Ali got a high fever starting on Saturday. She vomited just like last time, but this time we are way more prepared. We got the suppositories at home and we gave that to her right away. We took her to the clinic on Sunday and the doc said her throat was really really red and inflamed. That explained all the excess drool and the fact that she didn't want to eat or drink at all. He also recommended us to do a blood test just in case it is anything weird going on.
The fever eventually broke the next day. I took her to our family doctor for a second opinion on the blood test. If I can avoid it, I would rather her not to go through that kind of pain. Unfortunately, our family doc did agree with the clinic's recommendation and off we go again! It was just a nightmare. Horrific to watch to say the very least.
Since Ali couldn't really eat or drink and losing fluids left and right, we tried everything we can to help her to replenish the lost fluids in any shape or form. And the antibiotics too. Need to wash that stuff down somehow. So we tried giving her jello (Ali is only so so with it), ice cream with antibiotics (not really liking it that much). Most of the time we just stick with yogurt. We even let her watch TV while we measured her temperature.
Ali seems to cough a bit when she lies in bed and we had to go to her room to comfort her every 15 minutes. Instead of both of us not getting any sleep, I decided to bring Ali to our room and kicked hubby out. At least he can sleep (sort of). All this time, I said I won't bring our kid to our room to sleep, that is just wishful thinking. All the rules that we set were broken in a matter of 24 hours. *sigh* What things parents wouldn't do to help their little ones to get better!?
I have to say, this week is way more tough than going to work. I would rather mark and prep all night than dealing with this. I do have to say I feel really sorry for my students. They have not seen me for the whole week. Brave little Ali, please get better soon!
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