The beginning of our stay

My 17 year old, Buddy Love, did not feel good Friday night at work, but completed his shift anyway. Saturday morning came and he still felt kind of "off". Sunday morning rolls around and he is SICK! He starts complaining of chest pains, back pains, headache, and throwing up. Knowing something was wrong, we head on down to the local hospital. This hospital in Wilkes is a very small one, not well equipped to handle complicated issues. Once getting Buddy in the ER, everything happened pretty quickly. His fever was 105.1, his blood pressure was 72/59, his heart rate was in the 130s. Echo, EKG, chest xray, blood tests were all performed pretty fast. Dr. G decided Buddy had anything from the flu to meningitis. It was decided that we would be going to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston. Of course, when you need an ambulance, they are all busy. So, we had to wait for one to come from Winston. About an hour after the decision was made, Buddy was being loaded into this huge black and gold ambulance, headed straight for a bed in the ICU.