Family Matters
"Dr. Stratton." The desk clerk flagged Michael down as he strode past the nurses'station. "Your sitter phoned. She said she couldn't get you on your cell. She needs you to call home right away."Michael reached for the phone she set on the counter for him and punched in his number. When the babysitter answered, he wasted no time greeting her. "What's wrong, Heather?"
"Cody has a fever of 104 degrees. I think he's really sick. What should I do?"
Michael frowned. Cody hadn't even had a cold for months. He must have been exposed to something at school. But what kind of flu bug would cause a fever that high? He'd have to phone Jennie and find out if his friends had been sick. "Just keep him comfortable until I get home. There's a bottle of children's acetaminophen in the medicine cabinet. Give him four of those. If his fever doesn't start dropping after that, call me back." He handed the phone to the clerk.
"Dr. Stratton. Your patient in 208 is totally dilated," an O.B. nurse informed him as she passed. "The baby's head is at plus one."
"Tell them I'm on my way." He washed up quickly and donned his scrubs. When he hurried into room 208, Julie Miller was just begi ... read full excerpt from Family Matters ebook
