Our Last Few Days

We apologize for the recent hiatus in our posting, but Juliet woke up Wednesday morning with a 105.1 (40.6 Celsius for our Asian and European readers) degree fever. We took her immediately to the doctor who diagnosed her with a very severe urinary tract infection. The only treatment to cure the infection was IV antibiotics for at least 3-7 days. So we then headed to the Foreigner’s Ward at the local children’s hospital to begin treatment.

Her fever subsided by Friday and they took an ultrasound to look at her kidneys. After spending two nights in the hospital, we left on Friday evening and came home as her infection had gotten much better. However, since it is still prevalent in her body we are returning every morning for two bags of IV fluids and antibiotics (carrying with us, an empty Evian bottle filled with that morning’s “first urine of the day.”) We go on Monday for additional tests to determine the exact location and extent of the infection in her kidneys, and whether or not she will need additional tests, procedures, etc.

Thank you to everyone for their thoughts and prayers this week. Even thousands of miles away, we have been overwhelmed with the concern and love we’ve received from our friends and family.