In All Things Give Thanks

I am thankful today for the fact that my daughter's health seems to be improving. She tends toward respiratory infections. I'm not sure why; there really isn't a family history or anything like that. However, it seems that every fall, she gets a cold which turns into an episode of bronchitis. This year, it began at the beginning of October. A trip to the university health centre gave her a diagnosis (again, like last fall) of asthma. Our family doctor has never concurred with that. She knew what she needed; antibiotics. By the time it came to a crisis, with a fever and chills, it was pretty bad, and it resulted in me making a very last minute trip to get her from school to bring her home for an appointment at our family doctor's clinic. Diagnosis? Bacterial infection requiring antibiotics.

The trouble is, though, that once the bronciole passages get stressed, it may take a while to get feeling good again. I think she may have contracted a virus subsequent to the original onset, but at any rate, as recent as last Saturday, the poor thing, with a heavy course load and working two nights a week, was fairly miserable. I told her to take the topical steroid inhaler that the university health clinic prescribed. A few years ago, I had a very bad case of bronchitis and the doctor prescribed that to me and it helped.

As of yesterday, she seemed to be on the mend. She's coming home this weekend, something else I am thankful for, so I plan to spoil her with some home cooking.

Check out more thankfulness at Rebecca's.