Day 461

      We seem to have a revolving door of sickness around here.  Conner has been super sick the past couple of days.  He has had the croup and a fever.  His tonsils and epiglottis were so swollen that he has really been struggling to breathe.  At one point yesterday, he jumped up off the couch, his eyes wide as saucers and his mouth open - nothing was coming out - or going in.  I frantically asked him if he could breathe, his eyes got larger and he opened his mouth wide again - and again nothing.  He started to panic.  I started to panic.  Thankfully Scott was home - and he didn't panic!  It was a very frightening experience.  After that, Scott took him to Phoenix Children's Urgent Care.  The doctor gave him an Epinephrine SVN that immediately reduced the inflammation, and an oral steroid that will last the next few days.  I am so glad there are medications like that available!  (During those brief moments when Conner couldn't breathe, I envisioned having to do a tracheotomy on him!)  Conner is doing much better.  He still has the croupy cough, but he is able to breathe freely and his fever is gone.
      I, on the other hand, am sick.  I now have the cough and fever.  I just finished 10 days of antibiotics for another UTI - and now this....  We are just praying Katie doesn't get it.  Scott has feverishly cleaned and disinfected our house, trying to keep the germs at bay.  Katie has an appointment tomorrow afternoon for her monthly chemo treatment.  She will also start her steroids and that should help boost her immune level - I hope.  We will just keep praying Katie won't get sick - we do not want her to end up in the hospital again!  We are looking forward to the flu season ending and better days ahead.
     "Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come."  (Jeffrey R. Holland, "An High Priest of Good Things to Come", Ensign, November 1999)