Poor Andlie caught it. She woke up this morning around 3 AM with a really dry, barky cough. She had a fever through the day and totally didn't feel good at all, but by about 6 PM, she was having a really hard time breathing and it was freaking all of us (including her) out. We took her to InstaCare. Waited for 40 minutes & then went back. Diagnosed with Croup (I suspected). Oxygen was at 92. Doctor gave her an oral steroid mixed with Motrin. Then administered a steroid breathing treatment through the nebulizer. These were both to help her throat open up so she could catch her breath. The breathing treatment started working immediately. Relief. Doctor sent us home, but told us to keep a close eye on her through the night to make sure her throat didn't swell back up. Came home & sat outside in the freezing cold for a minute to calm everyone down (and at doctor's request to get cold air flowing through her lungs). So thankful for modern medicine, prayers, family, humidifiers, fluids, and Motrin & Tylenol.
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