As we begin the fall/winter season, I want to throw a little information out for you to consider before you leave your house each day. This time of year is also Cold/Flu/RSV season. This time of year can be a deadly virus season.
I use to say “oh it’s just a cold, I can still go to work” or “oh it’s just a cold, you can still go to school.” I tried to avoid germs, but it didn’t always work. When I was younger, I use to get a cold every time the seasons changed. It never failed, it always happened. I still went to school and to work as a teenager. I never thought twice about it. Then I had my teenagers who shared drinks and ate after their friends. I started becoming more aware of germs. Then came my precious girl and I became a germaphobe. Germs are ugly, nasty little creatures that can have a horrible impact on so many.
Did you know that a simple cold could land a medical needs child or even healthy kids in the hospital? Did you know that a cold can quickly turn into pneumonia in those kids, putting them in the hospital? Did you know that RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) has the same symptoms as a cold? Did you know that RSV complications can have a major impact on a person’s life causing them to have respiratory related problems for the rest of their life? Did you know that RSV can kill? I think everyone knows what the flu can do, so I won’t even go there.
These are preventable viruses!!
You can never be too careful when you are trying to prevent potentially deadly viruses from spreading! These viruses are no joke. If you still think it’s just a cold, stop for a minute and think about your baby, your sister’s or brother’s baby, and/or your friends baby... do you want to be the one responsible for killing that sweet precious baby? Do think you could look your sister, brother, or friend in the eye and tell them you are responsible for their child dying? That you were the one who carried that cold virus to their baby who caught it and it turned into RSV only to kill their baby? I’m not being mean, harsh, or rude, I am stating the facts of what COULD happen.
I have seen perfectly healthy children get RSV and have to spend months and months in the hospital which led to them being trached or require them to be oxygen dependent for the rest of their lives. I have seen these viruses take the lives of more babies and children than I care to count. I have seen it every year over the past 10 years. Someone’s baby always catches them and someone’s baby always dies from them. Please if you do not want to get a shot or take care of yourself when you are sick... at least wear a surgical mask and some type gloves when you go out. Help me protect my little girl and the thousands of children like her because we as parents want our babies to stay healthy. Please keep your germs to yourself, we don’t want them.
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I use to say “oh it’s just a cold, I can still go to work” or “oh it’s just a cold, you can still go to school.” I tried to avoid germs, but it didn’t always work. When I was younger, I use to get a cold every time the seasons changed. It never failed, it always happened. I still went to school and to work as a teenager. I never thought twice about it. Then I had my teenagers who shared drinks and ate after their friends. I started becoming more aware of germs. Then came my precious girl and I became a germaphobe. Germs are ugly, nasty little creatures that can have a horrible impact on so many.
Did you know that a simple cold could land a medical needs child or even healthy kids in the hospital? Did you know that a cold can quickly turn into pneumonia in those kids, putting them in the hospital? Did you know that RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) has the same symptoms as a cold? Did you know that RSV complications can have a major impact on a person’s life causing them to have respiratory related problems for the rest of their life? Did you know that RSV can kill? I think everyone knows what the flu can do, so I won’t even go there.
These are preventable viruses!!
- Wash your hands often throughout your day!
- Use hand sanitizer!
- If you are sick, stay away from young children, elderly adults, and the medically fragile!
- If you cough, use the inside of your elbow to cover your mouth!
- Don’t drink or eat after someone!
- Stay away from people that are sick!
- Clean and disinfect surfaces!
You can never be too careful when you are trying to prevent potentially deadly viruses from spreading! These viruses are no joke. If you still think it’s just a cold, stop for a minute and think about your baby, your sister’s or brother’s baby, and/or your friends baby... do you want to be the one responsible for killing that sweet precious baby? Do think you could look your sister, brother, or friend in the eye and tell them you are responsible for their child dying? That you were the one who carried that cold virus to their baby who caught it and it turned into RSV only to kill their baby? I’m not being mean, harsh, or rude, I am stating the facts of what COULD happen.
I have seen perfectly healthy children get RSV and have to spend months and months in the hospital which led to them being trached or require them to be oxygen dependent for the rest of their lives. I have seen these viruses take the lives of more babies and children than I care to count. I have seen it every year over the past 10 years. Someone’s baby always catches them and someone’s baby always dies from them. Please if you do not want to get a shot or take care of yourself when you are sick... at least wear a surgical mask and some type gloves when you go out. Help me protect my little girl and the thousands of children like her because we as parents want our babies to stay healthy. Please keep your germs to yourself, we don’t want them.
#momabearadvocate #alwaysadvocatingforher #nostoppingme #lifeofatrachmom #proudtrachmom #dontbackdown #dontmesswithmybaby #snadvocate #MOTB #momsoftrachbabies #changeforher #ifyoucanthandleitSCROLLON #idontneedyourpermission
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