son to hospital

august 25 2007

With 6 children there's always something.

This morning I woke up...
One of the boys had pain in his abdomen.
His dad told him to sit in the bath and enjoy the hot water, and went to sleep again.

When I woke up, I felt guilty not being awake earlier.

I talked with my son and decided I didn't want to take any risk.
As he's not waiting for his period I told him to come out.
There's one good diagnostic method with this boy.... if he doesn't hide his male belongings he's really in pain.
Well, he even let me dry his back and legs...

So I woke dad, ordered him to dress and call a taxi, while I helped my son dress.
He didn't even want his trousers, but wanted his trainingstrousers.
So that boy is really ill.

He's with his dad to hospital, to have things checked.
I never bother with the doctor's service that replaces our family doc in the weekend.
It's at the other side of town and they refer to a hospital I don't particularly like.

Now they're to a hospital only 7 minutes away by car.

I have put the laundry outside with instructions for the girls to take what down when it starts raining.

I'll pack things for me and my son.
In case he has to stay I'll go to hospital and stay with him, so I shouldn't forget my meds.

I'll report back here when we're home again.
Let's hope it's false alarm.

Update:

They're on their way home.
He's still in pain, but the blood showed no signs of infection.

I can't believe they're sending him home.

Message for Judith: I'll call you when I'm back.
Thought it better not to wake you up and write matters down here.