Poor Kasey

So, Kasey came down with a slight cold on Sunday. She started coughing a little bit Sunday night. By Monday morning it was sounding bad enough that I went ahead and gave her the oral steroids we keep on hand. By Tuesday afternoon she had a fever of 101.6, and couldn't go 30 seconds without coughing. So, off to the pediatrician we went.

As soon as we were in the exam room, they checked her pulse/Ox level and it was at 85%. WAY below where it should be. So, they immediately put her on Oxygen. Once she was examined by the Nurse Practitioner, she said Kasey needed to be admitted to the hospital. The good news is that right next door to the pediatrician's office is a hospital! So, I was able to walk over and do the paperwork to get her admitted while the hospital pediatrician came over and examined Kasey at the pediatrician's office to write up the orders for the night.

Then we just used their nice little sky bridge thing to avoid the wind and rain, and walked over to the hospital. And they already had a room waiting for us, so we went right into her room. They had already set that up for her too! Waiting was a brand new in the package pink sippy cup, a package of size 4 diapers, and other things just for her. That was nice.

They think she has a virus, which also caused her croup to act up. So, she is fighting a virus and croup. Her fever has diminished, thankfully. Now she is just dealing with the coughing and the low oxygen level.

We don't know when she will be released from the hospital. Right now it kind of feels like no end in sight even though it will probably only be another few days. She had a setback last night and they had to turn her oxygen up to 3 liters for a while. That's a lot. She hadn't been that high yet. So I am a little worried about why we keep having to turn the oxygen up and not down.

She is miserable. She feels miserable. You can just see it. And she is soooo grumpy. My usual happy go lucky kid is GRUMPY. She watches movies on her ITouch, and I brought her some toys yesterday. The hospital also gave her some toys too. But, she is so miserable, it's not too hard to keep her contained and quiet.

My dad is going to go and visit her today. It will be interesting to see how she does for Papa. I hope she is happy to see him. That will make me feel a bit better if she is.

Hubby has been spending the most time at the hospital with her. At the same time that all of this was going on, it was Air Force graduation time around here. Tuesday night we were supposed to go to the Commissioning Ceremonies for our 2 graduating cadets. We were really looking forward to those as we have never been allowed to go in the past. It was always only immediate family members that were allowed to attend due to a lack of space. But they have found larger venues to hold the ceremonies at, so they are allowing the cadets to bring more people. But, we ended up at the pediatrician's office and then the hospital instead. Courtney was with a babysitter at home.

Wednesday was graduation. I was able to go. We already had another babysitter lined up for that day, so Courtney stayed with a babysitter, and Hubby stayed at the hospital but was able to watch the graduation on line. I was so glad one of us got to be there for our cadets and their families.

Wednesday night we had a dinner for Toby and family planned at our house. I had all the food prepped and ready to go, I stayed up until midnight the night before cutting, chopping and preparing everything. So, after graduation, I went and picked up the cake, came home, changed, and then headed to the hospital. Hubby then came home and cooked all the food and served it.

After that they brought the cake and ice cream and gifts to the hospital so we could all be together for part of the night. I made both Toby and Scott a quilt. Scott's had some Chinese characters in it because that is what he studied. Toby's had a few squares made from Crown Royal bags, because that is what he studied. No, I am kidding. It just fit his personality.

A quilt, to me, is a meaningful gift. I choose the fabric to suit each one of them. The backing was their class color. And I worked hard and sewed a lot of love into it. I hope it is as special to them as it is to me.

Today brings a new day. Graduation is over. Scott leaves town today, Toby leaves town tomorrow. Maddie, Toby's fiance, just got stationed here in the Springs. So, she is staying with us until she moves into her apartment this weekend.

Well, I need to go and get dressed so that I can go pick up Buddy's ashes and then go to the hospital to hang out. I hope all of you are well!