Well, yesterday sure didn't turn out like we expected. Bethany woke up violently ill around 3am and didn't stop throwing up all day. When she was curled up in pain and crying at 1pm, we decided to make sure it wasn't something worse than the flu and I called urgent care and the Dr's office...both were too busy to see her. So we headed to the ER ("her" ER--the one where she works on Saturdays.) We were stuck in the waiting room for about 45 minutes waiting for triage when someone she works with recognized her. She said, "there ought to be some perks for volunteering here" and she got us right into a trauma room--totally bypassed triage! Of course Bethany was treated like a VIP! The biggest concern was that it might be her appendix, so they did a CAT scan. Turns out it's just a nasty viral infection that has to run its course. After 2 liters of saline, morphine, tylenol, anti-nausea medicine x 2, they finally released us with 3 prescriptions to fill. She's hungry, but afraid to eat. I'm hungry, too, but if I'm gonna get this, I sure don't want much in my stomach. We'll just lay low today and see how it goes. For once, I'm glad Brian isn't here. Hopefully the worst will be behind us by the time he gets back from Korea on Saturday. We have such awesome friends/neighbors/family who rallied around us and it was a comfort to know I had options if we needed additional help. But as I told Brian, we've handled far more than the flu and we just deal with whatever life brings. It's not like we have a choice, is it?! To those of you who knew what was going on, thanks for the prayers. To my sweet friends whose son's funeral I missed yesterday, my thoughts were with you. I'll hug on you when I see you the next time.
Love to all....we're blessed!
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