Kristine's First Drip

Kristine's stomach pain worsened on Tuesday, so Grace and I picked her from school and sent her to Beijing Children hospital, walking distance from her school. The doctor prescribed 3 tests: blood test, excrement test, and ultrasound. Ultrasound revealed nothing wrong with her stomach and intestines. She could not provide any sample for excrement test, but her blood test showed very high white blood cell count. The doctor, a young male decided she was suffering from some kind of gastro and prescribed anti-biotics. In China, antibiotics are generally administered via drips --- a very busy section of the hospital dedicated to just that function. Attached some photos of Kristine's first visit to Beijing Children hospital. It cost just Y5 to see a doctor, Y30 for a course of oral anti-biotics, Y150 for drips, and Y100 for some kind of medicine to help 'with her digestion'.
Her drip course was supposed to take three days. We took her there again yesterday for her second dose. This time another doctor saw her, a lady doctor who, like all before and around her, covered half of her face with a mask. Her assessment of Kristine was that she was too healthy to need another drip, so she cancelled that. Kristine just has to finish her present course of antibiotics and do another blood terst after to see if her white blood cell count reverts to normal. We schedule that for Saturday, so Kimberley can witness how brave her sister is with blood sampling.