Lumoanya

Sunday morning, Bethany rolled over on to me in the bed, and woke me up out of a sound sleep because she was on fire. She had been coughing in the night, so I knew she wasn't feeling well. I immediately took her temperature. It was 102 degrees. She had a cold, so I figured it was her ears. She is prone to ear infections, and has had two already since Christmas.

I decided to take Bethany to the Urgent Care in Liberty Square. Jeanne had gone there recently, and she said there was not much of a wait. We signed into the waiting room just past noon.

Bethany now had a temperature of 103. She was pitiful. I held her for four hours waiting for the doctor. Yes, I did say four hours until the doctor came. I enjoyed holding her for the first couple of hours because she never lets me hold her anymore. She slept most of the time, waking only to ask how long we had been there.

We were put into this little brown room with absolutely no decorations, no magazines, no mental stimulation what so ever. I started having arm cramps, leg cramps, back cramps, and mental hysteria about hour number three. Forty pounds is really hard to hold onto after awhile.

The medical staff tested Bethany for the flu and strep throat. The doctor came in after four o'clock. He was excellent. I suppose I will forgive him for the wait. He was super with Bethany, and answered all of my questions. He said Bethany has pneumonia, which Bethany says, "Lumoanya". She will have to take an antibiotic, and be out of school this week. She is feeling much better today. She is still coughing and has a runny nose. The fever went away last night sometime. She is much more chipper today. She is up, and playing around. She is checking her temperature often, and reports the numbers to me.