Hi Mama,
Alex is home sick today. She wanted me to stay home with her and is very upset that I wouldn't, and she cried when I left for school.
I woke up in the middle of the night because I was hot - that was Alex's fever radiating off her body onto mine, that's how hot she was. If Alex hadn't been sleeping I would have taken her tempurature then. When I took it at 6:30 this morning it was over 103. So no school for her.
Alex cried because she was scared to be left home alone with Aunt Elaine by herself. I told her she'll probably sleep the whole time and they'll barely talk at all. "But what if she eats me?" I told Alex she's too skinny to be a satisfying lunch. "What if she falls asleep smoking and sets me on fire and I die in my pajamas?" Well, there she's sort of got a point. I've worried about Aunt Elaine falling asleep smoking too.
Before I had to leave for school I ran to the drugstore and bought those really cheap water bottles. I filled up two with water and one with apple juice and one with Vitamin Water and put them all in the fridge for Alex. I told her by the time I come home she has to have finished two and a half of them. I have no clue how much that is, but it sounded good to me in the moment.
When I called before to check on Alex, Aunt Elaine said she was sleeping, and then bitched me out for not checking on her when she was sick in the hospital. That pissed me off because I totally DID call to check on her. Sorry for interrupting The View - I'm sure whatever Meredith was saying is VERY important.
Today two movies are supposed to come from Netflix and I was going to go to Josh's house tonight to watch them but I told him I can't anymore. His whole face fell - it made me feel really good. Not that he was sad, but that he was upset I couldn't hang out tonight. Secretly I'm kind of relieved - I feel weird going to his house after his parents found out I slept over. And even though Josh said they believe nothing happened, I still feel like they think I'm slutty now or something. The funny thing is, Aunt Elaine totally wouldn't care if I had a boy over and if he slept over, aside from her whole "nobody can ever come in" issue.
Alex has a party at school on Friday for Cinco de Mayo and told me she HAS to be better for that. So I am going to look up stuff to do for fevers before I go home.
Love,
Sam
2 comments:
Nice work on your sis. Make sure you get some Tylenol in her (once every 4 hours) or ibuprofen (once every 6 hours). You can alternate them, too.
The water is good. So is Jason's advice. If that fever goes up (104) it should be checked out by a doctor, especially because Aunt Elaine is being so very helpful. Jason's advice is good too. That means you can give her a Tylenol at 5,an ibuprofen at 7, and a Tylenol at 9. Make sure not to go over the maximum per day (check the bottle).
Sometimes a damp cloth on the head is a relief, but not wet and drippy. Also if the fever breaks during the night she might be damp from sweating and get chilled. Check on her to make sure that she's comfortable.
You're doing a great job.
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