My 7-year old granddaughter, Sweet Stuff, has had a rough couple days. Last night she woke up in severe pain - writhing around on the floor in pain and moaning so loudly that her parents literally ran up the stairs to her room when they heard her. They immediately carried her to the car and the emergency room. The emergency room doctor diagnosed a bad kidney infection, gave her antibiotics and a painkiller and sent her home. At no time had she run a fever. This morning she started running a fever - and nothing they did would get the fever below 103. They called the doctor who sent them directly to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. On the way to the hospital, they had to pull over to the side of the road while Sweet Stuff threw up.

For awhile they thought she might have a kidney stone because of the severe pain - and the quick onset of pain - although she’d had bouts of milder pain off and on the past couple weeks during which a trip to the doctor resulted in nothing conclusive and the doctor made my daughter feel hypochondriacal for even bringing Sweet Stuff to the doctor since she hadn’t run a fever.

A CT scan at the hospital awhile ago ruled out a kidney stone and several other really “bad stuff” diagnoses. The final diagnosis is tentative - that she has both a kidney and bladder infection and possibly a viral something-or-other going on. She was sent home with instructions to see their pediatrician tomorrow for further follow-up.

On the way home from the hospital, my daughter and son-in-law asked Sweet Stuff what she’d like to eat - basically telling her that anything she wanted to eat, they would get for her. What did she want? She wanted a Bento Box from the local sushi restaurant. A Bento Box is a staple in a Japanese restaurant. It has a combination of dishes - a sushi roll, some rice, usually some tempura and other dishes.

Bento Box

Sweet Stuff’s younger sister, Sunshine, had spent the afternoon with us, and so when we took her home awhile ago, there was Sweet Stuff - sitting on the sofa. Pale, dark circles under her eyes - eating the crunchy shrimp sushi roll.

If I were thinking of what kind of food would be the best for someone recuperating from nausea and major pain, sushi would likely be at the very bottom of my list. The sushi roll Sweet Stuff was eating had no raw fish in it. Nevertheless, she seemed to enjoy the sushi and was eating it with more gusto than I would have imagined considering how sick she has been.

All prayers for Sweet Stuff’s speedy recovery are welcomed and appreciated.

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