About 3-1/2 weeks ago my husband came home from work on a Friday and by Saturday night he was sick with the flu. My 3 yr old son followed 2 days later with it and then my 20mth old daughter 2 days after that. Needless to say, it was rough and took a toll on me. Everyone is well now by the Grace of God. I prayed and prayed for strength to get through, as I slept on floors next to their cribs and kept up with the fever reducers, etc. And we made it through. My family is pretty much very healthy normally and have great immune systems. I am just so freaked out by the flu this season that has been going around in the US. I know the news discusses it alot more than in past years and it is really scaring people and as in every year, reporting pediatric deaths. Rightfully so but still... All I do is cry and I pray constantly to the Lord for strength just to emotionally get past being sooo scared. I don't want to leave the house, take the kids anywhere or even have their babysitter (who is my SIL) come to my house. And I know better, it's going to get in one way or another, my husband brought it home. Don't get me wrong, I know kids are going to get sick, we all do. I'm just having a really hard time with the flu virus going around this year. And we didn't get vaccinations. We definitely will this coming season. I am just praying that this constant fear goes away and that my family and I can get back to living and going to Church and seeing family. My BIL stopped by earlier and told me my other SIL had the flu 2 weeks ago so now I'm freaking out again, wiping the kids down and everything and he wasn't even sick. I can say though that through this I grew so much closer to the Lord and I know there is a reason for everything. I am so grateful to be closer to him and he opened my eyes to so many things over the past few weeks as far as my personal self goes, I am so blessed.
Please Pray for Me
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It appears that the virus has run its course through your family. Definitely gave thanks and praise to God for having endured this and now on the road to recovery. It's not good to live in fear of getting sick as that in itself can make you sick. Better to trust God in all things and situations, both good and bad. It is a good thing that this experience has drawn you closer to the Lord. He can take bad circumstances and change it into something good and beneficial. I am going to say a prayer for you and your family for a season of relative health and a positive outlook on what may come your way.
thank you so much for your prayers. All that keeps going through my head is that there are various strains. My husband had Strain A (not sure which one) so figuring so did my children. But afraid of another strain hitting our family. I am thinking way too much into this stuff, I know, I just need to get past this.
