Worst way to play hooky from work, no really. seriously.

My little girl (13 months) is on her third day in the hospital for an infection involving the lymph nodes in her neck. First surgery was today to drain the abscess and fluids around the lymph nodes—and it's looking like those lymph nodes will be removed tomorrow with an even bigger surgery. Seriously, this blows.

This all blew up on Friday—a day that we had scheduled to put my dog Max to sleep after a stroke earlier in the week. So that vet visit got postponed and we're trucking up to Jacksonville to the children's hospital up there. That same day, we also got an offer on our house (low, but certainly a starting point for haggling) and we got ultrasound confirmation of our soon-to-be third child's heartbeat. Sheesh—not sure how to feel about anything at this point.

So, yea, that's the worst way to play hooky from work.

ps: hug your kids, dogs, etc.

Crazy, your in our thoughts. Concentrate on your little girl everything else will sort itself out in time.

That sir is a lot to take in. I sincerely hope all goes well with the little one. I know I would freak if anything happened to my little boy, let alone adding the sadness and joy compounding into a big emotional cluster berkeley

Wow, sending white light your way. Hoping for a speedy recovery for the little one, so sorry about your dog.

Oh man. Best wishes for her recovery, Per. The house etc will shake out, she is #1 right now.

I often say that there is nothing better that you can be than the Daddy of a daughter.

I couldn't begin to comprehend what it's like to go through this, although I'm sure that the rest of my world would cease to exist until the situation was resolved. My thoughts are with you and your little girl. I wish you all the best.

I'm sorry to hear that. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your daughter!

thinking of you, man

Per - If you ever need a place to crash up here in Jacksonville, please let me know. Wolfson / Baptist is a GREAT hospital. I owe my and my wife's life to that place. Thought's and prayers are with you.

Scott

Best of luck to you all, man. Hang in there.

Thanks all--what a week/weekend. My almost-4-year old is taking it in stride, although he didn't like seeing all (seven) tries at getting an IV line in the ER--and I've since brought him home where he's hanging with my parents and our babysitter during the day. I'm commuting back and forth while my wife is staying the overnights up there.

Of course, wouldn't you know it--he starting a fever last night—but thankfully, just wound up being some sort of 1-day bug. Whew...

Prayers coming your way.

Hope everything works out well soon.

Damn Per that's a lot of stuff to deal with all at once. Playing hooky is the best thing you can do at this point. Hang in there and keep us posted. Tell your daughter there are a lot of people rooting for her.

Wow, I'm sorry to hear this. We'll say a prayer for all of you.

It will get better!!!

Hope the best for you and your family!

You are in our prayers, grab some quick detailer on the way to dinner.

Good luck to everyone!

Er, don't ask "What else can go wrong?". I'm not sure you'd want to know.

That's a lot of stuff. Keeping good thoughts for you - family first, the rest will sort itself out.

One of those things alone is an emotional ride, all at once is just.. wow.

Godspeed, man. I'm going to go hug our dog and spend a minute with him wishing you a less rollercoaster-esque ride for the near future.

Peace and strength to you and yours.

This isn't going to make the next issue late is it
Sorry, I just couldn't resist. As a parent I know what you are going through. Watching your little ones suffer is many times worse than anything you could go through yourself. Keep your head up, make sure your wife and kids (and yourself are resting) and remember, this too will pass. I remember handing my oldest one off to the surgeon. That was tough.

Take care, Per. Of your family.

Best wishes. Have 3 kids myself. Had to hand my oldest one to the surgeon when he was about 7 or 8 months. Even though it was relatively minor surgery (as surgery on an infant goes) it was still a b!tch to do. Hopefully in time it'll be a memory you can just look back on and tell "happy ending" stories about.

Focus on taking care of that situation. The dog and house are just background noise right now.

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We're keeping your family in our thoughts Per. I hope everything works out.