Harper was the first to spike a fever in Raleigh, while visiting Graham's parents. Off to the urgent treatment center she went, and was diagnosed with an ear infection. Okay, we suspected that. Two days later, while in Lake Lure, NC, her brother was seen and treated for an ear infection and bronchitis. Just to be clear, one is a much better sick patient than the other and I bet you can guess who. . . I'll give you a hint: the girl.
So far, our colorful illnesses had been green (mucus) and red (ears, plus Harper had a reaction to the antibiotics and had a red rash all over her arms and legs), but on Tuesday morning, I was awakened to a layer of crust over my left eye. The old conjunctivitis. New color. Pink. I headed back to the doctor for some eye drops. (Amazingly, no one else caught this one).
I should mention that all the while, Graham is having headaches and a bad cough, but is taking sinus medicine and powering through it like a champ.
Now our sweet Maddox was coughing all week too, but seemed okay until yesterday on the ride home when she started complaining about pressure in her ears. We assumed swimmer's ear and encouraged her to jump around to get the water out. Meanwhile, Graham Crouch's ride home to Virginia was less than pleasant. He had the heat on at full blast in the morning, then spiked a high fever somewhere in western Virginia. I called the doctor at home and they agreed to see him this morning. But after doing some research and already having a hunch from the debrief he received before leaving Afghanistan, he guessed his diagnosis correctly. Umm. . . malaria. Yep, you read that correctly. Those pesky mosquitoes strike again. Now we are all on meds (Maddox had a double ear infection, after all), and Graham is doing a round of doxycycline. Thankfully, he's not contagious.
So, that's our colorful vacation in a nutshell, folks. Memorable, right?
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