September 27: A Matter of Urgency

My son has been sick, literally, since the end of August. Off and on, but, still, a kid his age shouldn't be going through this many viruses so close to each other; even with school now in session and germs aplenty. I know, I know. Kids' get colds. In fact, per the WebMD website, "Statistics show that preschool-aged children have around nine colds per year, kindergartners can have 12 colds per year, and adolescents and adults have about seven colds per year. Cold season runs from September until March or April, so children usually catch most cold viruses during these months." Still, 3 viruses in a matter of a month. Seems a bit excessive. So, this evening I took my son to his very first Urgent Care experience. We had seen his Pediatrician a week ago and they diagnosed him with the common cold. But, lately his cough seemed to be getting much worse, thus urgent care was our best option at 6:30 on a Monday evening. And, as it turned out, it was a good thing we followed our parental instincts on this one. Strep throat. Yep, so he'll be home again tomorrow and on antibiotics for the next week. Have I mentioned how much I love it when school starts?