Jacob got sick and woke up Sunday morning with a sore throat. It didn't take long to know it was strep throat again. Jake gets it a couple times a year. He woke in the early hours because it was painful. I couldn't do much for him until we finally got to the doctor in Ames at noon Monday. By then he was so weak, his throat was firey red and he had even developed a strep rash on his back and chest. He wasn't eating or drinking and getting tylenol down was a struggle. The doctor verified it and we got his antibiotics started. I thought he would be much better by Tuesday, however he was still feeling poorly. He didn't want to eat much or drink and he was still weak. He is quiet and does'nt complain a bit, just sits in the chair and watches T.V. His tongue was overly sensitive and made eating hard. Once he was feeling a little better, I put homework pages in front of him. Little by little he worked on them to get caught up. On Wednesday I had him go for the afternoon to school so he could get caught up. By Thursday he was to school and all better. The poor kid, he gets so sick and there is little I can do but just let time heal.
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