From a day spent at the E.R., to an evening of bike riding

Saturday afternoon Michael started showing symptoms of not feeling well. He had a headache, neck pains and a fever. We woke up Sunday and went to church and came home and he ended up having a fever of 102.5. Later in the evening he seemed to be doing better, except for his blood sugar levels were very high. Soooo, this morning I still was concerned and decided to call the advice nurse and schedule an apt. with our pediatrician. Once I told her the symptoms and what was going on, she told me I needed to get him to the emergency room right away. That's one way to freak a parent out! Because of his diabetes, he can't fight off viruses as easily as those of us that don't have diabetes and it also causes additional health issues when he is ill. Once we arrived to the E.R. they gave him fluids through an I.V., did a throat culture, blood tests and ruled out meningitis(thankfully). The doctor at one point was ready to do a spinal tap and I shared my concerns and thought we should hold off on that. Today was a very difficult day to get through. This was the first time since Michael was diagnosed that he has been sick with anything. I've dreaded this day and have done my best to try to keep him healthy. It's amazing how diabetes can make some simple viral infection turn into a day long stay in the E.R. I think it brought back a lot of memories for Michael also. As soon as he saw the bed in the E.R he stopped in his tracks and looked at me and said "what is that for". Kind of like, that's not for me is it? He cried all day, saying he wanted to go home. Finally, when we got the o.k. to leave, we told Michael we would take him to Toys R Us and get him a new bike. He definitely deserved it. He was a brave little boy today and continues to amaze me. I love you Michael and I don't know what I would do without my little "Pistachio".