Trip to the ER!! Counting Our Blessings!

It is NEVER fun to have to go to the ER. Fortunately with our three kids we have had very few trips to the ER. But in God's providence, we had another one on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning for our son, Caleb.

He had complained of a sore throat and some hoarseness for a day or so and then began having a cough. That cough eventually worked itself into a "croupy cough". Shawn gave him a treatment (he has asthma so we gave him some albuterol) before he went to bed on Tuesday night. That seemed to help him get to sleep but he woke up a couple hours later with an even worse sounding cough. Shawn tried everything with him that we have done in the past for asthma attacks and croup, but nothing really seemed to help. He said it felt like his throat was closing up.

So we were off the the ER (via an ambulance that we called because of the severity of his breathing distress). This was our first time to go to Arkansas Children's Hospital. The staff there were outstanding. It was a busy night for a lot of folks at the ER but we were out of there in about three and a half hours. They gave him a "stronger breathing treatment" and some steroids to help with the croup. The staff all agreed he was sounding and breathing much better when we left.

We are so thankful to have good insurance, excellent medical staff, and, most of all, a God above who loves us and cares for our every need. While we were in the ER, Caleb and I were reading Psalm 4. This is what we read. Caleb thought this was so cool:

"
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!" Psalm 4:1