Folie A Deux

Dear Violet Two days ago you turned 10 months old. You’ve had a rough week. You went to the pediatrician’s office twice for your cough and fever, had your heart and lungs and eyes and ears and throat examined five times by five different people, had to take antibiotics for sinusitis, and to top off [...]

V was looking so great on Sunday morning that we decided to get out of the germ-riddled house and see some more nature. In the history of decisions that we’ve made, probably not at the top of the list, I know. Don’t judge.

She’s home! On the third try, the staff was able to insert a PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter) allowing for removal of her central line and home administration of IV antibiotics. By all accounts, she is growing, eating, smiling, and generally acting like a little sweetheart. She’s still got nearly two weeks of IV [...]

Poor V’s been sick all weekend. She got the combined hit of daycare, a lingering cough, flu shot, and a new tooth. Yesterday we were barely able to keep on top of her fever with tylenol every six hours, and her cough made her voice hoarse. There’s nothing sadder than a hoarse baby with a [...]

UPDATED! V got sick just after starting day care and she’s had a persistent cough since then- about six weeks now. I tried to call the “concerned parent” service from our pediatrics clinic,