Sick for the First Time!

It has been 15 months since Mandy Rose became our daughter! Wow! Since that first day in China, she has been an INCREDIBLY healthy little girl! She has been exposed to numerous "bugs" and always walked through with little more than a runny nose. And, even that would only last a day or so and then she was right as rain! Well, officially, Mandy Rose has gotten sick for the first time (with us anyways)! She picked up a particularly virulent little virus (not H1N1) from another little girl. In fact, of the kids that played together that evening, at least 6 have gotten sick. The original little one actually ended up in the hospital with febrile seizures. She is back home and doing well now, thank you God! Mandy Rose has had a fever for 3 days and has now developed a very croupy cough. Her sweet little voice gets very froggy. My daughter though, is handling illness in her usual way. She is soooo very easy to take care of. She hasn't been that cranky; maybe a bit more cuddly, but I'm kinda digging that! The worst part of this whole illness to her is that she doesn't understand why she can't go to preschool and gymnastics!! Anyways, today I was thinking of when we were in China. We were in Guangzhou the whole time since that is where Mandy Rose is from. We took several trips for appointments and such that drove us right by a hospital. We were there in July and it was HOT! And HUMID! Every time we drove past that hospital, there would be a line all the way down the street. We asked and our guides informed us that people would show up at the crack of dawn and wait in line for HOURS for their turn with the doctor. I know there is a problem with healthcare in this country, but.....when Mandy Rose is sick, I can just run to Walmart for tylenol or cough medicine. If I have to, I can call the doctor and be seen within a few hours. Hours that I can wait out in the comfort of my own home. If it was really serious, we could go to the ER and be seen almost immediately. I am so grateful for the privileges we have in the United States! I am so thankful that we have the ability to take care of Mandy Rose whenever she gets sick! Now, here's to my little one getting all better!