How Could One Day Change Everything?

How could one day change everything?  I learned, first hand, that it can!


For us, it was just an ordinary day.  It was Collin's first birthday party.  While the party was in progress, and while fifty people were enjoying the day, Kyle slept through a good deal of it.  That was so unlike Kyle.  Nothing else seemed obvious, looking back, now.  However, the very next day, when Kyle and Collin were playing, I said something to Kyle.  Although, he didn't seem to hear me.  So, I said it, again, a few times, a little louder each time.  He finally heard me.  This went on for most of the morning.  And, finally, I decided that he must have some sort of virus going on, being that he was so tired, and then his hearing wasn't right.  Maybe it was an early ear infection starting, because he didn't have any ear pain.


We made our way to the doctor.  It was about an hour to our Pediatrician's office, because we had moved just a few months before this. And, since we really loved his doctor, I decided to make the drive.  So, we waited in the examining room.  And, as Kyle's doctor walked in the door, she looked at Kyle, and in a matter of moments she said "Kyle is a very sick, little boy."  What did she mean?  Bad virus, I'd guess.  But, I could never have been prepared for, or could ever come even close to guessing, just what she said next.