Niels and Amanda had experienced a stressful day in the end. It had all started out fine, when they had decided to host a small party for Daphne and their Kobedaughter Maë. Emi had insisted on inviting them over, a thing Niels and Amanda had gladly agreed to. So they had set up everything, and when their guests arrived, the kids had been playing together in the pool while Niels was on grill duty.
After the food and dessert, the kids went back to playing around the pool. When Elia began to cough a little, that immediately triggered Amanda's motherly instincts. After all the times in the hospital they had gone through, Amanda was on high alert every time Elia began to cough even a little. So she got her little girl, but Elia was reluctant to stay with her mummy. The kids kept on playing some more, just running over the grass until the youngest two came cuddling up to their mothers. Despite the fact Elia seemed a little tired, her coughing recommenced. Soon, the little girl was finding herself in a coughing fit. As usual, it made Elia incredibly cranky. She was fussing, nobody able to console her. When someone tried to touch her, she moved around a bit, her cough seeming to get even worse. Not even her inhaler helped. The girl began to cry, the coughs hurting her. It didn't take too long before Elia started complaining about chest pains, and with the complaints, the crying began. So Amanda told Niels they had to go to the hospital with their little girl. Niels immediately reacted, getting the car started and soon they were on their way. The way to the hospital almost resembled a living hell though. Elia was screaming in her car seat, tears rolling down her cheeks. The expression on her face revealed the pain seemed to grow more intense with every cough. and the coughs seemed to become more frequent. It was horrible for Niels and Amanda to witness their little girl like this, and it only made them more afraid. When they arrived at the hospital, Elia's condition had grown even worse. Her lips had begun to turn blue, a thing Niels and Amanda hadn't seen since Elia had been a newborn. And the memories of what Elia had had to go through back then didn't exactly make it easier on them. It increased their fear of something really bad happening to Elia in the end. Luckily for them, the doctors had been waiting for them. Following Niels' call in the car, the ER had been on the lookout for the arrival of the family, as the had realised Elia's situation was rather dire, and that they would need to act quickly once Niels and Amanda arrived, for the sake of the little girl. On the way to a place for Elia to rest, Niels quickly filled the doctor in on Elia's elaborate medical history. Once the kid was lying down on the hospital bed, the doctors barely managed to examine her. Elia was fighting them for all she could, but eventually Niels and Amanda managed to calm her down enough to let her be examined. Soon, the little girl was on some medication and a nebulizer. Niels could see it was hard on Amanda, just as it was hard on them. But they managed to stay strong in the face of their youngest child, not crying there. They had to, for seeing her parents break down would upset the little one again for sure. It helped, and before long the little girl was asleep in the hospital. She was monitored closely, and a steady supply of oxygen was admitted to her. Because Niels nor Amanda was sure when Elia would be dismissed from the hospital at that point, Niels already called Daphne, asking her to stay over and look after the children until they returned. Thank Kobe the mother of their Kobedaughter was okay with that, so they didn't have to worry about that. And then, after another nebulizer treatment, Niels and Amanda received the news they had been hoping for. Elia was allowed to go home for the night, even when Niels and Amanda would have to monitor her closely...
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