From Bad to Worse

Hey all,

Well, just when we thought things were bad enough, Chad and I ended up in the hospital. As Cam was being discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, his pediatrician was wheeling me down to the ER. Chad took Cam back to the Children's House and he started to feel ill too. Our favorite nurse, Shonda, came to the rescue. I don't know what we would have done with her. She came over and watched Cam so Chad could also go to the ER. It took me 4 hours to get in since there were 75 people in the waiting room. By the time I got in, Chad had arrived and they rushed him back. After being pumped full of fluids, Chad was released around 4 am. I still wasn't doing much better so they sent me up to an observation floor. Poor Shonda had to work the next morning, but she stayed with Cam the entire night. Talk about your own private nurse! I was discharged from the hospital Thursday evening. One of our friends Maria came over to watch Cam during the day so Chad could rest a little. Thursday night we became concerned that Cam was becoming dehydrated so we took him back to the ER. They told us it was going to be a 2-4 hour wait, but we must have looked so bad that they took him within 15 minutes. Ealier in the day, my mom hoped on a plane and flew up to Baltimore to help us out. Chad and I have never been so happy to see her! Maria's husband, Phil, picked her up from the airport. So now we are all resting at the Children's House. This has been such a traumatic experience. I think we all might need therapy! We are praying for a restful weekend. It is supposed to become very cold this weekend. Cam has a doctor's appt. on Monday and then we fly home on Tuesday. We can't wait to get home and put this awful two weeks behind us. Hope to report better news later. Thanks for your prayers. Keep em coming...we need em!
Love,
Julie, Chad, Cam and Nana