A Hectic Week

What a week we have had. Max ran a high fever Friday night, but felt fine all day Saturday. Saturday night the fever was high again, so we made our first trip to an Indian hospital Sunday morning. We chose Noble Hospital because of its close proximity to where we stay in Magarpatta City. After a short wait we were called into a small office where a doctor was sitting behind a desk. She had us lay Max on the table and she took his temperature, which was 103°. Then she looked in his ears with a flashlight and said they looked fine. She gave him an injection to reduce his fever within thirty minutes and two prescriptions, an antibiotic and a fever reducer similar to Tylenol. Once we had the medicine we went to have Max’s blood drawn. He obviously didn’t care for that and we were both in tears by the time we left. We were told to return the next day at 9:00am to receive the results of the blood test. All of the tests came back normal and the fever broke Tuesday and a rash showed up. The best we can tell is that Max had Roseola, which is a viral illness that Anna had when she was eighteen months old. Amazingly, this entire three-trip-to-the-hospital experience set us back only about $10.00 and Max is back to his usual self. While he was feeling fine on Saturday, we decided to brave the Shivaji Market. Our caretaker/cook Dinesh took us. He’s an absolute treasure whom we will miss terribly when we get our own place. The best description I can give about the Shivaji Market is that it is a cross between a flea market and a farmers market. There are good deals to be had, if you can get past the crowds and the smell. We bought some produce and Anna got a henna tattoo. It was so much fun, she was so into it. On Monday we checked out another preschool. I was told to bring Anna back in February to register for school in June. She is so in need of social interaction that we decided to keep looking. On a similar note, Anna made her first real friend here. Her name is Rathi and she is almost nine. She played here for a while and then we went down to meet her mom and the girls played there for a while. Rathi and her family lived in New Jersey for a time and thus speak very good English. Chris continues to work long hours, but I think he enjoys what he is doing. We have no news on our flat (apartment) except that the paperwork is traveling the required channels. Hopefully we will hear something soon. Until next time, take care and keep us in your thoughts and prayers.