Post by jilly on Apr 17, 2016 18:22:52 GMT
Good Morning dear Friends; I hope we all slept well and are ready to take on our day.
Last night we ended up at the hospital – our Joshua looked like he had had a stroke. It was so frightening but it turned out to be a case of Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome. Basically he is partially paralysed down the left hand side of his face. It is by the chicken pox virus and anyone who has had chicken pox as a child can get it - who knew? (Well, I guess a few doctors knew, but we sure didn’t!)
The paralysis should go away in a couple of weeks; in the mean time, he has to wear an eye patch and have eye drops regularly as well as a truck load of medication. The eye patch is so his cornea doesn’t dry out, because he can't close his eye properly. If the cornea dries out, it could cause irreversible damage to his eye sight. The doctors said that this was one of the main reasons to get the problem seen to early. Fun, fun, fun!!! I always thought that this Mama gig got easier, however: NO! (Well, it does get a bit easier, but life still throws curve balls. We don't have to change nappies any more - now it's eye patches! Antony.)
Anyhoo, that’s my weekend – how was yours? On a good note I got my kitchen and bathroom beautifully cleaned this weekend, and today I am hoping to get the lounge room, dining room and laundry done, assuming life doesn't throw another curve ball!
MH, I have loved seeing your photos - they have all been adorable. Your DD is stunning, like her Mama!
I hope we all have a great day.
Love and hugs to all.
oxoxoxoxoxo
P.S.
So if tonight's saga wasn't enough, Joshua just had a bad fit! This Mama is exhausted.
