If you’ve ever wondered when the absolute best time to visit an emergency room is, I can tell you. It is at one thirty in the morning, on a Tuesday, in January, during a blizzard.
One of our twins had a high fever, had been wailing, coughing, and refusing to sleep. When she did doze off, she would breathe rapidly and loudly, alarming her father and I. We called the health hotline and they advised us to go in to the hospital.