Delia is still sick

She was close to 103 this morning. This has been going on since Friday morning. I just got back from the clinic with her. The mono test was negative (although they explained that if it's just starting, it could be a false negative). They are testing her for Lyme's disease, because of that camping trip we took, although the doctor thought that was unlikely. Her white blood cell count and platelet counts were a little low, which makes them think it's a virus. So another day of rest and forcing fluids.

Delia did not like having her blood drawn. She Did Not Like It, and she wept in protest, but she held her arm very still, and we praised her extravagently for her bravery. I'm going down now to see if she would like me to do a craft project with her.

This is getting . . . unnerving

Delia's fever tonight was 102.6. She has a rash all over her chest and arms.

She has lost a little weight, because she just has no appetite--she's barely eaten anything since Thursday. I'm pushing liquids, but it is very uphill work. Thank you for your ideas for keeping her entertained. I bought a kit at Creative Kidstuff with pipecleaners, feathers, pompoms, plastic cutout pieces, popsicle sticks etc, and she spent some time yesterday and today gluing together pompom creatures.

But she is so lethargic and woebegone.

I have a little knot of worry deep down inside. What is it? Why isn't she getting better?

The doctor told me to call if she is feverish tomorrow, and given her temperature at bedtime, I suspect she is going to be.

I'm sure my employer is not very pleased about this, but what else can I do?

Starting to write again ... sort of

Progress notes:
Um, I cleaned the desk. It looks amazing! I mean, you can see wood and everything!