It's been a couple months since I've contributed anything to this blog. With everything going on in the world and in my personal life I didn't know where to start. The Sandy Hook tragedy is on everyone's mind, but my thoughts on gun control and mental health care will have to wait. As will how we celebrated the holidays and what's new in my professional life. Unfortunately, an unimaginable tragedy struck much closer to home yesterday.
One of my husbands closest friends lost his two year old daughter Friday night. The most likely culprit is the flu, but we won't know for sure for a few weeks. "I'm sorry for your loss" seems incredibly insignificant. But what can be said? What came be done? My heart breaks for them. All they want is their beautiful daughter back. My thoughts are with them and I hope they find a way to get through this. While I don't think anyone can ever fully recover from such a loss, I do hope they are able to heal and find a way to honor their daughters' memory.
I don't understand how so many people, especially kids, get the flu, but why is it only fatal for some? How do we as parents know when to seek medical care? And how can we be sure our children are getting the care they require? I hear so many stories about parents bringing their kids to the doctor only to be sent home with orders to rest and drink plenty of fluids. I'm sure this is all that needs to be done 99% off the time, but when I think of that 1%, that answer is not good enough.
Until we have a better answer, I'm going to hold my daughter extra close and probably be entirely too overprotective of her and her safety. I can live with being viewed as an annoying paranoid mother if it means keeping Ezri healthy and happy.
-b
