A (hopefully) short trip back to UCSF

Nothing really to worry about, but Cora and I are spending the night tonight in our old stomping grounds at UCSF. She has been having some respiratory issues most likely caused by this virus she just can't seem to kick. This morning she also had a scary episode of turning dusky for quite a long time, so I wanted to err on the side of caution and call the cardiologist.

Of course he wanted us to come in, and while I thoroughly believed they would give her a breathing treatment or two and then send us on our way, Jason won the bet and they wanted to admit Cora for treatment. Her lungs aren't sounding good and also on X-ray there was much more fluid present than there was upon discharge.

In any case it all seems relatively minor and it should be a short stay. Cora has been very unbothered by it all and has been asleep for hours.

Earlier today we had a very normal day which included a hike for Dominic and me, throwing Dom and Cosie repeatedly at piles of pillows, and even brunch out with my mom and our cousins who were visiting from out of town. So in short it's just another day in the life: it included a scary episode this morning, a bunch of normal and fun stuff during the day, and a hospital stay tonight. I think we will have a few of these back and forths; we acknowledge and accept that. I'm just glad that Cora primarily lives at home and that this feels like a temporary glitch.

This morning when Cora was having her dusky episode and I was trying to console her, Dominic leaned in close to her and said, "You're okay Cora. Remember, you have a lionheart." Always good to remember that.