When did watching people v* become entertainment??? Seriously, TV standards are non-existent these days....

Hi Leigh - My first thought was a migraine which has all the symptoms you described. It is possible that the computer brought it on or that something else triggered it (bright lights trigger...

I am so sorry for you. This is the worst case scenario for me - when both kids get sick. So far this has only happened once, but it just about did me in. How old are your kids? Ages 4-6 were the...

I would also have to add to the "worst scenario" options "havingyour child be sick." This scenario pits my phobia (self preservation??)against my maternal instinct and results in horrible guilt. I...

Curly - This is awful; I am so sorry. I went through a similar period with my daughter. 2 suggestions: (1) Just be tough about not letting you son near your daughter - the last thing you need is to...

Sorry your son was sick, Stella. I just hate this and wish there was a way to avoid it as a parent...(sigh). Wishing you all well.

So sorry you are going through this - I hate it when it happens with my kids. This is only based on my observations with my own kids, but it seems to me that the sv's come on pretty fast. Like they...

I always understood this "rule" to mean 3 days after all symptoms stop - includingd*. As has been pointed out above, she was still shedding the virus via the d* so contact with that and a failure to...

Such a good idea, Leigh! I had a chance to visit some other posts when there was talk of shutting this one down. There is absolutely no comparison - the quality people and support I get here is like...

I was hoping she was just ignorant, but she's a doctor for crying out loud. She knows exactly how viruses are spread. So apparently she's just completely selfish and insensitive to her kids' needs...

Don't even get me started....


(A) how could you do that to your obviously sick (and sleep-deprived) child; and


(B) how can the school and the other parents have absolutely no recourse...

Curly - you have had to deal with way more than your share of this. As another emet parent, my heart really goes out to you. I am glad things are returning to normal and am wishing you a long, long...

Ugh, Leigh! Sorry you and your daughter had to go through that, but it sounds like the worst is over. Given her symptoms, it may very well only be a throat thing. I am holding my breath with my own...

Leigh - I am thinking of you. This is so stressful for an emet parent - the absolute worst. I am hoping it's short-lived. Keep us posted. Lisa

Stella - you were right to say something. I don't know whether people are just ignorant or selfish (or both). I just found out that a boy in my son's class v'd at school on Tuesday and was back in...

Gubba - A v'g kid in the middle of the night is the worst! I have been there and it's so hard to wake up to that. You have handled it just fine, and your husband is worth his weight in gold. We are...

How is your daughter today, Leigh?? I just hate it when my kids say that. Then there's the guessing game - is it a virus or something else? I can truly handle anything else kid-related with ease, but...

Ditto to all the advice given. I have been through what you are going through many times and really feel for you. Since your husband is home to help, take the opportunity to give yourself a break and...

One other note, I know for a fact (because I have done it with my kids), that you can prolong the v'g and d* by starting back on regular food too soon, especially dairy products. My pedatrician said...

Donna - I can't remember how old your kids are, but my youngest went through a HORRIBLE period when she was between ages 4 and 5. She was literally sick with a a new sv every few weeks for about 6...

I would be happy of a vaccine were developed that could imunize us against even a some of thestrains of sv. At least it would reduce the number of viruses a person could catch. Oh well; until then,...

Yikes - it feels like the viruses are everywhere. I wonder if an emet would be as sick if they caught this virus, though? I don't think so, but am not sure. I do know that, to date, I have never v'd...

Ugh, Kate! I HATE hearing that kind of news from my kids. Like all of you, I am sure there is a bug floating around their school right now, and I am holding my breath waiting for it to hit. The funny...

I am so sorry for you folks in the UK. I am scared for my kids every day I send them to school here in the US, and know we are not immune to such outbreaks. What I want to know is if a sv can spread...

Leigh,


You are justified in being angry. This is exactly how outbreaks start - with a sick food preparer. The woman is either ignorant or doesn't care. Also, the school should have a policy...