2S. This Christmas looks very different for our family. Two weeks ago, our world completely stopped when we came face-to-face with the possibility of loosing one of our children.
This Christmas looks very different for our family. Two weeks ago, our world completely stopped when we came face-to-face with the possibility of loosing one of our children.
Peyton was suffering from the flu and strep throat simultaneously. She had been running a very high fever for several days. Both urgent care and her pediatrician told me not to be particularly concerned, as the flu is particularly aggressive this year and can run as long as seven or eight days.
At this point, I had not been able to sleep for six days. My intuition told me that something was wrong. Her high fever made me feel so uncomfortable that I spent my nights wide awake and watching her, periodically taking her temperature, waking her up to drink water every hour, and give her medicine every four.
One night, at midnight, I looked over and noticed her body immediately stiffen, her eyes opened and she was strangely looking up and off to the left. Her arms were extended, and her hands were in a prayer position. I thought that she was having a bad dream. I tried to wake her up, but it became obvious that it was not a dream. I sat her up, shook her and repeatedly tapped her face. Nothing changed. She was completely zoned out and only making slight movements.
It was at that moment that my heart sunk and I experienced fear that gutted me… Peyton was having a seizure. It was the absolute worst moment of my life…
I did 105 mph and got her to the hospital within eight minutes. They did a lumbar puncture CT scan and an MRI. By the next morning, her eyes swoll up like golf balls. After many days and many tests, they discovered that she had a severe sinus infection that infiltrated her orbital areas and the epidural fluid around her brain. We were initially told that she would have to have brain surgery. Thankfully, that was not the case. Instead, she had to have two surgeries in her sinus areas to drain the infiltration. We just got home a few days ago after 10 days in the hospital and Peyton is recuperating. Praise God!!! 
So this Christmas, please hold your family close. This could have ended differently. We are celebrating life. We are grateful. We are together
