Payton's hospital christmas

12-20-2003 - after about 24 hours of a 103 degree fever, we took Payton to the emergency room at Evergreen, thinking she had the flu. They x-rayed her neck, which was so swollen that she couldn't swallow, and Payton got an ambulance ride to Children's hospital in Seattle.

PICT0001.JPG	PICT0002.JPG	PICT0003.JPG	Nick's 7-up trick provides a much needed laugh for the whole room.
Nick's 7-up trick	Last milkies before she has to fast for her CT scan	Nick's mom does some laying-on of hands	Sleeping, zoned out on Benadryl
Benadryl zombie - note she's sleeping with one eye open	PICT0016.JPG	PICT0017.JPG	PICT0018.JPG
Heading down for the CT scan	Prepping her for the scan	Note the sticker-covered scanner!	PICT0022.JPG
Long, nervous minutes waiting for the scan results	Post-scan, still under sedation	Aunt Bekah arrives unexpectedly from Portland	Column at the whale entrance
Two stressed parents take a much-needed lunch break	After she woke from sedation, she was back to her normal chipper self	Her throat had improved enough that she could munch french fries.