Being poorly whilst being Mummy

I have had an awful weekend. There is no other way to put it, coinciding with Mother's Day, just brilliant and just my luck. Yesterday I was aware of the fact other Mum's were being spoilt rotten and out enjoying their special day. I managed a drive out in the countryside (as a passenger) for some 'fresh' air and all I wanted to do was get home and curl up in bed.

As well as feeling dire I also had such a sense of overwhelming guilt towards my son. I know I couldn't help it but I hated not being able to look after him and him not understanding why. It got the point on Sunday afternoon that I just had to throw the towel in and go to bed and rest, after three nights of practically no sleep the exhaustion was kicking in. For once I had to put myself first, as I knew I would just delay my recovery. I couldn't see any light at the end of the tunnel and I hate that feeling, to actually be in that situation must be truly horrific.

I am just about starting to see the woods for the trees but haven't felt this unwell for a long time. I have also realised what a paranoid freak hypercondriac I am becoming. Now I blame my profession for that, nurses are notoriously bad patients and sometimes knowing certain things can put you at a disadvantage. Last night in bed I was pondering Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and letting my imagination be far too active. Good going for someone who thinks they may be affected.

So this post is a massive sorry to my husband who who looked after me so well and catered for Beastie's every whim. He cooked the most lovely meal that I couldn't taste, then struggled to swallow and eventually baled out on him straight after in favour of my bed. Sorry to my son for not being of any use to him and getting hysterical when he tried to use me as a climbing frame and for when he got himself wedged in his little chair and I couldn't free him. Don't worry he was freed by my husband after lots of screaming from me, it sounds dramatic, I assure you it wasn't.

And while writing this I burnt my son's fish fingers as I couldn't smell the burning. What happens if my sense of smell never returns?? I didn't taste one iota of my sandwich!