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jennihen

Sorry to hear little guy is in hospital - sounds like you need to be cloned!!
Sorry we can't physically help . . . thoughts are with you though.
Hope you are all home, together and well, really soon x

LameWolf

Oh dear,SingleSue, life isn't being too kind to you and your family right now, is it?
I hope middle son feels a lot better soon, and that things will settle down a bit for you.

Don't forget to look after yourself as best you can, too.:o

TOBRUK

Oh singlesue, so much for your quiet easy week this week! I do hope your boys get better soon.

I am all over the place today, can't get my head together at all with really bad brain fog!! I haven't had a shower today as I'm worried that I might fall as I'm not safe on my feet - hope tomorrow's better. I've been struggling with the stairs when I have to go to the toilet and I'm just exhausted and all over aches and pains! Phew, there's my moan over!;)

SingleSue

Thanks guys and gals.

Well he is still there and will be until at least tomorrow morning when they check his progress again...IV antibiotics are due to continue until doctors rounds tomorrow morning and then he may go onto oral antibiotics or continue with the IV.

They are now going to do a few other tests, they keep checking his blood sugar (ex husband is an insulin dependent diabetic) but so far ok and they went looking for a certain gland being up...the same gland that I took middle son up to the doctors about two weeks ago because it was up! No idea why though or what they are thinking of.

I am absolutely shattered, I got 1 hours sleep on Tuesday night and 2 lots of 1 hour last night, my back is absolutely killing me, made worse by having to lug a heavy chair out of the way and setting up and putting away a fold away bed...I was bent over in tears it hurt so much last night and my use of painkillers has gone through the roof just to try to keep halfway comfortable.

So I feel miserable, tired, worried, in pain.....and completely and utterly bored!

TOBRUK

Oh SingleSue, gentle hugs to you. I'm sorry that you are in so much pain yourself, never mind the worry and exhaustion you are experiencing with your son in hospital. Are you staying and sleeping at the hospital? How is your middle son now, is he any better? I do hope things improve and you get some good news when the doctors come round tomorrow.

SingleSue

Hi, yes I am staying overnight at the hospital...not so sure about the sleeping part though, have managed 3 hours since Tuesday (and 5 hours ish from Monday)! I'm starting to blooming hallucinate now :rotfl:

Middle son is actually feeling ok, his leg is painful when he tries to walk on it but as he is not really allowed to walk about, he is pretty ok.

It is better than when youngest is in hospital, with youngest, I struggle to get away from his bedside for even ten mins for a cup of tea and have to arrange someone to sit with him if I want to have a hot meal...middle one is ok to be left for a few hours for me to come home and get things organised here but still wants his dear old mum to stay with him (big strapping looking teenager...but a big softie at heart)

TOBRUK

How on earth are you managing to juggle everything SingleSue, it must be difficult, especially when you are not so well yourself!

I'm glad the middle son is ok and of course he is missing you and it's really nice that although he is a strapping teenager he shows it.:) With the boredom part, do you have an iPod or something? Anyway I hope things will get easier for you soon and that you can get some rest.

SingleSue

Just a quickie reply as I have to get going back to the hospital in about 5 mins (if the clothes have dried!)

My parents are looking after youngest, eldest is now old enough (just!) to look after himself, so although a bit higgledy, it's working out ok. With middle son, I think as he has aspergers and a poor memory, he finds it more comforting as he knows he will forget what people have said to him. He also still needs his personal care (washing, dressing etc) supervised otherwise he would forget or just plain not realise, to change his clothes, to get dressed in day clothes or to have a wash (he has big posters up around the house reminding him of what he needs to do).

Afraid we don't have Ipods but the play staff are really good and they have PS2's, a Wii and a gamecube plus DVD's and videos to keep the children entertained, if only the woman sitting with her child in the next bed didn't stop complaining about the noise , even though we could barely hear it and we were right next to it! (her comment last night to her husband was that this is a hospital and not a playground...it's a blooming childrens ward, they are going to be playing with toys!)

He is hoping to be able to hobble around to the school room today...in fact, I gave him (written) instructions that he could play on the PS2 until a certain time, then go to lessons until a certain time and then have his lunch.

Me? I will fall apart when he comes home, right now I am running on adrenalin.

LameWolf

SingleSue I wish there was some way I could help; I will continue to send good vibes your way, and hope for your lad's swift recovery.

Standing ready with the Bostik for when you fall apart......:D (((HUG)))

TOBRUK

I forgot to ask earlier but how is everyone today? Hope you are all ok or as ok as you can be!!;)

Trialia, have been wondering how did it go with the flat ... did you get the keys and did you get any more information such as water meter etc? When do you leave the mad house and the lovely unfriendly, unkind, inconsiderate people you are now living in and move into your very own place? :j