So it was my birthday yesterday and Simon had planned a little trip away for us and my parents were going to look after Della. We set off up to Durham, Della normally sleeps the whole way. however, after about 30 minutes she woke and was clearly running a temperature, pulling at her ears and throat and generally very unhappy.
We decided to take her to a doctor as she also had a rash on her torso. I'm glad we did. After an examination she was prescribed antibiotics and we were told she had tonsilitis (the spatula used to look in her throat came out with blood on it!) and they suspected she also had Scarlet Fever. This was because the rash was typical of it and in combination with her throat they would diagnose this.
So we cancelled our trip. I'm not sure we would have enjoyed it knowing she was so poorly.
She is doing much better now, after her meds have taken affect. She still feels like she has sandpaper for skin on her back and tummy but she is battling on and trying her best to be happy and laughing.
Here she had a snooze on her Granda...
After that (and after doing the dishes) she enjoyed birthday cake and football - proving how well she must have been feeling after Calpol!
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