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April 25, 2006
We have been battling Ford's immune response since late Saturday night, alternating doses of ibuprofin and acetominophin, but his fever is stubborn. I'm watching him toss, waiting for a drop in temperature (without relief, it has climbed as high as 106 F). He is frail and hot. As if laboring in his sleep; his breath has a heavy effort, and occasionally he will mutter dreamspeak: stifled pleas dampened by the weight of sleep. All I can do is lay beside him, sleeplessly rubbing the deep furrow in my brow. These are long nights, half slept with the lights left on. All countertops are cluttered with discarded plastic safety wrap, barely-sipped glasses of water, sticky syrup syringes, half-empty analgesic bottles. In limbo, I'll eventually round up and declutter, after I spend ten minutes trying to focus my thougths, after I'm convinced the fever is low enough to condone sleep.
Posted by Steph at April 25, 2006 04:54 AM
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Oooh, sorry to hear he's feeling so poorly. Sending good thoughts he'll feel better soon.
Posted by: Marilyn at April 25, 2006 12:12 PM
Oh how scary. That's a high fever. Man--I wish there was something I could do and send via the internet your way--other than many virtual hugs. He will get better. But limbo sucks. Take care of yourself. That's always the hardest thing for me to remember to actually DO.
Posted by: christina at April 25, 2006 02:49 PM
I bet watching your child fight off a fever is worse than being sick yourself. Hope he's on the mend soon -- and you both get good nights sleep.
Posted by: Charmaine at April 25, 2006 03:31 PM
{hugs} to both of you~~
Posted by: Cmommy at April 26, 2006 12:32 AM
Honestly, I am going to have to stop reading your blog if you don't quit writing so vividly about your kids being sick. It is stressing me out. I'm delicate on this issue. But I truly, truly feel for you and am expecting a surly Ford post any day now. TAKE CARE!
Posted by: Amy at April 26, 2006 02:54 PM