Just looking for any tips and advice.
I currently have Whooping cough. Just for context my GP sent me to hospital when I was diagnosed and they wanted to admit me but I had to get home to my DC. So I have it pretty bad. Awful coughing keeps me awake at night. Every time I go to get up the coughing starts and I am on the verge of fainting (have fainted a couple of times). Then I feel so wobbly walking. I'm so tired and weak and have an awful headache. So I'm really struggling. My DC are 16 and 12.
Complicating factor is 12yo probably caught whooping cough first but just had cold symptoms for a couple of weeks, pretty much ok now but not quite 100%. 16yo I think has it now, hoping he will not develop the cough but he has cold symptoms and very tired/headachy.
I feel so unwell I can't think straight. The house is going to shit. I've only managed to put a load of washing on everyday and hung it to dry a bit at a time. Nothing has been put away. Sink full of dishes. We haven't had dinner quite a bit. Just eating whatever is easy. Although I don't really have an appetite and DS has a reduced appetite. I've done a bit of tidying up but it's so hard when coughing and needing to lie down.
DS would usually do a lot more, but is sleeping lots which I want to encourage to help him recover and hopefully not get the cough. He's done a bit of washing up, wiped kitchen sides and has made food. Put bins out. I don't really want to ask too much of him as he's feeling so unwell. I'm scared of how long this illness is going to go on as it can last for many weeks. I have ordered some takeaways but can't afford too many.
Sorry, this is just a ramble. I don't know if it makes much sense. But any tips would be good.