It had been a hectic day. Kadie had taken Squealer to the doctors for his normal checkup earlier that morning, but the doc’s office was swamped with walk-ins. So she and Squealer had to wait for several hours to be seen. After his appointment, Kadie dropped him off at school and got a call that Skeeter was in the nurse’s office at her school and wasn’t feeling well at all.
Kadie picked her up and was taking her home when Skeeter said that for the last several days she had experienced a burning when she urinated. As a nurse, as well as a parental veteran of two daughters, Kadie immediately diagnosed a urinary tract infection. Since she didn’t want to spend several more hours in the doctor’s waiting room, she called the office, shared Skeeter’s symptoms, and asked for them to phone in a prescription to the pharmacist.
The doctor’s nurse responded that in these circumstances the Dr. prefers to see the kids in person before calling in a prescription. So grumbling the lengthy drive back to the doctor’s office, Kadie reluctantly took Skeeter to see him.
After another lengthy wait in his office, they checked Skeeter’s vitals and took a urine sample as a routine part of her visit. A few minutes later her doctor came returned with a somber expression. In a voice that Kadie said she will never forget he said “Skeeter’s Glucose levels are way too high. I’m afraid that she has diabetes. You need to immediately take her to the emergency room at the regional hospital.”
In a state of shock, Kadie began crying as she asked: “Can we go home and pack some clothes?”
The doctor replied “No, this situation is very serious. You need to go straight there.”
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