Above is a picture of Keira proving that she can still smile, even when she is sick as a dog. After a bad Monday night with Alesia we decided it was time to get medical help. David took us down to Suva private hospital and we were able to get into see the pediatrician there. She was good and checked both girls. Alesia had swollen tonsils with pus on them. Keira had a milder version of the same, with red ears. So both are on antiobiotics. As is usually the case, once you go to the doctor things usually get better quickly because you leave it until the worst is past to go to the doctor! So both girls seemed ok to go to Veronica's house while we continued with our work meetings.
This is the view of the kitchen of the transit flat. Off to the right are concertina doors that closed off the sleeping area. This was great, as it meant we could put the girls to bed, close the doors and stay up ourselves. The problem was that we had to sleep on the sofa bed. After a few bad nights I had the bright idea of taking the inner spring mattress off the double bed Keira was on, putting it on the floor and putting the sofa bed mattress on Keira's bed. That was a great idea and we slept so much better. We also had only one fan, so that was in with the girls. It was too cold for the Air Con, but a fan would have been nice, but we wanted to do anything to keep the girls sleeping peacefully. There was only a shower in the bathroom, so Keira had her bath in the sink. Once she started to get better she didn't mind sitting among the pots.
By Tuesday evening both girls were looking much happier. Keria's personality started to return, and she had some fun bouncing on the floor with her toys. Alesia was even slightly interested in dinner, even though she could only manage to eat her noodles one at a time...
