Day camp called for me to come pick up Mr. Boy early this afternoon as he was feeling sick and his temperature had "shot up" to 102. He was ice-cold when I got there, crying, a little disoriented. Got him home and took his temp and it was 103 and climbing. Got his age group’s dose of grape-flavored Motrin in him, and gave him a cold washrag for his forehead. By now he was hot all over and his head hurt. His temp climbed to 103.9 and I started thinking about an emergency room or even calling EMS. Mom was taking meetings at work and was hard to reach. She advised calling his doctor’s nurse for advice. By the time the nurse called back Mr. B.’s temp was down to 102 and falling. After we got off the phone, it was down to 100.3. I got him to eat a popsicle and drink some Sprite. He’s been dozing for the last few hours. We have a doctor’s appointment at 9 tomorrow morning. Some kids get sick like this and recover quickly. He usually doesn’t recover quickly.
UPDATE This time he did, although he had a slight fever this morning. Doc said it was probably a virus.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Hopefully all is well.
Tom
He’s doing fine, Tom, thanks. Scary there for a while, though, as it was my first solo at this kind of thing.
The curious thing about the way our bodies work is that much of his illness was likely not caused by the virus, but by the furious response of his immune system fighting back. I unwittingly added to the problem by letting him cover up with a blanket when he was cold. That helped raise his temperature, the nurse said. She said a single sheet was all he should use.