Childhood Illness

The Illnesses of Childhood

Sick child Growing up, I had been sick quite a few times. The illnesses and other health issues I remember having as a child (along with a few rounds of antibiotics) were:

the croup
kidney infections
surgery on my bladder
chicken pox
measles (even though I had been vaccinated)
bouts of strep throat
swimmers ear
colds
flu's

I was recently talking with some friends. They had made the comment that they had never had strep throat. I couldn't believe it! I thought that was something everyone experienced at least once in their life. I experienced the swab culture test in my throat quite a few times.

I remember not being able to go trick-o-treating because I was sick, not being able to try out for the Jr High volleyball team because I had the measles, staying home from school because I had another cold or fever. However, at the time, I didn’t think much of it. Every child gets sick quite a bit…so I thought.

Part 1 – Health Journey

Part 3 – Fainting Episodes

Part 4 – Beautiful Upstate New York

Part 5 – Visits to Jamaica and Mexico

Part 6 – Going to Work

Part 7 – Throwing My Back Out While Living with Poison

Part 8 – The Timeline of Stress

Part 9 – Strange Health Symptoms

Filed Under: My Story