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continue to climb, I decided I wasn’t going to wait. At the hospital they immediately put her on an i.v. with the antibiotic flowing in, and an intense battle began for her life. The doctor told me I was lucky that I didn’t wait longer, but he was still concerned whether we had come in time. I stayed up the whole night, checking on her, helping to cool her with ice-packs, and comforting her. I was exhausted the next morning when the rest of the family came for a visit. Jenna was still breathing hard, but lay otherwise motionless on the big bed. It was hard for the family to see her little body with the many tubes and wires attached to her. Trissa went over and gently placed Toby next to her. Jenna’s eyes fluttered open, and she smiled a weak smile of recognition. Trissa smiled in return. “He’ll help you get better,” she said to her little sister. Jenna’s fever finally broke, and the day eventually arrived when, still pale and weak, she was able to return home. She continued to snuggle Toby as she grew stronger every day. Once she had finally recovered completely, I felt it was time to broach the 36