Last week on a Wednesday morning, around 5 am, T woke up from his sleep shouting "Awwa, awwa". Awwa is a replacement for the word "aai ga" or "hey ram" when one is especially hurt or in pain. All the kids and also sometimes grown ups utter this funny word "Awwa". Yes, so at 5 am it dawned upon us that T has a bad pain in his neck and he is not able to move it to his right side.
It was due to the pillow which he takes at night and sleeping on the same side in the same position must have aggravated a particular tissue. I tried giving him a painkiller, we tried moving him a little to ease his pain. I applied a little pain ointment. But in vain! He got very terrified as it must be paining a lot. He put a lot of pressure on his shoulders and neck to get relieved from the pain. But as he was not able to move it, he cried more and more.
A long Easter weekend was coming soon and the pediatrician whom we often visit was on a long leave. We had no choice but to take him to an emergency children clinic. He was very quiet and was crying and writhing in pain. He didn't even look around in this children section where there were toys to play. After the doctor examined him, she told us it is just a muscle pull/catch and all other parameters (nose and throat infections) are ruled out. He needed to take rest and she prescribed a painkiller syrup with which he would be fine in 2-3 days. Everything went very smooth and within no time we were done with the consultation.
He had to miss his Kindergarten which saddened him all the more. He loves to go to the Kindergarten and has never missed a single day from Nov 2017 till this day. I assured him that he needs to rest properly to go back to the Kindergarten soon. The long weekend was worrying him because he would then directly go on Tuesday, Friday and Monday being holidays here. We returned home with the medicines and I gave him the first dosage. He took it and went to sleep very quietly. I lay next to him as I was also tired. I couldn't sleep that night from 1 am as if it was an anticipation of something that was going to come up. So after taking rest when we both got up, he was sitting quietly, thinking something, looking into infinity. I was missing his usual chatter, but also wanted his pain to lessen. So we spent that whole day just sitting quietly with each other. We watched Television for some time, gave him dinner and he slept again. He was definitely in pain otherwise he wouldn't have been so quiet.
Next day he felt a little better and he was to his old chirpy self. I felt so good. Yesterday seemed so long and drab with no noise and no talk. Now everything seemed to be back to normal. He started playing on his own and talking in German while playing. I wondered, is he the same kid who was not talking yesterday? There is so much to learn from kids. They move on so easily and carry on with time perfectly. He wasn't well yesterday, he was sober and quiet and he slept for most of the time. Today he was better, he immediately got talking and laughing and shouting. Kids enjoy the moment as it comes without judgments or expectations. A day of rest and medicine was enough for T to get back to his feet with renewed vigor and energy.
It was due to the pillow which he takes at night and sleeping on the same side in the same position must have aggravated a particular tissue. I tried giving him a painkiller, we tried moving him a little to ease his pain. I applied a little pain ointment. But in vain! He got very terrified as it must be paining a lot. He put a lot of pressure on his shoulders and neck to get relieved from the pain. But as he was not able to move it, he cried more and more.
A long Easter weekend was coming soon and the pediatrician whom we often visit was on a long leave. We had no choice but to take him to an emergency children clinic. He was very quiet and was crying and writhing in pain. He didn't even look around in this children section where there were toys to play. After the doctor examined him, she told us it is just a muscle pull/catch and all other parameters (nose and throat infections) are ruled out. He needed to take rest and she prescribed a painkiller syrup with which he would be fine in 2-3 days. Everything went very smooth and within no time we were done with the consultation.
He had to miss his Kindergarten which saddened him all the more. He loves to go to the Kindergarten and has never missed a single day from Nov 2017 till this day. I assured him that he needs to rest properly to go back to the Kindergarten soon. The long weekend was worrying him because he would then directly go on Tuesday, Friday and Monday being holidays here. We returned home with the medicines and I gave him the first dosage. He took it and went to sleep very quietly. I lay next to him as I was also tired. I couldn't sleep that night from 1 am as if it was an anticipation of something that was going to come up. So after taking rest when we both got up, he was sitting quietly, thinking something, looking into infinity. I was missing his usual chatter, but also wanted his pain to lessen. So we spent that whole day just sitting quietly with each other. We watched Television for some time, gave him dinner and he slept again. He was definitely in pain otherwise he wouldn't have been so quiet.
Next day he felt a little better and he was to his old chirpy self. I felt so good. Yesterday seemed so long and drab with no noise and no talk. Now everything seemed to be back to normal. He started playing on his own and talking in German while playing. I wondered, is he the same kid who was not talking yesterday? There is so much to learn from kids. They move on so easily and carry on with time perfectly. He wasn't well yesterday, he was sober and quiet and he slept for most of the time. Today he was better, he immediately got talking and laughing and shouting. Kids enjoy the moment as it comes without judgments or expectations. A day of rest and medicine was enough for T to get back to his feet with renewed vigor and energy.
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