[Magdalen] prayers for little Wilson...

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Milk shakes might be just the thing also!

Or lots of chipped ice -- perhaps with his favorite flavor gently mixed in.

Poor little baby!  It's painful to experience, but also painful to watch.
May God hold us all close!

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 6:32 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> So sorry, Lynn.  Prayers that Wilson's encounter with HMF goes quickly and
> that no one else gets it.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 11:05 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The only other advice I have is that Wilson *may* be able to tolerate
> > popsicles as the cold has a sort of anesthetic effect. Our Sam had
> herpetic
> > stomatitis when he was about 7 and was miserable with blisters in his
> mouth
> > and throat. He wasn't eating or drinking and the pediatrician asked him
> if
> > he would rather go into the hospital and get an IV and not worry about
> it.
> > Sam's experience with hospitals was somewhat less than happy and he
> managed
> > to get out "I'll drink."  The doctor showed him how much he'd have to
> drink
> > each hour while he was awake and then told him that was about half a
> > popsicle. We stopped by the store and bought a big box of popsicles on
> the
> > way home. <g> He did pretty well with them. Wilson might too.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 9:55 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > No experience here either. I've messaged your advice to Ali. I think
> she
> > is
> > > pretty overwhelmed right now.
> > > Thanks
> > > Lynn
> > >
> > > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> > >
> > > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> > not
> > > a
> > > single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> me."
> > > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> > > "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a
> talk
> > > by
> > > Richard Rohr
> > > "The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom
> they
> > > oppress." F Douglass
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 8:35 PM
> > > To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] prayers for little Wilson...
> > >
> > > > Funny, I don't recall my kids, any of the 3 of them, ever having it.
> > Lord
> > > > knows they had just about everything else though.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 8:23 PM flyingfish224--- via Magdalen <
> > > > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Sarah-the-wonderchild had it four times.  My sympathies.  If her
> > > >> experiences a predictor, Wilson will be well soon.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Renee
> > > >>
> > > >> Sent from my iPhone
> > > >>
> > > >> > On May 30, 2017, at 7:39 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Poor Wilson! HFM is normally more miserable than serious, although
> > > >> > there
> > > >> > can be complications. The worst that would normally happen to
> Wilson
> > > >> would
> > > >> > be that he could get dehydrated and end up in the hospital on IVs,
> > > >> > which
> > > >> > would at least keep him away from baby Carter, but someone would
> > have
> > > >> > to
> > > >> > stay with him. Prayers that he feels better soon.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Good handwashing is essential and the best advice I can give is to
> > > >> isolate
> > > >> > not Wilson, but Carter, which will be easier since he's a small
> > infant
> > > >> and
> > > >> > not mobile. Keep him away from Wilson until the blisters go away
> and
> > > >> Wilson
> > > >> > isn't coughing any more. This stuff is viral and spread by
> coughing,
> > > >> > skin
> > > >> > contact, and feces.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Your friendly neighborhood RN(ret)
> > > >> >
> > > >> > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 6:13 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <
> > houstonklr at gmail.com
> > > >
> > > >> > wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Wilson, my 22 month old grandson has been diagnosed with hand,
> foot
> > > >> >> and
> > > >> >> mouth disease... He has so many blisters in his mouth he doesn't
> > want
> > > >> >> to
> > > >> >> eat or drink and is running a high fever... Ali (his mom) has
> > Carter
> > > >> the 2
> > > >> >> month old to worry about and the doctor said Ali and my son
> Nathan
> > > >> >> could
> > > >> >> very well get it also... No experience with this before.  Any one
> > > >> >> else?
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Meanwhile will you hold that little family in prayer? Thank you!
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> peace
> > > >> >> Lynn
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I
> > > have
> > > >> not
> > > >> >> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You
> > > gave
> > > >> me."
> > > >> >> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> > > >> >> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all"
> from
> > a
> > > >> talk
> > > >> >> by Richard Rohr
> > > >> >> "The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those
> > whom
> > > >> they
> > > >> >> oppress." F Douglass
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>