And another reaction....

 Tanner has had a rough couple months.  5 days after his last Anaphylactic episode he had another one. The night before it happened he was having an asthma attack.  Luckily we were able to control it at home.  That next morning he was on his way out of the attack so I decided to take him visiting teaching. While we were visiting one of our sisters, Tanner suddenly went pale and his lips turned dark.  He started breathing funny and so I quickly left and headed to the ER.  I first checked his body to see if he was having an anaphylactic but I didn't see any signs and so I didn't give him the Epi-Pen.  By the time we were at the ER (10 minutes later) he was in critical condition.  Luckily Spencer was working at St. Mary's and came into the ER just after we did.  He said he could hear him struggling to breath from the hallway.  This was one of the most frightening episodes we have had (and we have had many).  They gave him an epi-pen and then epinephrine through the nebulizer, oxygen, benadryl, and something else which I can't remember at the moment.  It took 3 hours before we could take him off the oxygen without his stats falling below 90%.  We still aren't sure what caused the reaction--Spencer and I think it was a combination of allergy and asthma combined.  We had to stay the night again for observation and his did great once he was stable.

Tanner was pretty cute in the hospital.  He knows exactly where he wants to be--and that is out of his room and into the playroom.  He plays for hours with the toy vacuums and loves to ride in the cart.  It's hard keeping him controlled in the room because he knows the playroom is so close.  I also like to be in the playroom, but it can be emotional.  Each of our hospital visits makes me feel grateful for what we have.  There are so many darling children who live in the hospital with cancers and other ailments that are much more difficult to handle.  It's a humbling experience.  Just like our 2 visits before this one, the Lord was merciful and blessed us tremendously.  We had great doctors, staff, and the extra help we needed to survive.  We are very grateful to have Tanner home and healthy.  He is a sweet little boy.