I haven’t done one of these in a while and I really need to get back on the ball regarding them.  First, let me talk about what has been going on for the last two weeks and has my household all crazy.

My nephew who is 7 was diagnosed with HSP (Henoch-Schonlein purpura) 9 days ago.  Since that time he’s been unable to eat, developed a nasty rash, had painful swelling of his joints and, as of two days ago, began vomiting liquids. For those of you unfamiliar with HSP the description is as follows:

Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a form of blood vessel inflammation orvasculitis. There are many different conditions that feature vasculitis. Each of the forms of vasculitis tends to involve certain characteristic blood vessels. HSP affects the small vessels called capillaries in the skin and frequently the kidneys. HSP results in skin rash (most prominent over the buttocks and behind the lower extremities) associated with joint inflammation (arthritis) and sometimes cramping pain in the abdomen. Henoch-Schonlein purpura is also referred to as anaphylactoid purpura.

Yesterday afternoon my nephew was admitted to the hospital.  He’s doing better today, keeping fluids and some food down and hopefully will be released this afternoon.

What does this mean for me?  Well.. my nice tidy schedule has been all over the place these last few weeks.  With my nephew being home all week and me occupied in keeping him company/sitting with him all my best laid plans for participating in the Blogathon this weekend (today) were dashed.  So for those of you visiting today that expected to see something here, I do apologize, and plan on participating in September.  I just simply did not have the time or resources to plan for today due to the unexpectedness of this sickness.

So aside from this, nothing much else has happened this week.  I hope that your week has been less eventful!  And here’s hoping that my nephew is on the mend and will be back to his normal, cheerful, talkative self very quickly.