Two unsavory topics

1. I have been on a major "bad dream" streak lately. It's bizarre. I'm usually not much of a dreamer (at least I don't remember them). But lately my dreams have included my death, relapse, AJ's death, Emily's not wanting to be with me, etc. As a Psychology major in college we studied dreams some, which I thought was fascinating but a total crock! Clearly there is no science behind interpreting them. God sometimes speaks through dreams but that seems rare. So basically I'm left with trying to figure out if I'm carrying a lot of stress or not-worked-out "stuff" of life that is boiling over into the sleep realm.
2. AJ has been sick for 10 days now. His symptoms have run the gambit from fever, throwing up, cough, runny nose, fussiness, lack of hunger and thirst, and general malaise. It has been tiring to deal with and it seems you can feel a deep compassion and empathy at the same time as total frustration and annoyance. This morning we went in to get him up just to find some "treats" (see symptom #2) he had all over his crib...yikes.