‘I could literally see the redness of infection spreading’ Covered in tiny red blisters, my daughter Poppy, 5, was miserable.
Chickenpox.
‘It’s horrible, but every child has to go through it,’ I told her.
As a nursery manager, I’ve worked with kids for 20 years, and tend to look at the positives.
My hubby Keith and I also have a son, Jasper, 2.
‘If Jasper catches it, he can get it out of the way!’ I said.
But, a week on, Jasper had a fever, a bumpy red rash and a thickly coated tongue. Not the symptoms of chickenpox.
Concerned, I took him for a consultation with an out-of-hours doctor.
‘Scarlet fever,’ he diagnosed.
Meanwhile, Poppy recovered and returned to school.
The following weekend, my mum Jayne, 60, treated me,…
