Nothing ever goes like you expect. This morning I woke up to a nice text message from Jake. "Call me when you wake up." Uh oh. You know something is wrong when you get a text message at 6:35am (which would be 5:35am Minnesota time). Jake ended up in the Emergency Room last night. He woke up and was running a fever, so he thought he should probably go get it dealt with before he got on a plane. Well, at the hospital, he tested positive for influenza. The doctor said that he is contagious and cannot fly on Friday. And no, he did not get his flu shot.
He is pretty bummed that he won't be coming out on Friday. He is a tough kid, but he was pretty upset when we talked this morning. While it is sad that I won't see him on Friday, I am really just more concerned that he is so sick.
He isn't throwing up, just running a pretty high fever. The doctor told him that it is a respiratory flu, so he has an inhaler that is supposed to shorten the length.
Best case scenario, he will be coming out sometime early next week. His mom is helping him reschedule his flight, so hopefully it will be Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. We talked about it and our main goal is to get him better. Being that I am immune deficient, he really can't come out here feeling half-way better. I got my flu shot, but you never know.
I talked to him again tonight. He is still running a fever and his muscles are really sore. Jake's dad drove down to pick him up today, so he is home.
I put together a nice care package for him and sent if off this morning. Hopefully it will get there soon and make him feel a little bit better.
And guess who will be coming with me to get a flu shot next year?
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