…and the mother said to the pharmacist…

…”I need something for a cough”.
Concerned Pharmacy Girl: “Is it for you?”
Panda - Eyed Mother: “No, it’s for the children”, watches CPG start to pull down an expectorant “and please don’t tell me they need an expectorant. That will make them cough more and I want them to cough less.”
CPG: “Oh, we don’t encourage suppressing […]

She…

…has been so needy these last few days, clinging to me like people in a long -  time -  farewelled embrace.
Her small body sick with fever and infection.
All I can do is love her.
Her high temperature has finally broken but she is restless tonight, in  the sweat drenched recovery phase and she calls to me […]