Friday, Staying well

 My oh this valley is so full of sickness. I had a blood draw today and the phlebotomist said that 1/2 the staff was out.  I know William and Kelsa'a school actually combined some classes as so many students and teachers were out sick. It is a fever/cold. or a stomach bug. 

Kelsa has been out of school all week and William only went one day.  Signe' missed two days of work, and Nate one. But Signe' had an expensive training seminar today that was paid for and nonrefundable and Nate is down three patrolmen in his district.  So, they brought the kids here last night.

William is a trooper and he seems fine, just tired and weak. Kelsa was so miserable last night just begging for her cough to go away. I dosed her with a draught that I was told how to make by a pediatrician years ago. I am sure they would not do it now.  But we were all in bed by 10 and She was quiet until about 3 when the meds wore off.  Then up every hour, for a drink and keeping the vomit bag close.  It is just the lose phlegm in the throat that brings on the sickness. Needless to say, it was a rotten night's sleep. But we all slept late and Sissie woke us up at ten.  William is well as far as I can tell, and Kelsa although still coughing is not near as bad as she was yesterday.  That sick look they get in their eyes is gone. But both are very quiet and subdued, so easy to care for😃😃 I will take the blessings where I can get them.

Kay said she knew how sick the kids must be if they were sleeping soundly that late.  Plus, the house was not destroyed by Kelsa's pursuit of the Arts. Signe just called on her lunch break to thank me for taking them.  She and Nate were not sure they could do another night.  I was supposed to sleep up at their house last night, but then all three of us would have been up.

I cannot believe how much better my anxiety is now that Sissie is helping me. I have to teach myself that not having something to do every minute of the day is okay.  I can simply do nothing and that is okay.  It is not in my nature, and I need to learn to relax a little. It is such an odd feeling to go into the shop and say I am only responsible for these wedding dresses. Sissie is still scared to do some alterations, but she is getting better every day. I am so grateful. I have my work lined up for next week and I am not behind.

I am washing my hands so much they are so dry, just trying to keep germs at bay. I made William sleep next to Kelsa last night so I could be away from her, which made the night more difficult as I had to get up and walk to the bed every time she woke, up but kept me from breathing in her crud.

I just got word that my medical co pay is approved. Meaning my XZeljanz T biologic will be free for the year.  I had it all set up last December and then found out you must reapply every year. What a nuisance, for both me and the doctor, but it is done. That med is now running about $7000.00 a month.  With the new Medicare policy on out-of-pocket prescriptions, you only pay $2100.00 per year and then the company picks up the rest.  So, a drug that would cost me 2,036.42 a month is now getting paid for by the drug company.  This allows them to at least make some money.  They pay the $2.100 at the beginning and then wave the co-pay allowing the company to at least make about 5 grand a month on their drug. This is such a blessing.

.I need to go out and check on the chickens and figure out what I am going to sew today.

Anything interesting happening this weekend? Please share.

God is good

Kim