C is for cholera

That's the diagnosis, so she's getting fluids. Dayton made totally the right call, taking her to the hospital; as the CDC says: "Without treatment, death can occur within hours." But with treatment, fewer than 1% die - and treatment can be as simple as rehydration. He had tried rehydrating her, but when she wasn't getting immediately better he knew to seek professional care. He definitely gets an A in fatherhood today, as usual.

Well, I'm glad to know I have good parental instincts - cholera was my first thought, even though all he told me was vomiting and that's not usual for cholera (though it can be for children). Usually it's marked by severe diarrhea - which is actually what people there sometimes call cholera.

Phew. Of course she's not fully out of the woods yet, but the worst is hopefully over.

And deep, cleansing breaths.

On the topic of C, did you know that both cauliflower and cabbage are high in vitamin C? Just a cup of either is the daily RDA. Cauliflower has never been my favorite veg, but I was eating some last night and wondered if it is like the iceberg lettuce of the cruciferous family - but no! It's actually worth eating! It's not that I have disliked cauliflower - it just doesn't get the same adoration from me as cabbage, broccoli, beets, zucchini, chayote, etc. And a whole head of cauliflower can be daunting to eat by myself.

C is also for cars, which are mostly now parked on the lawns of my neighbors' houses. I'm not happy that the guy's car was wiped out be the tree truck (it caused a lot of damage - more than I thought from what I could see from my apartment), but that they aren't parking with abandon wherever is nice. These side-swipes are really common - a significant percentage of cars here show evidence of it - and the nicer cars that don't were probably fixed. Add narrow streets to the list of 10 reasons.

C is not for training, because my training is now officially over and my weekends are my own again - and I will be paid significantly for my time which is very nice.

OK, gym time, because I'm still too much of a wreck to focus on getting any work done right now - worries of Cece cloud my mind.