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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yup.  [b]I developed sepsis when DC#3 was three weeks old, related to surgery I had.  Stayed four nights in the hospital while DH frantically managed a four year old, two year old, and newborn. [/b] That sucked.

Less hideous: (1) DH and I having the flu simultaneously when we just had two kids, who were one and three at the time.  Lots of screens. (2) Having a stomach bug and caring for the baby while DH took the older two out.  I remember leaving him on his changing table because I had to puke.  Good times.  [/quote]

My mom developed sepsis after an urgent c-section to deliver my IUGR little brother at ~35 weeks. That meant a couple weeks later, my dad was home with a 6 y/o, 4 y/o and 4lb newborn while my mom was fighting for her life in the ICU. I have no idea what he did.

A few years later, my dad had a major illness that, after a month of trying to ID the problem, required open heart surgery. He was hospitalized for three months, at least half of which was in the ICU. That meant my mom, who was traveling extensively for work at the time, had a 9 y/o, 7 y/o and 3 y/o at home while my dad fought for his life and then during his months-long recovery after discharge. Several of their friends took turns staying with us to help out, many flying in from out of town. When I think about it now it's hard to fathom who'd show up for us like that. Are things different these days? Is it just the nature of my/spouse's friendships, that we don't think many of them would do the same?

It's all relative -- I had a very COVID-like illness in Feb 2020 and was out of commission for almost a week, with a 5 y/o and 2 y/o. Spouse and MIL covered things. That's probably the worst in my own experience, but nothing compared to my parents. :shrug: [/quote]

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