...a long dark, month-long tunnel of sickness, that is! First, Baby B, then A, then me, then dh, then Baby B and D and finally, Kit. Kitter came down with a fever of 103 on Friday, March 20th...the last hold-out in our month-long ride on the sickness train...poor little guy continued to run a fever above 101 for FIVE long days - he'd complain of feeling really cold, huddle underneath his blanket and shiver until we took his temp (oh, only 102, now is it? And then give him alternating rounds of tylenol and motrin)! Then, he'd start feeling better, temp would go down and he'd run around like a crazy man until we'd catch him huddled on the couch under his blanket or huddled in the corner of his Dad's office chair - again complaining of being so cold and again, having a fever over 101. This craziness of up and down continued thru Tuesday. DH took him to the base doctor on Monday, but his lungs were clear and it was declared Kitter had a virus and hopefully, it was on its way out of his system. Luckily, the doctor's nurse wrote a note, excusing him from school thru Wednesday. We believe his fever broke early Tuesday morning but kept him home on Wednesday, just to make sure he was fever-free for 24-hours. His teacher was worried he wouldn't do well on his standardized testing - math and english - but we're hoping he'll do just fine - he's really a smart kid and reads above his grade-level.
This Sunday, Grandpa W had to ride to the hospital in an ambulance. He was complaining of bad chest pain and tingling, pain in his left arm. Grandma D had to call 911 and off they went to the local Emergency Room. He's been kept in the hospital for two nights now - an irregular heartbeat is all we know. Poor Grandma has had to spend the night in a recliner in his room. The first night he was disoriented and pulled out his IV and told Grandma to wake up because he thought he cut himself - he thought he was at home. His dementia/short-term memory loss is really starting to accelerate - I feel so bad for Grandma as we've witnessed what a handful he can be. Grandpa will under-go a procedure tonight where a balloon type instrument will be inserted thru his leg into his heart to see if he has any type of blockage or damage. We're hoping and praying for a good outcome.
We have tentatively decided to spend Easter morning with Grandpa W and Grandma D. This will be the first long car ride for Baby B - hope she sleep most of the way - she can be really cranky when she doesn't get her way - exceptionally spoiled! LOL
