Miss Diagnosis

Sarah has the Croup. Not much you can do for that but breathe in steamy air and have a humidifyer to help at night. She stayed home Monday and went to see the doctor and got a steroid shot to help the tightness in her throat (she was buzzing around the house after that!).

She went back to school Tuesday. Yesterday, the school nurse called me at work:

Nurse: Sarah told her teacher that she has the Flu?
Me: Uhhh, no. She has the CROUP.
Nurse: Really? Because she said the Flu.
Me: Really. She went to the doctor on Monday. She has the CROUP.
Nurse: Okay. Because we're keeping track of cases of Flu.
Me: Don't worry. It's only the CROUP.
Murse: Okay. Thanks.

When I picked Sarah up I asked her about it:

Me: Did you tell your teacher you have the Flu?
Sarah: Uh huh. I have the Flu.
Me: No, you have the Croup.
Sarah: No I don't. I have the Flu.
Me: No, it's the Croup. You definitely don't have the Flu.
Sarah: Why?

So I explained the diference between the two. I don't think she believed me, though, because I heard her whisper "I have the Flu."