It's the last evening at the end of a long week. For those of you who haven't heard, Judah, our youngest who is 4, spent a couple of nights in the hospital this week because of a bad asthma attack. He started wheezing Wednesday evening and by midnight it became scary. He couldn't even take a full breath without coughing. So Chad drove him the the ER and I waited and prayed by the phone. At about 3AM he called and told me to go to bed and they would be home soon. So I fell into bed breathing a sigh of relief. Only to be woken at 5AM with Chad calling to say that Judah was being admitted because his oxygen levels were too low for him to be released. So I got the other kids up and we hurried to the hospital to relieve Chad. He went to work and dropped the kids off at a friend's house for that day and the next (thanks Lisa and Kara!) and I sat with Judah, mostly coloring all day. And in the frantic rush that morning I could not find my glasses anywhere! So I spent the whole day in a blur. But he improved a lot thru breathing treatments and oxygen and by the next day was released. So, we've filled his prescriptions, bought the allergen bed coverings and scrubbed his room free of dust. And we're all breathing a little easier tonight.
Now we have to get rid of the cats. Scout, who is 3 will be taken to the humane society to be adopted out. Emma, who is 14 will be euthanised. I never thought I would cry over a cat, but I cried on the phone with the nice lady at the shelter who explained the process to me. ( Chalk it up to general tiredness) She tried to comfort me by saying "I know how you feel. It's just like losing a child." What a stupid thing to say. I didn't have the energy to correct her, but I wanted to tell her that that was one of the most ridiculous things a person has ever said to me. So we will be taking the cats to the shelter on Tuesday. Please pray that the kids take it well and understand that it's not Judah's fault the cats have to go.
Thank you to all who were praying for Judah and for us. You are appreciated!