During all this time of caring and focusing on Sarah, we (my husband and I) apparently were unaware of our own health issues.
According to a doctor, my chest x-ray showed that I had tuberculosis (TB). It's dormant now but I had it in the past. Considering I was a teacher before having Sarah, I got TB tests every few years. Four years ago, my TB test was negative. So, within the last four years, I had TB. I don't remember ever being very ill in those last 4 years. The other weird thing is that none of my family members that have been tested have/had it. Sarah and Jonathan tested negative. I am confused as to how I could have TB and Jonathan didn't get it, but I am taking the medication for the next nine months even though it doesn't make sense.
Jonathan apparently has some kidney issues that the doctors can't figure out as of right now.
Family and friends have joked that we were so focused on caring for Sarah that we forgot to take care of ourselves.
One thing all of this has confirmed is to never go into a doctor's appointment thinking everything is OK. Go into appointments knowing anything is possible, hopefully it's OK.
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