Streptococcus Borealis

Okay, so it ISN'T strep after all, which is great news. I still had to use this title once I thought of it.

At least I feel better today. Yesterday was the absolute pits. So much so that I went to the doctor, and I do believe that's a record. The first moment I knew I was sick, I called. Good thing too, because those antibiotics helped.

I still managed to get to my appointment yesterday and physical therapy today. YAY ME!

My four year old son cracks me up constantly. He went to the doctor with me yesterday. The doctor had a cool 3D model of how an artery looks normally and then progressively clogged with cholesterol. I was explaining what he was looking at.

Me: This is what takes fresh blood from the heart to the body.
Him: What's that?
Me: That's plaque or cholesterol build-up. When you have that your body has to work harder to pump good blood to you body to keep it healthy. You see, the plaque makes that hole more narrow.
He studies the model for a moment
Me: Cholesterol comes from food we eat and our family history. Cholesterol is found in fatty food like meat. Since you don't eat meat, you probably won't have to worry about your cholesterol.
He studies the model a moment more: "Mom?"
Me: "Yes"
Him: "Then how come you and Dad still eat meat?"

I totally put myself in these situations. I further explained that cholesterol was in other foods and bodies are all different and that people make different choices about foods. He can be so very black and white about some things. I still say he's going to make a great engineer. Or perhaps surgeon....

One can dream, right?