Esther went back to the hospital this afternoon. Thankfully (and hopefully), it is only for the purpose of rehydration. We and our house guests were hit with a violent and virulent stomach bug beginning on New Year's Eve. In a houseful of 19 people, 16 of us got it over the course of 4 days. Two of our guests had already had it. That means, out of the 19, only one remains standing. Go, Kathryn!! Unfortunately, we also know of a couple others who are now sick after being at our house briefly over the weekend. It was quite a nasty bug with an incredibly short incubation period! We were washing hands like crazy, but alas, to no avail.
Amazingly, Esther was one of the last ones to become ill but, as a result, got quite dehydrated. I'll spare you the gory details of how she came to be so dehydrated. She is back up on Baird 5 getting plumped up with fluid. She has lost nearly 8 pounds since she was last weighed when she left the hospital on Wednesday and her creatinine is back up at 1.70. It was last 1.02. Tom took her up this afternoon and is with her now as I am still recovering. Hopefully, they'll get her fixed up and she'll be back home again tomorrow.
Never a dull moment!
P.S. We managed to have a great time with our friends despite all the throwing up. It will be a New Year's not soon forgotten!
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