I am sorry about the drs, Allyson. And the car, Sara.

I just saw good things, and did Ellen really bring out a sloth for pregnant Kristen Bell !?!

There is no way your cousin should or could be enamored of me. I mean, I'm not enamored of me --- why would anyone else be.

So last night when I plugged Grace in, her pulse ox had her at high 70s/low 80s which is bad. No wonder she is tired and cranky and can't figure out math. I turned her 02 on and she was fine. Same thing today.

She's had all of her meds, including an antibio. She is no more congested than usual. WTF? I really don't want to go to the ER tomorrow but I'm freaking out. I mean, it's a quiet freakout.

But don't just suggest one thing and be done.

People who suggest I relax (trying!) or take a Benedryl (which is a marvelous antihistimine but doesn't actually give me the sleepy side effect) for insomnia trigger this. I am all for natural remedies. But if they, or medicinal remedies (pharmawhatevers), don't work? Try something else. Especially if you are supposed to be a professional.

ack! Grace that is not good. Bump those numbers up. Or many of us will be quietly freaking out.

There is no way your cousin should or could be enamored of me. I mean, I'm not enamored of me --- why would anyone else be.

I'm only speaking for Megan here, since I like you for my own reasons, but she's gay, and her oldest sister had two (individual pregnancies) premature kids (one of her 3 jobs is for March of Dimes), plus the whole teacher thing (since she's feeling educationally adrift right now), and you were just a perfect storm for her.

As noted, that's Megna. I like you because I know you, and I think you're pretty damned amazing.

I really don't want to go to the ER tomorrow

Come down! Say hi! We can share a room.

:( Poor noodle. Glad you worked out what the immediate problem was, even if not the cause. Some respite is a start.

I think you're all quite interesting, and I can prove it - I don't hang around people who aren't interesting, and I'm still here, therefore you are all interesting. My logic is undeniable.

ita, as much as I love you, I wouldn't want Grace to share a room with you (and I don't think we'd be aloud as she is MRSA colonized), cause she's a germ bomb and will get you sick. Plus, we'll go straight to Santa Monica because they are more likely to have a peds bed if we needed one.

On Wednesday she didn't have pneumonia. She's been on antibios since then. Asthma, maybe?

Grace, breathing is good. Don't scare your mama.

Headache is down a bit but I feel feverish and generally ick. Nap wasn't restfully. Got stuck in a bad dream and couldn't wake myself up. I thought I had, a couple of times but no.

My god, the Santa Monica hospital has changed! I was only going there for outpatient procedures since I regularised the process of the Westwood ER, and they moved those across the streets in at least early 2012.

It was a nightmare to navigate when I worked there, and judging by getting from 16th Street to the ER it's not gotten any better. But rebuilding a hospital without closing it down is no mean task. Westwood at least had the "luxury" of moving into empty digs.

I'm assuming Grace is colonised because she has exceptional circumstances. Is she the only one in the house who is? How does that normally work? I mean, why wouldn't you become colonised from proximity?

Sumi, it's the end of the season for Parenthood. It's up in the air as to whether there will be a season 5.

ita, I'm pretty sure we are colonized. But none of us have been admitted to a hospital that does nasal swabbing so we aren't officially MRSA, while she is. Most people who work in hospitals are colonized also. It's sadly common. So when Grace is in the hospital, she's not in contact isolation, but she is on isolation precautions. (I'd assume you were colonized too given your frequent flyer status... but if you aren't on antibios for 6 or 9 months after being colonized then they remove the designation....it is handy for getting a single room though).