Antibiotics

Crazy week!!!

"My throat hurts, Grammy" (waiting for her
medication to start working)

Jess said Bella woke up with a very red and sore throat with lovely white spots! So it was doctor visit time.  She really, really, really dislikes swabs, but she said she would be a big girl and try very hard not to cry. She did amazing! She gagged and had to try it a second time and stuck with it and it was done..she was teary eyed but did not cry or fight. She did say she was ready to go home as soon as it was done!  Her doctor came in and when Bella saw the tongue depressor she immediately opened her mouth and gave the biggest and longest "awwwwww" that she could and the doc was able to view her throat without using it! Bella received a big high-five!!  She did test positive for strep so antibiotics began.  She is feeling great now!

Feeling better..picnic on the floor..yes..my mouth
 is full of food!

CF info time:  Antibiotics are wonderful things, but unfortunately CF patients build up a tolerance for oral antibiotics very, very quickly and they become ineffective.  When oral antibiotics are no longer effective it then requires IV meds and hospital stays...Keeping Bella healthy and away from antibiotics is a major thing!!

We planted our garden this week.  Bella is determined to grow carrots...it is the one vegetable that she loves to eat raw (with Ranch Dressing) so we will attempt to grow them again. Last year the excessive rain caused her garden to rot in the ground so we are hoping her little raised garden will do better this year. I told her that her carrots will be five or six inches long..."What?" (She is thinking they will be tiny like the baby carrots in bags!) I told her I'd cut them into little carrots for her..."You are so crazy sometimes, Grammy!" True!