The Puddles

Ben started running a fever in the emergency room while we were waiting for our room. So at least we had doctors who were able to witness the fever. Besides dizziness during the fever he has no other symptoms, and he says he feels fine (at least fine for a kid who is 10 days out from open heart surgery). 

So they are running tests. His surgeon even waited around yesterday evening to see the Echo and other test results. The only anomaly that has come up is that his inflammatory markers in his blood work has come up elevated.  One doctor said that this was an indication that something was going on, but the doctor this morning said that this was typical of someone who just had major surgery. So who knows. 

They have him on three iv antibiotics while they try to figure it out. If he runs a fever while on all of these drugs, then they know that they are dealing with something unusual (according to the morning doctor) . So hopefully he won’t run a fever. 

So all can do is wait. What does one do while they sit around and wait for test results during a holiday weekend? You watch tv channels that mom never lets you watch at home. You walk. You practice your breathing using your incentive spirometer. You pick out new movies to watch. You walk some more.  You color. You put a list together of stuff you want Dad to bring you. All before lunch. 

He is not happy about being here, but we are trying to make the best of it.   

The girls were stolen/kidnapped/ran away willingly with the Brown family. I wasn’t there, but I the scenario that I picture in my head goes like this . . . 

Mr. Brown enters the house and says to Dad, “Would you like —” And Ainsley who was upstairs in her room 50 feet away senses the presence of her second family and like the wind she runs past the two men while shouting, “YES” and goes to climb in his car before Mr. Brown has a chance to finish the sentence. 

I don’t know if it happened that way or not, but it certainly sounds like Ainsley.  In the meantime, we don’t know what is going to happen except we are here for 48 hours. Hopefully we will know more this evening during those rounds and we pray for no more fever.