Man on Fire

A nurse who will be shortly getting a pink slip didn't follow blood transfusion orders this morning (even after mom told her she needed to include more pre-medication) and then rushed the red blood cells into him, turning dad into a "man on fire," using his own words. He had a significant allergic reaction, and has been battling the subsequent flares all morning.

Thankfully the temperature has come down from 101.5 last night to 97.0, so it's not maximum discomfort. We couldn't even tell he was feeling poorly last night, as he was even pretending to drink some wine with us (pictured below with his concord grape juice). He is hanging in like a trooper, with the help of main-lined Benadryl.

Thank you all for your concern, but we really can't handle the call volume, so don't feel like we are ignoring anyone in particular, we just need a cool and quiet period to put the fire out.