At about 9:30pm last night Mark gave Sawyer a kiss good night on the top of his shiny bald head and noticed that he seemed a bit warm. A flurry of temperature readings ensued which resulted in a range of 100.2 to 100.6. We called the on-call doctor who instructed us to bring him in to Strong's Pediatric Emergency Department. The physician noted that since Sawyer's most recent blood counts were pretty good, there was no need to feel rushed or panicked. Laurie was planning on taking Sawyer to the clinic this morning anyhow, so she volunteered to take him to the ER last night. They quickly packed and were out the door. About 2:30 am, Laurie sent a text to report that the highest temperature Sawyer had in the ER was 99.5, so there was no need for him to be admitted but he would receive an antibiotic as a precaution. There was no sign of infection in his blood which is a good thing. It is at times like this that we are grateful for the kindness and generosity of others since it's hard to guess, or imagine, how many such trips and middle of the night hotel rooms we will have to secure in the coming months and years. We did try to connect with the Ronald McDonald house, but they do not take admissions after 8pm.
It is now 8am and Laurie just reported that Sawyer was not discharged until 5am. They stayed in the ER where they got about 3 hours of sleep. Through it all Sawyer does not complain and does not flinch when beset by these little, or potentially big, disruptions. Instead, he remains intent on his goal of being cured and 'kicking this thing in the butt.'
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