An ambulance and A&E

This is cold season and Meredith is participating with gusto. One cold rolls into another and Meredith has been a snotty mess for a few weeks. This week, however, things got more serious. I noticed that she wasn't breathing well on Monday. We phoned NHS Direct for advice and they called an ambulance. Two trips to the GP and an evening in paediatric Accident and Emergency later she is much the same but David and I are shattered.

Meredith has bronchiolitis, for which time and patience are the only treatments. While mostly happy, she is panting like a dog straining at its lead and coughing like an old smoker. We were told in hospital that her symptoms could last for another two weeks, which when you’re only twenty six weeks old is a long time.

All the medical to and fro means that the already slow work on preparation for the EBook came to a halt this week. But I need to get going again if I am going to get Wild Rose out for Christmas. On the one hand I am more than usually exhausted by sleepless nights waiting to hear her breathe again after a coughing fit, on the other she is sleeping more during the day. So while I should perhaps be sleeping, I am (still) reading through the manuscript for one final time.

Reading a novel would be a glorious luxury at the moment. Somewhat like GCSE or A Level texts, however, when you’re reading under pressure the enjoyment is less. It will be a relief to finish and get the manuscript sent off. At that point, I think I’ll have a nap.

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