Okay now this is just getting ridiculous! As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, right at easter the family had the wonderful pleasure of coming into contact with group A streptococcus bacteria, otherwise known as...."STREP THROAT"{in a big loud echoing voice}. No biggie we thought. We all got on antibiotics the next day and following ten days of treatment, we thought we were in the clear! We were all feeling better, going for walks and bike rides. Olivia was doin' it up in school, eating and sleeping well. But sure enough, yesterday, we were all diagnosed with it again!

Here’s how it all went down……

Olivia developed a small flaky rash next to her ear. I took her in thinking it was gonna be a simple routine topical prescription and we'd be out of there. It almost was until the Dr. noticed something that Chris and I had missed. There were strange oval like welts on the back of Olivia’s neck! He immediately told me she hadn’t been cured at all and ordered a new strep test. Sure enough....positive. Chris and I immediately went to get tested....positive, positive. I then ordered my parents who'd been spending so much time with her recently to go get tested....positive, positive! Is this an epidemic? A virus that can be apparently pretty dangerous and cause much discomfort, living in your bodies without any real noticeable symptoms? No cough, fever, swollen glands….nothing! If I wasn’t for a little rash on Olivia’s head, how long would have this gone on for? How many others would we have infected? Ugh, I hate antibiotics....I can’t drink wine!