Feeling Better

Saela has had a virus over the last week called herpangina. It is a very common virus which is very contagious. (It is not related to herpes despite the name.) This virus causes a very high fever (which began last Sunday) followed by very painful mouth ulcers. Imagine having about FIFTEEN CANKER SORES AT ONE TIME and this is what she had to deal with all week. She was a little more clingy and whiny - but for the amount of pain she must have been in - she handled it like a trooper. Yesterday and today her spirits are better and she's acting more like her happy little self. Today, finally, it looks like the sores in her mouth and on her tongue are starting to heal. Motrin and Tylenol helped us through the worst - especially when Steve and I felt helpless. A special thanks, also, to Grandma Green for watching her on Wednesday and Thursday while we worked.