Scary Start to Halloween

Alex woke us up Friday mornings around 4 am, clutching his chest and mouthing he couldn't breathe. What we thought was a very bad asthma attack turned out to be a very bad case of Croup. Neither of the kids had ever had it, and Alex's breathing/asthma issues only made it worse. We hurried him off to Holy Family Hospital, where I have to say, the staff was awesome. A few nebulizer treatments and a shot of some miracle medicine and he was ready to head home. The doctor recommended short walks outside in the cool air to help his recovery. Would trick or treating qualify as that? Absolutely! So a few hours on the couch with the cool mist humidifier running and he was ready to be a crypt keeper skeleton or something like that!