Fever

We did not sleep last night. We were at KKH Children Emergency around 2 am and only got home at 4am. By then Sophie was exhausted so she slept. But just as my eyes closed, Sophie woke up again at 6am. Poor girl, she did not sleep much either considering that she woke up with a high fever (39.2 degrees) at midnight. She was not even crying in discomfort. She just kept turning and tossing until I tried to pick her up and realised she was hot. Instinctively, I told papa to get a wet towel while I went for her panadol syrup. After giving her the medication, we took turns wiping her body with the wet towel. An hour and a half later, her temperature was still high (38 degrees) so we packed her bag and headed for KKH Children Emergency.

There were not many people waiting but the consistent stream of "urgent" cases resulted in an hour plus of waiting... The doctor was good actually, taking time to explain and rule out the different possible causes of her sudden fever. No ear infection, no flu, no UTI and no known cause, except "It's probably virus...". Sophie's fever has not subsided, but she is a fighter and I am here to make sure she wins.