Update on Miles

We are still suffering through this horrible illness with Miles. From my previous post, this has been going on since last Friday and we are on day four of fevers between 105 and 106. I did give him a bath today and that seemed to help for a few hours, but the temp is back just as high tonight. We took him to the ER yesterday evening and spent four hours there for them to tell us that it is just a virus and there is nothing to do but wait it out. I haven't slept in three nights and Chris probably in 2. I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions all evening, probably more than I should, due to stress and lack of sleep. Miles plays when he feel okay, which is rare now, but mostly just lays on the couch, burns up and dozes on and off between children's tv shows. They forced Motrin in him at the ER yesterday, but most of it went on his face, so it didn't do much. They ran blood work, did a chest xray and exam, and found nothing. It is the same story as we've heard before: "Some kids just run really high fevers." I just wish it didn't have to be our kid and if so why for so long? We are all just exhausted and since this has been going on since last Friday Miles is "over" taking medicine. I can't get a stitch in him, not in juice, candy, or in food, which he is not eating anymore, and not in any form. I have single handedly been contributing to the large Walgreens profit margine in drug purchases alone. I have also bought every form of juice and candy possible to try and sneak it in, but as of Wed. morning he was done. So now all we can do is watch him be miserable and run fevers until this passes, which better be soon, but knowing his illness pattern history, probably won't be. Keep good thoughts out there for him to get better soon. We need all the help we can get.