Groan... My poor little 3 year-old had croup really bad last night. He not only had the croupy, barky cough, but also that terrible stridor when he is struggling to inhale. Yucky scary stuff. We ended up taking him to the hospital after trying everything we could think of and achieving minimal improvement. They gave him steroids and a cool mist breathing treatment. One thing they really emphasized is the importance of cold in treating croup. My usual strategy is to steam up the bathroom and sit in there for 10 min. or so with him. Usually that works for us. But they said that the heat from the water counteracts the benefits of the steam. So when we finally got home I opened his window and let his room get really cold. It was raining, too, which was a boon. Cool moist air in AZ? What a blessing! Thankfully he is doing beautifully right now. Well it is raining outside, and the temps are glorious. I love rain, and I love running in the rain (probably mostly because I don't have to do it very often.) However, Christine doesn't like rain-running, so I did these 5 miles with my faithful training buddy, Sparky, who slows me down big time, but really makes it more interesting...to say the least. I am on schedule to break my all-time weekly mileage record tomorrow. I'm excited about that.
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