A Surprise Visit!

Well...I know everyone is wondering what is going on so I will try to give a quick explanation...a couple of days ago Michael started not feeling well and he was congested so we figured he had a cold. Yesterday he went and took a nap (which is very unusual for Mikey) but we figured it was because he was congested. Then he started complaining about his neck hurting so we thought it was his throat. This afternoon I noticed that he had this rash on his arms, face and stomach. He slept thru both sessions of conference and after the second session I went over and sat down next to him. I put my hand on his head and he was very hot. I took his temp. and it was 101.5. Jeff was getting ready to go to priesthood session and I told him that I was calling our pediatrician. I called and they didn't seem overly concerned (go figure that one) so I called Dr. Muenzer. I told him what was going on and he told me to take him to the ER and have them check him for strept throat and do some blood work. I hemmed and hawwed because I didn't want to come in! We thought we were just going to come in, have them do a throat swab, draw some blood, give us some antibiotic and out the door we would go. Well...it didn't work out that way. His strep test came back negative but because of the rash on him, the doctor was concerned and began to look over his body...they found a huge infection in his groin area (which we were not aware of) and it looked like it had gotten worse....Michael has impaired neutrophil function which causes any type of small infection to get out of control quickly so after the ER doctor called and talked with Dr. Muenzer at length, they decided that Michael had to be admitted! I was so not prepared for them to do that and Michael began to cry immediately saying he was afraid he was going to die. Jeff quickly walked over to him, reminded him that he had had a blessing and that it was all going to be okay while I spoke quietly with the doctor to get details about what was going on. They decided to put him on IV antibiotics because the rash had spread to all over his body and he was running fever, has a comprimised immune system anyway and they wanted to give him some fluids. Jeff was calming Michael down and I ran home to get a few things from home. I had to take a breath once I got home and get my bearings back about me. This hit me out of nowhere! I am thankful for the blessing that Michael got, for all the conference talks that strengthened me and grateful for the doctors and nurses who are caring for him. I know all will be well. Jeff had him completely calm by the time I got back to the hospital and we are now trying to settle in at 2 in the morning. Hopefully both of us will be able to get some sleep and we can get conference up here on the computer tomorrow! We are very grateful for the Lord's guiding hand in our lives. It never ceases to amaze me!