Ethan had a slight "respiratory" problem on Friday that led us to Primary Children's Hospital. He was struggling to breathe and retracting quite a bit on his chest and neck so they admitted him to the RTU (Rapid Treatment Unit). My mom came and spent the night at the hospital and Ethan thoroughly appreciated the visit. Not to mention the toys that always accompany Grandma. During the night they had to auction out his chest 3 times by putting down his throat via his nose. It is an awful sight but he can breathe so much better afterwards. He was a little hypoxic (oxygen deprived) so they also put him on oxygen. Once he woke up around 7:30 am he has been a wild man. He feels great but there is just nothing for him here to so or play with. They want to keep him a while longer for observation but I am hoping they discharge us soon. I do have to say though that they have been great here. There is a huge reason we drove the extra 25 minutes to come here instead
of the Bountiful Hospital. They have been great and since their specialty is children it has been much better for all of us.

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Michele Barker