Sick...but on the mend

It's hard to believe that within 14 hours, this smiley, silly, tu-tu wearing girl ended up so very sick. Friday night she went to bed for Daddy just fine while Mommy was out. By 2 a.m. we heard an awful, barking cough coming from Lucy's bedroom. From what I had heard from friends before, this sounded very much like croup. No big deal, I thought. I remembered what they had done with their little ones to relieve the symptoms. We tried to comfort her - she even asked for a bandaid - when we asked for what - she pointed in her mouth to her throat! :( We took her to her pediatricians office later that day where the NP told us that her lungs, ears and throat all looked good and just to let her relax and give her fluids. By Sunday morning, things got much worse. Lucy was really struggling to breathe and it was really scarey to see. She also had a very high temp. We called the pediatrician on call (and I must add that we are so glad we went with this new practice and just love our new ped. group) and he listened to Lucy over the phone. We were told to get her to the ER right away. The amazing thing was, once we were told that, it was like a huge relief spread over me. At this point my usual would be to panic. I feel that God has done such a good work within me over this past year - and I just began to TRUST! I felt His peace at work and it was amazing.

We made it to Children's ER and didn't have to wait long, which is amazing. The minute we were called back, the nurse called another nurse in and they agreed she had to be moved immediately to another part of the ER since she had croup. They made her wear a mask to transport her - she didn't like that much. She was immediately seen by a dr. and found out that her croup had turned into stridor. She received steroids and a breathing treatment as well as Tylenol for her high temp. The first breathing treatment wasn't working, so they gave her another and then she had a throat x-ray. By this time, Lucy began breathing better but was still wheezing. The doctor came in to check on her and apologized saying that Lucy was going to have to spend the night to be monitored, which we were completely fine with! I felt much more comfortable with her being there than at home with us.

She slept well that night - and we had such an amazing staff who were so kind and helpful. I stayed the night with her and Daddy went home for some rest. The next day she had an awful sore throat and cough but her vitals and oxygen level were good so she was discharged. Since Sunday we've had sleepless nights - but she is on the mend. Today we had a follow-up appt. with her ped. and she said she is doing well - just suffering the post-croup symptoms (tons of congestion).

So we spent our Valentine's Day in the hospital. But God is very good! He gave us a wonderful staff and amazing peace, along with wonderful friends and family who were praying for her.