October is spooky
Published 5:00 am Tuesday, October 20, 2026
October is always a fun month for kids. During the month, they start getting pumped for the beginning of all the holidays.
I know for a lot of schools, this is when students get dress-up weeks for homecoming, it is the start of basketball season, and the last week of October is Halloween! That means that there would be another whole week of dressing up and fun activities to celebrate.
Halloween starts to kick off the sick season, however. During this fun-filled month, it is the time where you see students and children start to get runny noses, get diagnosed with the flu, or it can start the dreaded RSV season.
As someone that literally just gave birth this week, I can tell you there is nothing more scary than a baby not feeling their best. No matter how old a child is, things can get scary.
I did not understand why people got so crazy defensive about their babies and people coming around that was until my family saw some issues.
My nephew was born in October and a few months later, he was diagnosed with the awful respiratory virus, RSV. His poor mom and him spent a week or two in the hospital to monitor his breathing. I couldn’t imagine how she felt with such a sick baby.
Now, my baby, born two days ago, had to have an EKG because he was not quite breathing well and his pulse was crazy low. This was the scariest moment of my life. Hearing that your baby has something wrong with them really has you spiraling. Luckily, I have an amazing husband that is calm in situations like this (I do well in a crisis, just not one involving my own children), as well as some amazing prayer warriors that I can reach out to that I know will pray immediately for any situation.
This always makes the situations less “spooky.” I know that no matter what, God’s will will prevail in mine and my children’s lives.
My heart goes out to any momma that has a sick baby or a baby going through any medical issues. We still don’t know what made little Rocky’s pulse so low because all the tests came back fine and still has a lower than expected pulse, but my family knows whom to put our trust in.
If you don’t know whom you should put your trust in, it is Jesus Christ. I know that no matter what happens to me or my babies, Christ holds us in His hands.
If you don’t know what that means or would like to know what that means, you can email me at hannah.herrera@harrisondaily.com.
Hannah Herrera is a general assignment reporter for the Harrison Daily Times. Email her at hannah.herrera@harrisondaily.com.
