Update from Debbie Downer

Hey guys – this blog comes with a warning: if you’re already feeling a little downhearted, DON’T READ IT!! I’m afraid I have more bad news – we’ve added Kyndal to the Sick List. Bobby woke up this morning feeling no better. He has been very nauseated since he came home from the hospital. All he wanted to do today was sleep. I kept waking him up to drink water because of the doctor’s emphasis on hydration. Finally, shortly after lunch, he asked if we could go back to the hospital. The color of his face was not good and he wasn’t eating or drinking, so I called a taxi to come pick us up. Meanwhile, Kyndal had mentioned to me that her head was hurting. She followed it up by saying that it didn’t hurt all the time, just when she laid on it! So what’s a distracted and distraught mother’s immediate response? Don’t lay on it! So anyway, we arrived at the hospital and I was trying to communicate with the receptionist and Kyndal tugged on my shirt. She told me again her head hurt. This time I felt of her head. She had fever – turned out to be 102. That’s when I started crying! The tears have flowed off and on since then! The doctor relieved our minds about Bobby, though. He said he was adequately hydrated and that the dizziness and nausea were common with the virus. We did not check in, but came back home and got the two patients set up in the living room. Kyndal has been fine but is taking Ibuprofen. We’ll know more about her tomorrow. By the way, since we were already at the hospital, I just let the doctor have a look at her too. He says there is a virus going around – we probably picked it up during our stay at the hospital with Bobby! After we got home, we continued with fluids, and he seems now to be doing better. Recovery from this is just so slow and tedious. So keep us on your prayer list, PLEASE!! So sorry for all the bad news lately! There’s Good News in the future – we just know it!!