Yesterday I was stressed out about work deadlines and dirty laundry and the state of the grass in my backyard. Yesterday I was worried about the few extra pounds around my middle and the cost of a new dishwasher. Yesterday I was mad at my husband for falling asleep in front of the television instead of coming upstairs to bed.
But today one of the kids woke up sick… trip-to-emergency sick… scary-tests-and-too-much-waiting-and-not-enough-pain-meds sick. Today I don’t care about anything except test results and finding warm blankets to keep him from shaking. Today I don’t feel hungry or thirsty or sleepy. I am all-powerful and powerless at the same time. And even though the test results are looking good and the pain meds are working, I can’t find deep breaths. Relief is something I will feel tomorrow.
Today I am just a woman in a room with a sick kid. There is nothing else.
Stuff my dog taught me 
awww…Kim, I hope your son feels better soon. Funny how a moment can change our perspective.
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Funny how all that small stuff becomes small when something genuinely important happens. Hope everyone feels better very quickly. Hang on in there.
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There is absolutely nothing worse than a sick child. I’ve been there. My thoughts are with you.
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No… nothing else matters…I hope your son is doing better this morning, Kim.
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True words. Hope all is better.
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{{HUGS}} Hang in there. Not knowing is the scariest thing.
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Hoping your son recovers quickly.
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