The "Plague" is Upon Us

I am standing witness to one of the most heartbreaking scenes I have ever witnessed. If you haven't heard (and I'm pretty sure most of you have) Bailey has come down with the flu. And I don't mean, "Bailey has the sniffles and since everyone else has the flu, then this must be the flu too." Being a teacher I hear this all the time (usually followed by the student returning the next day proclaiming "I'm cured!).

Friday night before we put the Squidget to bed, Tam and I noticed that Bailey was running a low grade fever. By 11 o'clock however, it was no longer a low grade anything and Tammie and I started thinking the worst...flu.

A long night ensued and a trip to the doctor's office in the morning confirmed our fears. Normally the flu test takes 15 minutes to produce a result...Bailey's took less than five!

Type A was the result which means there is a 75% chance that it is the H1N1 strain (which also means that there is nearly a 100% chance that Tammie and I will also come down with the flu...yeah). For all the hype and fear-mongering happening concerning this flu strain, it really is just the flu...no better or worse than your typical run-of-the-mill flu. But that still doesn't make watching Bailey suffer through it any easier.

For all of you who have sent their prayers and well wishes, thank you and please keep them coming. This is going to be a long week for the three of us, and maybe even a long couple of weeks (depending on whether Tam and I become "unclean").

We'll keep you posted.

Oh, and Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!


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