Christmas 2009

Christmas started off with Kai at the ER in Mankato. We got there just a little after midnight. When we first got there, I believe Kai's fever was about 102.2. He did not look good at all. Shortly after we got there, it was decided that it would be best to get Kai to Children's Hospital. At first they were sure if they were able to transport due to the weather. They did some chest x-rays on Kai. Got him started on an IV and ran some blood tests. After about two hours of being, Kai looked absolutely horrible. He was at the point that no parent wants to see their child. His fever went up to 103 point something. He was very lethargic and dehydrated. Once they were able to get the IV in, they were able to get some fluids going. The labs results came back and showed that his white blood cell count was really low. They got some antibiotics started on him. By the time the ambulance crew got there, Kai looked a little better. Levi rode with Kai in the ambulance up to Children's Hospital in the snow storm. From Mankato, Children's is probably about 1.5 hrs away. It took the ambulance 3 hrs to get there. They arrived at Children's Hospital around 6 am. Kai was admitted into the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. I had gone home to get the boys situated with grandma and waited until daylight and the roads to be plowed before venturing up to the hospital. For the continuation, see next post.