Some parents would say send the child to school anyway since she isn't running a fever over 99. I'm not one of those parents. When growing up I went to school no matter what, rarely staying home, mainly when I couldn't keep anything down or had a high fever. With both parents working, they did the best they could and I don't blame them for sending me. One of the "perks" to me being disabled is being able to stay home with the kids when they need it.
Cynthia looked tired and refused to eat breakfast saying she wasn't hungry. Coming from a child who usually finishes what I don't eat on most meals, this was a red flag to me. Josh and I both agree on the concept on only sending the kids if they feel well enough to pay attention in school and get something out of it. If they don't feel good or won't be able to concentrate at school because of it, it defeats the point of sending them. I would rather keep them home resting so they can get over it faster and no infect others. I do pick up work for them from their teacher during drop off so they don't get too far behind when they are out which is what Cynthia is working on as I type this since the ibuprofen has kicked in finally. Really hoping she is feeling better tomorrow.
On a totally different topic, one of my more "normal" chronic conditions is issues with my eyes. I have extremely bad eye sight which my opthamalogist calls severe myopia taht is corrected by strong prescription glasses. My eyesight is so bad that my script won't fit into a polycarbonate lens or even the high density lens so I've had to move to an even more specialised type of lens to correct my vision. Thankfully our vision insurance covers a large portion of it. On top of sevre myopia, I have retinitis pigmentosa which means I have some small holes in my retina which is held stable by the pigment around it. It also has some other complications with it which I honestly ignore unless my doc brings it up.
My last yearly visit, I was told I have cataracts as well. I guess I had it the year before as well but he never mentioned it. He mentioned it to me this time because my vision dropped a fair amount from the year before and is something he will be watching closely this coming year. Usually when I hear about someone having cataracts, I think of someone is their 60;s or older, not someone my age with a young family. If my vision drops a significant amount again this coming year, he told me the cataracts will have to be addressed. I can only assume that means possible cataracts surgery which scares me. Any surgery scares me right now thanks to my immunodefinciency which ups the risk of infection. Only time will tell on this one. If I am honest with myself, I can already tell my vision is changing some so probably need to start mentally preparing for it. Surgery means bringing my immunologist in on things so we can minimize any complications.
All this stuff doesn't impact my life as much as my problems with driving at night. I complained about it at my last visit and they did a glare test. What they did was covered one eye while putting a cone around the other eye and flooding the inside with a bright light. I read the letters through the small part of the cone. I did ok with my right eye after a few minutes of struggling to adjust but wasn't able to see anything with my left eye. I've never had this test done before now but wish I had as it explained a lot to me. In the past I have had trouble driving at night due to the glare of oncoming cars and street lights so the results of the glare test made sense to me. It also validated my hestitation for driving at night.
At this point I only drive at night when I absoutely have to drive. Usually this means when I have to pick or take one of my kids somewhere and Josh isn't able to do it or coming home from an unavoidable doctor's appointment. This also means I limit any social type things on my own to daylight or at least time it to getting home before it gets completly dark. At times this can be a bit isolating, especially when it comes to wanting to go to my home church's women's cell group. The last 6 months or so I haven't gone at all due to me just not being comfortable driving among other factors depending on the week. I'm an introvert to begin with so night vision problems doesn't exactly encourage me to go out when I am more comfortable at home. On a positive note, my vision with glasses is able to be corrected to 20/30. This allows me to live a more normal life or at least am able to pass the eye test in order to maintain my driving privileges. We just have to adapt to my limitations when night driving is involved.
Until tomorrow....
I suppose the thing to be thankful for is they've spotted the cataracts early. It sounds like you've a good team of people around you and I'm sure it will all go well. My Dad also has immunological problems and we were all worried last year when he had to have an operation, but it all worked out okay.
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