Well - we've been to the hospital - but this time with Julia. She has had a high fever for 5 days, very red eyes, various rashes, and a sore neck. I took her to her pedaitrician on Saturday and she said Julia had a virus. He neck started hurting badly yesterday afternoon and so I took her to urgent care. The doctor there was concerned it was Kawasaki's disease. We spent the rest of the night in the ER, where the doctor was also concerned. They admitted her and the doctor in the peds ward was convinced it was just a virus and sent us home. So - we are in a kind of bad situation where we are not sure what is wrong with her. If it is Kawasaki's disease, early treatment is important to prevent life-threatening heart problems. So - we are quite uneasy about this. She still has a fever and a sore neck but her other symptoms are subsiding. She will have some blood work done tomorrow and then go see her pediatrician.
I hope things become clearer for us between now and then.
Nathan is just fine - if it is a virus - he and the rest of us don't have it. It was so strange doing the hospital thing with Julia instead of Nathan.
I'll keep you updated.
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