On Murphy's Law and Spiderman

originally posted 13 NOV 2014

Never should have shared my 16-year-old son's theory on how the brown recluse bite boosted his immunity so much he didn't get sick anymore.

Murphy's law and all that.

He woke up this morning and while getting ready to go to school, he told me he was freezing. The house was about 73 degrees so I wasn't too worried. Here in Florida, it's usually around 76 when we wake up thanks to our air conditioning.

On the way to school, he told me he was feeling off. I asked if he wanted to stay home. He said no. He's taking college classes and knows it's not always easy to catch up when you've missed a day. I told him he really should call me if he started to feel sick. He said okay.

I went to go drop off all his dual enrollment paperwork for school and while there, he texted me. He was sick. This was only about 45 minutes after I dropped him off. Took me about twenty minutes to get there. He got in the car and immediately starting throwing up. All I had was an empty Starbucks cup...good thing it was venti sized! He filled that and we had a box in the car. He used that after (note to self, keep plastic bags in car).

Called the doctor, they said bring him right in. I did. His fever was 104! They gave him a shot to stop the vomiting and then gave him Tylenol. He tested positive for the flu.

Too late for us to get the flu shots. We're all on Tamiflu as a preventative. If you or somebody shows signs of flu, go in immediately. If you get on Tamiflu right away, it can really lessen the duration. If you wait a couple days, it won't work.

Spiderman's reign of immunity has ended. If you could pray for him. He's a mighty sick boy right now.