It Got Much Worse Before It Got Better

This is Anita's arm on December 30, in the ICU. Three days earlier, I'd taken her in to a local emergency room; she was having trouble breathing. After five hours there on an IV, the doc said "It's the Croup."

 

Two days later I took her back in, with breathing troubles still--and this new rash on her right arm.

 

Within three days, her entire right arm turned red, swollen, skin peeling and blisters forming. She was in ICU for four days, Intermediate care for another three before I finally got her out. And I'd rather not show you the photo I took of her arm at its worst, two days later--this is bad enough.

 

The doctors were stumped, but finally had to admit that Anita picked it up in the emergency room--a viral infection.

 

Anita went back to work today, after a month at home. Since she came home, I've been bandaging her arm every day, cooking, cleaning, trying to sleep. Her arm's much better--but there's still the need to bandage it.

 

Basically, this is why I haven't been posting photos here. I think I can start again.

Done