Our recent experience with pneumonia has brought our family closer. For 3 nights we had to sleep together in 1 bed. Under normal circumstances, this would have been uncomfortable unless we were using a sleep number bed. However, the need to be in close proximity with the children to monitor their status and respond to their needs justified such a set up. Every few minutes, someone was coughing and required a kidney bowl for the sputum. We needed to check if one of the kids was entangled in the IV hoses. Considering that their well now it was well worth it.
Tags: FAMILY & FAITH, PERSONAL
I suggest that next time your children gets a bout of coughs and all that, consult a pulmo pedia because they manage respiratory disease differently. Also, you may want to check out that there are a pnuemo vaccine available at dr’s clinic however its a bit costly. Pneumonia is considered to be one of the leading cause of death ( as a result from) complication from another primary disease. As a nurse, tending 3 small children, i look out for the difficulty of breathing (painful at times) retraction of the lungs ( labored- breathing)and fever. Please do not have second thoughts bringing your child to the nearest Emergency room of the hospital once these symptoms shows up.
Oh before i forget it is also imperative that you isolate one who is coughing because causative agent for pneumonia may be transferred in direct contact from someone who has it. PLENTY OF WATER…. FIRST THING IN THE MORNING and throughout the day. Young children should be isolated from the very old for the middle age folks like us, well, keeping a healthy lifestyle to be able to carry out the task of being mothers and primary caregivers to our loved ones.