...What a scary time for our family! Ryan spent 7 days at SHCH this month. He was diagnosed with CMV, a virus in the mono family. The virus is common but manifested itself worse than average in Ryan.
In case any of you have to deal with this virus, these were his symptoms in order of appearance : rash (esp. behind the knees and elbows), fever, ear infection, wouldn't sleep through the night, vomitting once daily, chills, swollen eye lids, distended stomach. These symptoms all transpired over the course of three months! We thought it was "just that time of year" but obviously something worse was going on.
It's through the grace of God that we are able to tackle these scary times. Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. He truly answers prayer!
Thank goodness for digital cameras! I took this photo the day I took Ryan to the ER and was able to show the ER doc exactly how Ryan looked when he first got up from his nap. You can see how swollen his face is- especially his cheeks and eye lids:
This is on Halloween- see his cheeks? Totally swollen.
This is a bad picture, but you can see how distended Ryan's stomach was- super tight and very big. The ER doc said it was 'normal'. We won't be taking him back there again.
JD and I took turns sleeping with Ryan/sleeping on the couch. 
The ER doc bought Ryan a front-loader. As you can see, even with his favorite tractor in hand, he's just not himself ;(
Ryan was so excited about getting balloons that he wouldn't let them go... :)
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I am so happy he is doing better.
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