I don't know if I am quite over that dread and fear, especially since when Jet was 2, he had a friend who was just a few months younger than him die abruptly of a genetic defect that no one could have caught. The kid had a weird aorta setup where when he grew big enough, his body strangled his aorta. And he was dead in less than half a day. It was the saddest, scariest, and weirdest thing I've ever been through, as we were taking care of that kid the Sunday before he died and he was his usual rambunctious self.
But I also know more about the probabilities, I think. It helps that Jet's lived and been pretty much whole through a few heart-stopping moments. Gives me a better feel for how resiliant and strong he really is.
The level of fear gets more manageble with time, I think.
The pneumonia was a "small" thing on the relative scale as Jet was cheerful, active, and fought it off easily with a little antibiotic help.
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I don't know if I am quite over that dread and fear, especially since when Jet was 2, he had a friend who was just a few months younger than him die abruptly of a genetic defect that no one could have caught. The kid had a weird aorta setup where when he grew big enough, his body strangled his aorta. And he was dead in less than half a day. It was the saddest, scariest, and weirdest thing I've ever been through, as we were taking care of that kid the Sunday before he died and he was his usual rambunctious self.
But I also know more about the probabilities, I think. It helps that Jet's lived and been pretty much whole through a few heart-stopping moments. Gives me a better feel for how resiliant and strong he really is.
The level of fear gets more manageble with time, I think.
The pneumonia was a "small" thing on the relative scale as Jet was cheerful, active, and fought it off easily with a little antibiotic help.