My sister has posted several replies about your recent exposures. I have to put in my two cents. I am a teacher as well and I'm about to get outof this living hell! We have both had more exposures in the past two weeks than even someone who is not emet would be bothered. Kids have this thing that they evidently don't know when it's going to happen, so they do it anywhere. Not only has it been all around me in the school, but at home too. My husband went to his family's for Thanksgiving, and his five year old niece was sick with a fever, d* and v*. I thought to myself, well great. I have to see it, hear about, and dodge it all day at school. Now my husband may have brought it home to me. You know what bothers me most, I know that a lot of times people who get sick from an sv or food poisioning could have possibly avoided it if they just practiced simple handwashing or not eat that mayo that has been sitting out for 4 hours. It really frustrates me[img]smileys/smilies_07.gif[/img]. I walk around at school all day like a freak grabbing handles with napkins, washing my hands 20-30 times a day, spraying, wiping, you name it. I do all of these things to keep from getting sick and I wouldn't have to do all of these things if parents would give their kids a bar of soap and teach them to wash. Heck, these teachers here are the world's worst. They don't practice good handwashing either. I have pondered often why God put me here and if it was to teach me something or show me something about myself. I know that a loving father would not put his child through the hell that I go through here daily.I believe he is trying to tell me that I have made a bad choice and it is time to move on. It is so bizarre that with this illness, even as a Christian it is hard to find comfort in the storm. The fear grips you like something gnawing at you every day. It is not like someone with a fear of Tornodoes that worries you during the Spring. It is a fear that you have to experience everyday. Unfortunately, I get to experience it up close and personal daily in my job. I do keep this in mind, 'This too shall pass.' I know that I will get through this rough time and you will too.