Painful days for Kari

The last five days for Kari (and the rest of us therefore) have been tough. Kari has been in a lot of pain and figuring what helps more than harms has not been easy. Forty-eight hours ago we thought we were in a better place, but then she spiked a temp today. Long story short: Kari spent the last four hours in the ER, getting hydrated, evaluated, put on an antibiotic, etc. She is still somewhat restless / uncomfortable. Joan is still there with her now, but expects to bring her home this evening. We take her to a hospital outpatient appointment tomorrow sometime for a follow up.

And, just before Kari spiked that temp we got a call from the school – Matthew had chipped a front tooth on the playground. After seeing that Kari was getting settled in at the ER, I took Matthew to the dentist. Fortunately the tooth is stable and can be recocnstructed. Jeremy and Sarah stepped right in and helped while all the needed transitions were happening (as well as taking care of dinner and keeping things as normal as possible with needs met).

Thanks for your prayers. Oh and one request. I know that the evening is far from over for us (Joan especially). We will give you an update soon. Thanks for waiting for that.