Is it Cold or Hot
For the last two days Brandon has been sick. I was kind of worried about the fever. It started Sunday night. He didn't want to eat dinner and by bed time he was feeling hot. I gave him some medicine and put him to bed. By 5:00 am he was burning up and I could tell I was staying home for a day. Later that day I decided to take him to the doctor. He was miserable and just laid on the couch. You know he is sick when he just lays there. This being opposed to running across the living room so he can do a running head stand on the couch. So we go to the doctor and he checks him out. No big deal, no ear infection and lung are clear. He tells Brandon you just have a cold. Well, you know Brandon, that just didn't make sense. So Brandon says "No I don't, I have a hot". In the grand scheme of life this is not the time to argue. So we agreed and said "your right, you have a hot".
Jim stayed home with him today. Fever was back at 2:30 am and took to 3:30 am to get him back to sleep. According to Jim he is feeling much better and back to trashing the living room with no problems.
About Me
- Anne
- Hi, my name is Anne. I am in my 40's and am married to Jim. In my life, I focus on two main issues; Geneology and my kids. I am the mother of 3 kids, from 2 different marriages, all with some issues they deal with on a daily basis. Arion, my oldest, is ADHD. Lauren, my angel, has ADD, working memory problems, Dyslexia, and is overly emotional. Brandon, my baby, has several problems including a language disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD. Things get kind of crazy around here.
1 comment:
Actually, for a child this age, this sounds pretty normal. He's made and astute observation (the problem was that he had a fever, which is, after all, being hot!). The term "cold" as used for a viral respiratory infection is probably something new to him. He only knows cold as in "hot vs. cold". For now, I'd just agree with him about having the "Hot" and explain about this other use for the word cold (not really worrying at this stage whether he really "gets it" or not) and move on.
Dr. Mike (Anne's Brother)
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