10-11
(midnight)
My tummy doesn’t feel good.
Could it just be anxiety, worry, or nervousness that the tickets to Uganda have
been bought? Or the whole package of gummi bears I ate tonight? Or both? I
can’t sleep.
(later)
It was the worry. I know because my 7 yr old sleepwalked into
the bathroom and peed all over the floor. It was a distraction to clean her up
and care for her. No more tummy ache. Gee, thanks, sweetheart!
(daytime)
Got all my shots now.
Typhoid, yellow fever, hepatitis A, polio, tetanus, influenza…even meningitis
even though that one was optional. I called my mom from the travel medicine office
because I wasn’t sure if I’d received the vaccination for measles, mumps, and
rubella when I was a child. She laughed and replied that I’d been vaccinated
TWICE for that one. Apparently, back in the old days before folks were very
vigilant about parental permissions, my babysitter walked me across the street
while my mom was at work to a free public offering of vaccinations for children
and just got me loaded up without asking my mom. Being a nurse and very health
minded, mom immediately called up our pediatrician just to make sure there
would be no side effects of a double dose. Assured that there wasn’t, it just
became a funny family story. I can’t imagine that happening now in the U.S. I
believe in measles vaccinations, but man… I’d be livid if a babysitter did
anything like that with my kids without asking! Anyway, a lot can happen on
this trip, but I’m pretty sure I won’t be getting measles!
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