Hospital Stay

I've learned recently, that I have really taken health for granted. I LOVE learning about health and diet, and really enjoy teaching my children the importance of eating well and the benefits that come when we don't indulge in too much sugar! (That said, we still have a ways to improve). It's no secret that I will look to natural methods when we are sick, before I grab for over the counter drugs.

Holland started to get sick a week and a half ago. Joe had been sick and he just LOVES to kiss and hug her. I tried hard to stop it from happening, but there were a couple of times he snuck it in. I started to apply the essential oils and nursing her more regularly, but she consistently had a fever and wasn't showing any signs of getting better. I asked Aaron to give her a blessing and decided I would take her into see the doctor the following morning if there was no improvement through the night. He called our Home Teacher to assist him in the blessing. Our home teacher happens to also be a Physicians Assistant, and offered to check her ears and do a small checkup on her stats. After the blessing, our friend checked Holland. Her ears were good (I thought for sure she had an ear infection and that's why she was getting the fever), but when he checked her oxygen level, it registered at 87. NOT GOOD! He said I needed to take her to the instacare right away. It was 8:30 already, so I got her in the car and we went. I was only in there for 10 minutes and they said I needed to take her to the ER right away. What? Really? I could tell she was sick, but I had NO IDEA it was so bad.

Long story short, little Miss has RSV.  Two days in the hospital proved that I am truly thankful for hospitals. (Secretly, I hate them, but they sure have their place and I am beyond thankful we were there). Oxygen and suction treatments have been my best friend this past week. For Holland, not so much!

Two days ago, Holland got the go ahead to only have oxygen at night. Phew! because I don't think she could handle that in her nose all day long, for one more day! Between that in her nose, and her monitor going off in the night when she dipped below 88, I think we are both done with this! Good riddance! Well, good riddance as soon as we are totally done with it.