Visine Won't Get This Red Out!

Of course I didnt really think that I could get away with not getting pink eye. I thought I was in the clear since my kids had it exactly a week ago. Who knows if it came from them or another grocery cart but I got it. I have never had it before but man it hurts. Just like a constant stining burning goopy feeling. I spared you all of the goop and crust this time. I just think these pictures are cool. This is when you KNOW you have pink eye cause the whites of your eyes are no longer white! Oh well, it will take me a lot less time to get ready in the morning cause I can't where makeup for five days! I had other pictures on here but I an't believe how bad it got. It HURTS!

Pink eye!

What a disgusting infection. I knew it was going around but didn't think I would have to deal with it. Good thing that I have spring break from school this week. Kyle woke up with it this morning too. Lovely! I guess it could be worse, we could be throwing up! I shouldn't jinx myself. If you are ever wondering whether or not you have it, check out these pictures as an example. Beware...it is pretty gross! Check out all the goop!

Busy week

Okay blogging is addicting and it is a way to sometimes just just say what you want to say. This last week was pretty hectic. I can say that this semester has been 100% harder then last semester...I am still doing well and enjoying it but it is crazy busy! I was at a school for clinicals this week and I thought it was pretty much going to be a waste of time. When I thought of peds clinicals I was thinking Phoenix Children's Hospital, not an "inner-city" elementary school. But I was very surprised at how much I learned this week and also about myself...I CAN handle throw up being one of them. The children that I dealt with were very much in the lower class and poverty. Most of them had only one parent, or the grandparents were raising them. They didn't get showers very often, nor did they get routine vision, dental, or medical care. It was very sad to see because most of these children have no chance at a meaningful life. It's not their fault, it is the parents. I started realizing how important it is for children to have a loving mother and father and what a huge difference that makes in how a child grows up into an adult. There were some kids with what we view as a "normal" family, but they were definitely the minority. I could tell a huge difference in the way the home life defined these kids. The were shy, would not look you in the eye, and actually very easily agitated. They smelled bad because they were not taken care of. Surprisingly, the smell didn't bother me cause I felt so bad for these kids. I don't really remember having a headache as an elementary school kid but we saw headache after headache. It really made me look at my life and how lucky....and spoiled...I was to have the childhood I did. Every kid deserves a fair chance but for some reason it seems society and changed what they view as acceptable and normal. Single parent families are definitely so common that it has become normal. Too bad it is at the expense of children who have no control over their lives when they are so young.