Richard

[watervole]

Richard's ill, which is scary. He never gets ill. This is the man who boasts that he hasn't seen the doctor in a decade. He's in bed with a raging temperature - I don't have a thermometer, I just know that he's hot to the touch all over and still says he feels cold.

Comments

[kerravonsen]

Talk to your doctor. Right now. He knows more than you do and can tell you if its serious. I mean it sounds serious, with a fever; better to look a fool now, than regret it later. And hang in there. I'm praying for you.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I'm not calling out a doctor that late at night. That's for mega serious emergencies. Fevers are scary, but not fatal as a rule. It's the body's prime defence mechanism against infection. The heat tends to kill the virus/bacteria. I think it's often a mistake to fight the symptom rather than recognising it for what it is.

He's looking a lot better this morning. Very weak, but the fever seems to have broken.

I think it's probably a case of fluids and tlc from now on, and start feeding him when he feels hungry.

[grumpoldusenaut.livejournal.com]

How's he been today?

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Up and around, but definitely wobbly on his feet. Around mostly means watching TV, but that's a distinct improvement on yesterday. I've been feeding him nibbles and he's on the mend. It was still pretty scary though.

I think we'll be okay to go to his mother's on Sunday for her birthday.