First Cold

Poor John had his first cold this week, and I felt so bad for him. You couldn't tell by looking at him that he was sick, but his nose was so congested and try as I might to clear his nose, it just wasn't working. After two days of this we took him to the Gilbert Hospital on Thursday to get checked out just to make sure he was OK, and to see if there was anything to help him. We had to go to the Gilbert Hospital because we are still waiting for his insurance to get approved, seeing as the state decided to cut all funding for insurance for children. Yes, it is more important for the state to build a new stadium for the Cubs spring training then to have our children covered with proper medical care, but I digress...

Anyway, the Gilbert Hospital has such short wait times, once you walk in the door and give them your name your practically called right in. So we tell them they he is there and they ask if we have a pediatrician and I said yes, but explained how we are waiting for insurance since we have to go through the private insurance route, and cannot afford the large out of pocket cost to get him into the regular doctor's office. The nurse just gave us a look like we were trash. I felt like punching her in the face, or at least saying something, but I held my tongue. Maybe she can afford $2oo to get into a doctor's visit, but we just can't right now, and there are many who are in the position we are right now. We have been very lucky that he is such a healthy child so far, but I could have just let him be sick and not have him be checked out.

Luckily, it was just the common cold, and because of his age there was nothing they could do for him, and the doctor understand completely when I told him we were new parents and just wanted to make sure he was OK. I was so glad to get out of there and away from that nurse. She has no business judging anyone, especially when my child was laying there smiling and laughing and healthy. And today, he is starting to feel like his usual self today, and has spent most of the day talking and laughing and having what I call a good baby day.