My poor lil man is sick, again. With bronchitis, again….His high fever is on Day 3…It has been wavering between a low of 100.6 to a high of 104.4 (at 4:30 this morning). This is the worst I have seen him. He’s usually all-over-the-place, now he’s either on my lap watching nursery rhymes, on my lap watching tv, or sitting on the bed. And he’s been crying a lot — when he wakes before he has had his medicine, during his sleep, if I have to go to the bathroom…
This is the fourth time he has been sick in the past four months: a stomach virus in NYC, a stomach virus back home, and two bouts of bronchitis! That seems too much for one little body to handle. I don’t want to get sucked into the DAN thoughts on autism, but when I Googled “autism & weakened immune system”, the entries were endless! I will bring this up on his 18 month wellness check-up on Tuesday. My pediatrician will probably look at me like I have two heads. I won’t blame her, but I just would like an explanation why my lil man’s been well about 2 weeks in the past four months! I feel so bad for him (and for me, I have to admit!).
Everything has been halted — his therapy, my work, the housework, eating, fun…I hope he starts feeling better soon. I miss my lil man on the go — dancing, singing, spinning, smiling.
