As soon as Gary’s parents arrived, Gary got sick that night, and I got a cold the next day. The cold ended up being worse than normal due to being pregnant (mostly just zapping all of my energy). Gary got better, then on Monday he got sick again. Ethan also got a cold on Monday. Yesterday, I got sick similar to when we returned from Albania (except liquids stayed in my system this time), and Ethan got diarrhea too. I was pretty much in bed all day yesterday and haven’t been able to do much today. It’s hard to know if the vomiting is pregnancy related or part of a different sickness. We had a team meeting yesterday, and had planned for Gary’s parents to watch Ethan during it. They did watch Ethan, but I wasn’t able to take part in the meeting. By the end of the meeting I didn’t have the strength to even pick Ethan up or walk down the stairs on my own, so I’m glad that they were able to watch him while I was in bed.
Gary took his parents and Ethan on a day trip to Vienna today (just 2.5-3 hours away). I was too sick to go, so I stayed home. The weather was nice, so I opened up the house in hopes to get some fresh air in and bad germs out. A friend from the embassy (who gets American items at the commissary- such a pity that we can’t shop there) dropped by a “sickness” package for me a few days ago. One of the things in the bag was Clorox wet wipes (which you can’t get over here). They are wonderful to wipe door handles, light switches, toilet seats, etc… Much easier than mixing Clorox and water and doing it with a sponge. You can’t buy Lysol spray over here either, but we do have some of that from the States, so we’re trying to keep things disinfected. I tend not to use the things we bring back from the States too often because they are so precious. But, in times like these I have to tell myself, “This is why you brought them from the States to Hungary!”
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