Letters to Our Sons - July 2014

We have been very fortunate to have healthy children.  Sure there are the bouts of sickness that most families get with young kids, and they can be painful while you are living them, but they pass and full health returns.  We have had one re-occuring ailment with you Elliot, and that is your breathing.  It isn't seasonal and when it hits it hits you hard for about 3-5 days.  

This month, it was so bad that we ended up in hospital for a few hours.  You were carefully and gently examined by a paediatrician and she finally diagnosed you with asthma.  Other doctors have been reluctant to say the word, but this time it was a relief to know that what we had known for quite some time was confirmed.  

We know more about the signs and precautions to take so it doesn't get so severe again.  I know that having "the mask" is not your favourite thing to do, you are very good at counting out the breaths.  We are hoping that you will grow out of this illness as some people do as they get older.

When you are really sick, you are weak and just want to be held and have cuddles.  Sometimes you fall asleep in my arms.  You are my brave little patient and you are simply a little quieter and slower than normal - just like adults.