{"id":2255,"date":"2010-01-19T14:13:44","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T20:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2010-01-19T14:15:51","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T20:15:51","slug":"the-down-side-to-travel-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/19\/the-down-side-to-travel-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Down Side To Travel Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As much as I like the occasional travel job as a change of pace, change of scenery… there is also a down side. Once I commit to a job I’m pretty much there for the duration, almost no matter what. That can be tough when your family needs you. This was one of those weeks that if I had the option, I would have left the job early or had somebody else take over for me, things that would have been possible had I been working here in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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We have all been trading colds for the last several weeks, but when I left it looked like the worst of it was behind us. As it turned out, the worst was yet to come. Sydney ended up getting a cold on top of a cold, which is annoying when you’re a adult but very serious when you’re 7 week old baby and unable to be treated with any type of medication. After 3 trips to the doctor throughout the week, Brenda ended up taking her to the hospital on Sunday night after she turned pale and appeared to stop breathing.<\/p>\n

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Long story short, Sydney is doing better but is still in the hospital and probably will be there until at least Wednesday. She’s improving but her oxygen levels are still dropping too much, especially when she goes to sleep. Brenda is staying with her around the clock and has only come home to pack some clothes and other daily items.<\/p>\n

Andrew is home with me today because he’s still pretty sick and has a fever, Max is at daycare (thank god for only having one today!). I’m very sick and so is Brenda. So all in all, it’s just a little slice of “heaven” around here. It sure makes you appreciate the simplicity of just being healthy.<\/p>\n

But I am very thankful that we live in a city that has access to great doctors and that Sydney is in great hands. I’m very confident that we’ll all be doing a lot better in the upcoming weeks.<\/p>\n

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