We've had a few busy weeks in our family. Allison was sick with croup for a whole week (everyone we know has been sick around here). As soon as she was better she ate what looked like a pill off the ground at Ross clothing store. 4 hours later she began throwing up. Since we couldn't identify what it was, Poison Control told me to take her to the ER. She threw up 2 more times, but all her tests were normal. Then, the doctor said they needed to watch her overnight because some drugs don’t show up until several hours later. Just as we were getting used to that idea we were told they had no rooms for us AND we needed a facility with an ICU. So they wanted to move us to the Phoenix Children’s hospital. The story gets better. Just in case something big happened on our way to Phoenix
So we spent the remainder of the night being woken every hour so Allison could get her finger pricked and a flashlight shined in her eyes and I don’t remember what else. In the morning we got to pay our second copay in 16 hours. Allison’s highlight: when mom left her with the nurse to go pay the bill, she got all-you-can-eat Froot Loops and watched cartoons on TV (two things that never happen - we don't have cable). Allison left the ICU “the picture of health”, for which, despite my complaining, we really are grateful.
2 days later I came down with the cursed week-long sickness, and I’m telling you this thing is “no bueno”. Now that it’s finally over we can resume normal life. Sounds boring but I’m okay with it.
