Blue Card

Thursday was going to be the day of pampering for me and mom. She had taken the day off, we'd planned to have paws and claws groomed and painted and I had also arranged for a morning facial. All luxuries came to a screeching halt when Adam started throwing up. He had no symptoms the day before and but suddenly got ill. Knowing that we'll be flying home in a few days, I feared that his ears were infected. So we headed to the local urgent care. The poor child was so nauseated that even me touching him was making him sick. Later, he exlaimed - "stop touching me!".... After about 10 minutes of paperwork he was seen by the triage nurse and next in line for the RNP. I had left my ID card at home but could recall the 800 number I spew all day at work and easily obtained information about a local BlueCard provider who accepted our insurance. Ironic actually, I tell people every day how easy it is and yesterday I experienced the one luxury I had not planned on - access to quality health care with almost no effort on my part. Sure enough, there was fluid behind both ears, one very red the other well on its way. Dr. prescribed two meds and we headed back to 600 Blue Ridge. Once I get my wits about me, I'll write more about the experience of "helping" my son with his first suppository...not sure how long that will take, don't hold your breath.