 is not happy with everything. DD1 is being a real trooper thankfully. But I've had a lot of whining and fit throwing today. We did recieve some guidelines on how to talk to the kids about everything, but I'm not sure they really understand why their school is closed. My kids aren’t acting out too much yet, but definitely less excitement, more apprehension today. DD likes being home, but we’ve had a moment or two or boredom or not wanting to do what I suggest today. DS is cranky and I’ve realized that though he likes having DD around and likes the extra “work” I’m pulling together for him, his routine has been really disrupted so I need to make sure he’s getting what he needs too. He loves games so we had some game time already and incorporated a Mickey Mouse clubhouse into the morning. I’m not sure what school work will look like next week once we can get things online, but for this week it’s mostly worksheets. They don’t take long, and DD can do them pretty independently. We spent a little time on them this morning and when she’d had enough I just said as long as the rest get done sometime today, that’s fine. I mean, it’s not like we’re even turning them in anytime soon. We’ll sprinkle in the education, but making sure they’re secure and getting their individual needs met will be top priority. We have an ongoing dialogue about the challenges we’re each facing with this and how it’s different for all of us, but we’re working together. I know you’re working too mrscheese so you have to balance that, but as much as you can, try to make this fun for them, and you. Have they FaceTimed with Grandma? Watched any of the live zoo feeds? The Mo Willems thing I think athena posted is really fun and J would probably love it. I think that's the biggest issue - that I'm working. I switched things up a bit today to see if it will flow better. I texted my boss and said I would be offline until this afternoon and that the kids needed my undivided attention. She was completely understanding and said it was no problem at all. So, this morning we went outside to try and see the birds that are nesting in our eaves (arrgghh! I need them to leave, but I have no way of taking care of it right now) and Facetimed Gma and Gpa to show them. We goofed around outside for a bit and then came inside for "school." After lunch we'll go for a drive and listen to a kids audible or book on tape. They like that. This afternoon they get choice time and nap for Cot while I work. DH will do more school work with them when he gets home. I wish there was a video to explain the virus and why things are closed to little kids. We have been talking about it, but a backup that's not us would be nice. |
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Post by meggypoo1 on Mar 17, 2020 18:00:38 GMT
My MIL said her pastor therapists that come to his house may have been in contact with the virus. She saw the pastor Friday and Sunday. 😑
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Post by athena on Mar 17, 2020 18:02:46 GMT
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sorry Patrick and you had to go through that! But so glad to hear he's doing better now and not seeming traumatized by the experience!
