Sweet Emmie gets sick so easily. She spends the majority
of her life stuffy and congested. She's been this way since she was born because of
her IGA Immune Deficiency. This causes her immune system to be a little
sluggish. She's a real trooper though and doesn't let it get her down.
On Thursday night we had to make a trip to the ER because she was having a hard time breathing.
She didn't have croup or a bad cough that usually accompanies a tight chest. I was afraid she
was getting pneumonia so we wanted to get a chest Xray.
After a couple of hours and a couple of trips to the bathroom to throw up -
we finally arrived back home around 4:30 am.
They couldn't confirm it was pneumonia so she didn't get on an antibiotic, which is probably
good since she is on them so often.
She has felt pretty good during the day but for the past 3 nights, we have been up
for 2-3 hours with coughing fits that have been difficult to stop. Last night was her best
night in many so I'm hoping tonight she will get a good night's rest (and me too ;)
