Joe's Leg

Joe slept upstairs last night so he could get a good uninterrupted sleep. Turns out he was so hot he couldn't sleep at all. Lucky for him we rented the movies "Inception" and "I Am Number Four." He enjoyed both, but I think he really enjoyed "Inception." He did sleep most of the morning and then I took the kids to be with Emily while I took him to the ER for another round of IV's. I missed being in the ER today with him, but he tells me it wasn't as busy so it wouldn't have been as fun for me. This time I didn't stay with him, because he needed a few medicines. All of the fevers have given him 4 cold sores so I had to stock up on the Abreva as well as some antibiotics. I also needed to get more mosquito repellent. I learned that bug/mosquito bites can result in this infection that he has. I am so paranoid right now about infection, particularly around the feet. I wore socks and shoes today because I didn't want to wear sandals to the hospital. It also has me rethinking pedicures. I'll bet they are havens for getting cellulitis. There has to be fair amount of bacteria at those places and with all the scraping of the dead skin they do, not so sure how healthy that is, not to mention if you have a cut on your foot.

Anyway, back to the foot. He's in pain! The doctor said that it could take a few more days of IV's or it could take a couple of weeks. It's hard to be patient. Joseph asked if he could run in a few more days if it starts feeling better. The doctor told him no because he could have a flare-up and be back to square one. I am glad he said something. I explained to Joseph that your body has to dig deep into it's reserves to complete the marathon. I honestly think it hits to near survival mode to go through something like that. I'm glad I didn't have to be the bad guy. Well we'll see what tomorrow brings. We're learning patience and also gratitude for those around us who have been so helpful and for the health that we do enjoy. Having to go to the ER for these treatments makes me think about all those who have to do through cancer treatment and spend day after day at the hospital. You do it because you want to get better, but wow what patience it would take to have to do that for such a long period, not knowing where, when or how the treatments will end.