I never thought I'd see myself on a children's ward again and I am SO frigging tired that I don't think I'll catch up on my sleep for at least another week. But it's weird how your body copes with what is thrown at it, how it reacts and then how it shuts down. Over the past year Jake (age 14) has had a lot of time off school due to illness. I know he hasn't been faking it - you just know with your own child, don't you? He has spent whole weekends hanging over the toilet, weak from repeated bouts of sickness and diarrhea. He has been sent home from school with similar symptoms and has consistently been diagnosed with a 'virus', told to 'ride it out' and been told to take paracetamol and/or ibuprofen. He was once treated for glandular fever and three sets of blood and stool samples have come back from testing marked 'clear'. His attendance for the school year 2012/13 stands at 80%. For those that know my child (or who ar...
... blogging my guts out