Tim is currently looking into joining the military, the air force. He had originally planned to join the marines straight out of high school, but since we ended up getting pregnant with Mackenzie, he decided it wasn't what he wanted to do anymore. Plus the marines aren't known to be very 'family friendly'. So he is now looking into the air force, which has been suggested as the most family oriented military branch, which is his biggest concern with joining.
He took his plumbing exam again and last week got the results that he failed again. He has to wait another 60 days before even applying to take it again. He isn't very confident that he will pass it if he takes it a third time, because he studied extremely hard this past time.
He currently isn't making any money, and we are falling behind on our bills. We have moved in with my mother to help the financial issue, that way we don't have a rent to pay each month.
He is looking into joining the military because it's job security for the next four years, paid housing, discounted food and health insurance and paid college for Tim, then he also has job security when he gets out. It will help us in the long run and in our current situation.
The downfall is all the time away from myself and the girls and the highly likely deployments in the future. I'm stressed out because I can't begin to imagine how hard it will be, to be a single mom while he is away. I have been told by people IN the air force and by the recruiters, that unless you join special forces that deployments within the air force are short, 4-6 months. So that is a plus compared to the long deployments with the other branches.
Yesterday Tim's mother bought him the ASVAB book, so we could both study. Since we have two kids and our income to debt ratio is currently higher than 40% we have to have a waver. In order to get this waver Tim has to make over a 65 on the ASVAB. Seeing as he has never taken the ASVAB before, we got the book to study, that way he will be prepared.
Right now this is all up in the air, but it's something we are seriously considering. It's not so much something we want, but it's currently the best option right now in the long run. Please pray for our family as we deal with this.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
To those in the medical field..
Why the hell do my children keep getting MRSA?
If everyone remembers, Mackenzie got MRSA back in November 2007, and when I had Madison in December, it was a terrible ordeal because of infectious disease control.
Well it has reared it's ugly head in our life again.
Mackenzie got the rash a couple months ago, but she wasn't covered on insurance. Well she finally got insurance and we took her to the doctor last week. Her doctor was out of town so we saw a different one. The woman looked at it, told me it was diaper rash and gave me a prescription for diaper cream. I told her I'm not a moron and I know it's not a diaper rash, she has had MRSA in the past and it looks the exact same. She told me there wasn't anything to culture and sent me on my way.
That was last week.
This past week on Monday, Madison had a doctor's appointment and she had been getting the rash too. So I had Dr. Kuhl do a culture on her and guess what people..it's MRSA. Big surprise.
They are telling us to do the ointment in our nostrils twice a day for ten days, everyone in the house. We do more than just that, we also have Tim's family do it and my mother since the girls come into contact with them multiple times a week. Dr. Kuhls phone nurse called me today and asked how bad Mackenzie's has gotten since doing the ointment and I told her it got worse. Instead of the 15-20 spots she had been having, it's probably gone up to 30-40 spots. They have prescribed her an oral medication too.
I'm just curious, when is it going to end? What is causing it? Nobody seems to have the answers and it's getting exhausting. Tim and I don't have MRSA so I'm not sure how Madison could of caught it from Mackenzie and we haven't. Mackenzie is constantly hurting and Madison is starting to head down the same road.
Anyone have any advice?
If everyone remembers, Mackenzie got MRSA back in November 2007, and when I had Madison in December, it was a terrible ordeal because of infectious disease control.
Well it has reared it's ugly head in our life again.
Mackenzie got the rash a couple months ago, but she wasn't covered on insurance. Well she finally got insurance and we took her to the doctor last week. Her doctor was out of town so we saw a different one. The woman looked at it, told me it was diaper rash and gave me a prescription for diaper cream. I told her I'm not a moron and I know it's not a diaper rash, she has had MRSA in the past and it looks the exact same. She told me there wasn't anything to culture and sent me on my way.
That was last week.
This past week on Monday, Madison had a doctor's appointment and she had been getting the rash too. So I had Dr. Kuhl do a culture on her and guess what people..it's MRSA. Big surprise.
They are telling us to do the ointment in our nostrils twice a day for ten days, everyone in the house. We do more than just that, we also have Tim's family do it and my mother since the girls come into contact with them multiple times a week. Dr. Kuhls phone nurse called me today and asked how bad Mackenzie's has gotten since doing the ointment and I told her it got worse. Instead of the 15-20 spots she had been having, it's probably gone up to 30-40 spots. They have prescribed her an oral medication too.
I'm just curious, when is it going to end? What is causing it? Nobody seems to have the answers and it's getting exhausting. Tim and I don't have MRSA so I'm not sure how Madison could of caught it from Mackenzie and we haven't. Mackenzie is constantly hurting and Madison is starting to head down the same road.
Anyone have any advice?
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