Michael and Jennifer Create a Family

In November 2010, Aiden came down with a really high fever. As I was taking his temperature the numbers were climbing so fast, 99, 102, 103.5... and then we were in the car on the way to the emergency room. They took his temperature there and it was 106! Wow! They ran some tests and found that his white cell count was extremely high (and some other things that I don't remember now) and decided to admit him to the hospital. For the next three days Aiden and I spent our days and nights in a hospital bed with Aiden connected by wires to machines, having his temperature and vitals taken every hour, and fighting to keep cold rags on his very hot body. They never could figure out what was wrong with him! Even after 3 days of testing. It was a pretty scary experience, but one that I will always treasure. The three days of being confined to a 4x8 bed bonded us like nothing else probably could. Even though it was not the best of circumstance, it is one of my best memories of Aiden!