Sadbh had a very rough night last night and
worked very hard to breathe. We brought her into our bed so we could keep a
close eye on her.
Around three in the morning she woke up
complaining of a headache which did not come as any great surprise.
She was exhausted when she woke up. We decided
that she was well enough to go to school but it was a struggle to get out the
door in time.
Katie left Dr. Inglis a voice mail to let him know
of the developments and he called back immediately with advice and his direct
phone number. He also renewed Sadbh’s prescription for steroids to help with
her airway.
School went well and she had a couple of play
dates to look forward to afterwards.
The first was with her friend Ellie-Bea at the
zoo and the two girls had so much fun.
Later in the evening Katie and I had a meeting
at the school to review the curriculum with the teachers. Suzie took care of the kids and since it was
Katie’s birthday we went for dinner on the way home.
The kids had a great time with Suzie and
Clodagh and bedtime was fairly easy since they were both so exhausted.
Unfortunately Sadbh started to experience
difficultly breathing not long after going to sleep.
We were on our way home with Suzie called us
and when we arrived Sadbh was struggling to breathe.
We had collected her prescription for steroids on
the way home and this was to help open up her airway.
Suzie did an amazing job keeping Sadbh calm and
even endured numerous bouts of puking.
We gave Sadbh her steroids as soon as we could
and a short time later we also gave her some Tylenol to help stabilizer her.
Her respiratory rate was very high, as was her heart rate, however her blood
oxygen level stabilized after giving her oxygen.
We contacted the on call otolaryngology specialist
at Children’s to see if we should bring Sadbh in so we are currently waiting to
hear back from him on our next steps. Sadly Dr. Inglis is not working tonight,
as he would be quick to respond and with the right advice.
Obviously we are hoping that Sadbh stabilizes
for the night and that she can avoid having to go into hospital.
All the best,
Wayne, Katie, Sadbh and Cillian
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