It always amazes me how, once one has made a decision, life looks a little rosier. It may not be the 'right' decision (how would one know?) and it may not be the easiest decision. But it's a decision...
After 2 years and 4 months of E's on/off coughing (mostly on), thousands of rands spent on medical bills, countless sleepless nights, an increasing number of grey hairs and wrinkles, I've come to a point where I can no longer continue. I cannot continue to see her cough the way she does every 3 weeks. More importantly, I can no longer expect her to continue in this same way.
We've tried new doctors and new remedies, from Western to Chinese to homeopathic. We've tried acupressure (not acupuncture) and kinesiology.
We settled on a combination of Chinese and homeopathic meds and alternate between kinesiology every month, and acupressure when the cough is bad.
But still that cough continues. This last time was the worst time and I've now put my foot down! Someone needs to do something. The homeopath is fantastic but she needs to do more. The kinesiologist is awesome but we can only see her once a month. Bottom line is that E has to go through this every month (as do we), she misses out on school, on parties, on seeing friends. She has 4 days a month when she cannot eat, sleep or speak. I, as her mother, cannot see her go through this again - or not this often, anyway. I worry about the long term effects of such a cough. And so, in true mom fashion (because let's admit it - it's what moms do - not the specialists, but the moms) I started to look for something more.
