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Note: this note was first sent out to some family and friends by gmail.

Hi there,

I just wanted to give everyone an update on what's happening here. On
boxing day we noticed that Aidan's upper lip was quite swollen w/out
an apparent cause. He also had a low fever that night. The Dr. at the
walk-in clinic thought he had a basic infection that would take care
of themselves. These symptoms have not gone away. Yesterday I noticed
that his cheeks were now swollen as well. I took him to our family Dr.
this morning but she wasn't able to pin it on anything (none of the
symptoms matched anything she new). She put in a call to the
pediatrician at Lions Gate Hospital and he asked that we bring Aidan
in for an exam.

The basic physical checks by the pediatrician didn't result in
anything conclusive either but he felt that an infection might be at
the top of the list though he wasn't ruling out other possibilities
like allergies, a kidney problem or even some immune system issue.
He's put Aidan on IV antibiotics (infections in the face can't be let
to run their course as they can lead to other more serious problems)
and is performing many blood and urine tests. This means that Aidan
will have to stay in the hospital under observation (and on IV) for at
least one night.

Carla left work early to join us and is with him at the hospital now.
I'm going to catchup on a bit of sleep right now as I'll be with him
overnight at the hospital.

Carla will follow up with an update when she comes home this evening.