I have just not been able to find time to sit down and write a post at leisure, so I have not made the effort to write a quickie either. Right now, the kids are playing with the measuring caps of medicine bottles and a fight doesnt seem imminent :)
Well, just as I type that sentence, that game is over, and I have to take a break to provide them A4 size paper and water colours. Ashwin's dabbling with paint yields interesting results.
But life continues to be less colourful for him but he manages stoically. What the pathyam doesnt restrict, he is allergic to, so that makes his choice of food very limited. So for his sake, we manage on a few rice-based steam-cooked breakfast dishes; no fermented/sour food like appams and idlis for him. Ayurveda also frowns on fruits like mango and jackfruit, which are bountiful in summer. Cooking/eating in aluminium and plastic utensils has been a strict no-no. It is like returning to the good old days when people used earthern ware and kal (stone) chattis.
The whole of last week, he skipped school as things began to look a bit worrisome once we stopped the steroids and returned to the ayurveda medicines last Friday. But this time, thankfully, it didnt get too bad and by Thursday, he looked pretty fit to attend school save for some hair loss in the front of his head. But by Thursday night he developed fever, viral again.
The two of us, however, did make a trip to school on Friday to collect homework. A little boy called him motte (egghead) and the teacher shooed him away. A little girl from his class was very happy to see Ash and came and enquired about his health. The teacher escorted us to the classroom to issue the worksheets, and engaged in a friendly conversation for a while. Her little boy is in Mira's class. She tells me not to worry, everybody has their own share of problems. Her 10-year-old daughter has Type 1 diabetes, and is on insulin.
And today, we take a break from ayurveda yet again to stop the fever.
2 comments:
Our prayers are with you for Ash's speedy recovery! Hope he gets well soon!
Aww, it's good to hear that there were some sensible kids in the class who were nice to Ash despite the meanie ones. It sounds like things are on the up and up, although difficult. At least there are breakthroughs with understanding what he can and cannot eat and how foods should or shouldn't be prepared. He sure will be a healthy kid! The worrying Ash might have coudl continue the dryness. Always thinking of yoU! Take care of you and relax a bit :) Love jen
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