So, for the past month or so the Stephens' household has been a bastion of sickness. It all started with Henry catching a cold and then he passed it to me, except I had it much worse, then I passed it back to him. This time Henry was cough/choking so we brought him to the doctor and had to pick up his first prescription. Now Henry has passed it on to Mary. She started feeling icky a few days ago, but it took a turn for the worse last night and so today she is home sick. I would not be surprised in the least if she was home sick tomorrow as well, but I guess we'll see.
In a way its all a little funny, because I used to think that certain people just had houses that were laced with the flu bug. I mean, I remember hearing about several families with babies or small children and it seemed that someone was always sick. I used to think it was all a bit ridiculous, but lo and behold, it has now come to my house. I suppose that it is a normal consequence of living in a confined space with people who are sick, for instance, I am pretty sure Henry gave it to me when he sneezed directly in my face one day while I was holding him. And I probably gave it back one night when I coughed in his accidentally when I was holding him. Now Mary probably has it because he gave it to her while she was holding him.
But, really, what are you going to do? Not hold your sick baby? Of course not, so you hold him/her and get sneezed on or coughed on and you get sick, and then the circle just starts up again.
Currently I am just hoping that this particular circle will stop with Mary. Hopefully she won't accidentally sneeze or cough on Henry and then Henry won't pass it back to me, and we will be able to move on from this cycle of violence, I mean sickness.
Peace and Love,
Pastor K
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