Kennedy had another swim meet this morning. She was not feeling well when she woke up. She has been coughing for a couple weeks, but today her throat also hurt really bad. Aside from her individual events, Kennedy swims in 2 relays every week. She plays a big part in helping her team win and she doesn't like to let anyone down, even when she's sick.
She swam in the first relay and her team got an unusual 2nd place finish. When it was time for her to do the 50 Freestyle.....she did not want to swim, but did it anyway. SHE WAS 4 SECONDS SLOWER then her usual. When she got out of the water I knew I needed to take her to the ER. We explained the situation to her coach and then took her to the ER.
It's harder for people to fight off infection when they have Type 1 Diabetes, so we don't mess around when Kennedy gets sick. They did a chest x-ray, strep culture, breathing treatment, and gave her IV fluids. She was diagnosed with Bronchitis and Tonsillitis and sent home with Antibiotics and Codone cough syrup.
There are not many things in the world that would force her to miss a swim meet :)
1 comment:
That stinks! She looks so sad. I hope she feels better soon.
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