Amusement Parks and Fevers

Today was quite a roller coaster (excuse the pun...). The Optimists Club had a fundraiser for the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation today at Oaks Amusement Park. We enjoyed free ride bracelets and free lunch.

This morning, Alex took a while to wake up, and when he did, he said that he didn't feel very good. We gave him some Zofran and Oxycotin to ease his pain. We headed for breakfast, and by the time our food arrived, he was back to his old self. After a good meal, we were off to Oaks for a day of fun!

We rode some rides, ate a little lunch, and then at 2pm, Alex started to complain of a headache. We felt his forehead, which was hot to the touch, and headed back to the picnic area. After giving him some cold water, and some food, we took his temperature. As I watched the numbers climb above 100.4, I knew we were going to head up to Doerenbecher. After talking to the On-Call Oncologist who confirmed our new travel plans, Eric and Tessa-Lynn dropped Alex and me off at the ED where we were whisked into a room immediately. The hours passed, as we waited for blood draws and chest X-Rays to be reviewed, and antibiotics to be administered. Alex napped for 4 hours, and at 8:30pm, Eric came back, and took us home.

With the Tylenol and Motrin, Alex's fever came down, and we were able to get him to sleep by 10:30pm. We'll see what tomorrow brings!