Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Oh no not CPS

Had a bit of a scare today.  Ethan had a lump on his neck and was running a fever last night.  We told him we would take him to the doctor today, but he couldn't sleep becuase of the pain and his temp. wasn't going down.  Heidi took Ethan to the ER at 5 this morning while I stayed with Zac.  They ran several tests including a CT scan and determined his lymph nodes were infected.  They sent Ethan home with some some meds, but also contacted Child Protective Services.  I guess they were worried when Heidi, who had a bicyle accident over the weekend that scraped up her nose, knee and gave her a black eye arrived with Ethan and a golf ball sized lump on his neck. Well they sent over a nice couple social workers to drug test me, and determine I am a fit parent who does not beat his children or wife.  Kinda funny but actually reassuring they were concerned to check on our welfare.  So now we are home, resting from a long night and busy morning. 

2 comments:

  1. Glad everything is okay. Will Ethan be back to normal for his birthday? Mom and I visited the ER for injuries for you and your brothers (until Steven, and then we just ignored it), but never any unexplained illnesses. Those are a lot scarier. We never were visited by CPS, either, despite all the breatings we dished out!!

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  2. WOW - finally they did an investigation! guess that's our tax dollars at work. Glad all are ok!

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