third victim

I felt pretty rotten still today, and late last night, the illness claimed David as well. Luckily he was already scheduled to be off work today. By this afternoon, I was so dehydrated that my head was pounding and I couldn't stay upright. David got a bag of fluid from a medic friend and was going to give me IV saline to rehydrate me, but he couldn't even tap a vein. But just then, I was able to start drinking water and keep it down and was able to keep down supper. I feel so much better now. And I think David does, too, and even Dennis. I was worried about Dennis because he threw up again this morning a couple of times after 2 days of not doing so. Goodness I hope we're past all this now. We've all got some food and fluid in us tonight and the two of them are sleeping peacefully and I will be soon as well. If we are well tomorrow, we're still going ahead with the party on Sunday after I bleach and fumigate this place. It's awful hard to care for a child when you are as sick as we've been. Dennis has been so sweet and patient with us, and he's just been so good. He checked on me often today, coming in to tell me what he was doing and to give me hugs. He's a wonderful little boy, making us smile even through a dreadful illness.