Still in the hospital
We are still in the hospital although we are out of the ICU and he is breathing on his own. There are some more tests to do today but someone let it slip that we might get to go home today!!! Although he is still a sick kid and will always be his current problems seem to be under control.
Unfortunately I can’t say the same about my eating. I did good for the 1st 2 days but then had 1 tiny bite of my husband’s pie and it all went downhill from there. The good news is except for last night (my mom came to sit with Kyle and we went out to eat) I haven’t gone crazy, I have just eaten sandwiches and a bag of chips as well as some candy my friend brought. And the sad thing is I didn’t even enjoy the food all that much. It’s just that I was sick of eating salads for every lunch/supper and scrambled eggs for breakfast.
I did miss exercising a ton and now I know that while he is in the hospital we have access to the local field house (it’s a college hospital). My mother-in-law is bringing my tennies down today in case we stay here longer but in the future, because I know there will be more visits, I will know to bring workout gear with me so I can keep up the exercise.
I do realize that I need to keep things in perspective and poor eating for 3-4 days is not going to sink me for the rest of my life. We just need to get back on the program as soon as things settle down at home and view this as a time when life’s events took things beyond our control. The important thing is my son is alive and we’re going home soon.