A & A: April 2009

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Another Update On Emmy...

We heard from the Dr yesterday and yes she did test postive for the Mono virus and tonsilitis, which would be why her white cell count was so high. She is feeling better everyday, so that is good.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Emelia seems to be feeling better. She received her first dose of Omicef yesterday and another today. So far today, there is no fever present. The Dr is to call tomorrow with her blood work results and we will know for sure what is going on.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Weather???

I am a bit confused, but that is nothing unusual. I was not aware of this...

ALERTS for Lake County
Number of Active Alerts: 2
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ALERT 1 - Winter Weather Advisory
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY
Issued: Saturday, April 04, 2009 11:15 AM CDT
Expires: Saturday, April 04, 2009 7:15 PM CDT
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Winter Weather Advisory for Lake County, IL
from 7 am CDT, Sun., Apr. 5, 2009 until 1 am CDT, Mon., Apr. 6, 2009

Issued by The National Weather ServiceChicago, IL 11:15 am CDT, Sat., Apr. 4, 2009
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY.
RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME ACCUMULATION OF SLEET. THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY BE UP TO 4 INCHES IN SOME AREAS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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... SNOW... SLEET AND RAIN WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM COLORADO TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE EAST TO OHIO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL BRING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA EARLY SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. EVEN A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY. THE MOST CONCENTRATED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

Emelia is sick...

Hello. Emelia is sick. She has been sick for the last two weeks. Al was home with her twice the first week. The second day she was not able to return to daycare because she was running a fever of 101.0 We then took her to the Lake Forest Acute Care on Saturday. They ran a rapid strep test, negative. They said is was viral. So, we decided to let it takes it's course. The following Monday, the school would not allow her to stay because of continuous coughing. So, I was home with her (which caused me to lose my job). She then returned to school on Thursday and I was called to pick her up in the afternoon, she was running a fever of 102.5 We took her to the doctor Friday, because all morning she was running 102.0 and that was on ibuprofen and Tylenol. The Dr. ran a rapid strep and rapid flu, negative. She then sent her for blood work, testing her for Mono. I received a call from the Dr office this morning, said the rapid Mono came back negative but her white blood cells are extremely high. She placed her an antibiotic, Omicef. They will call us Monday with the more in depth blood work results.