More Allergies and More Prayer

So, after listening to Jay screaming at the top of his lungs, and having to hold him down to prevent him from bolting from the room (and this was with the sedative that J had taken before leaving the house!), Nick learned that Jay is allergic to shellfish, trees, weeds, cats, and dogs. But, dust mites are by far his worst allergy.

The night before he went in for testing, I was reading about how most kids with eczema are allergic to dust. So now I'm praying that we can get the dust in this house under control so that we can get his allergies and eczema under control!

I spent hours cleaning and dusting the bedroom, and Nick went in and vacuumed thoroughly. The allergist said that we really have to take up the carpeting, put in floors, replace the blinds, and cover the mattresses and pillows with allergy covers. I'm just praying about all of that because I have no idea how we're going to come up with the funds to do it.

Meanwhile, I've been up since 3:30 this morning because GracieGirl now has eczema on her back and legs, and she was going crazy with the itching. I gave her medicine and then held her for an hour until she stopped whimpering and went back to sleep. I'd started cleaning out her room, because she is also allergic to dust. We need to get the rug out of her room, too, and get her mattresses and pillows covered.

Now I know what my mom went through with me when I was little because I'm allergic to dust. I don't know how she found the time to clean my room each day, but that's what I need to do with our bedrooms. The problem is that I can't vacuum or do a lot of the other cleaning, and Nick's already up to his eyeballs doing all of the other things I can't do! All I know is that five out of six of us are allergic to dust, and we need to find a way to keep on top of the cleaning.

So, I'm praying for flooring, allergy covers, and someone to come clean our house! :)


Oh, and they want Jay to start weekly allergy shots immediately. I'd better pray about that one, too!

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