What Happened to Finn
THE BEGINNING Friday June 5th Finn spiked a fever, it broke in the night and never returned. The 6th & 7th he was sick with a stomach bug. Monday the 8th he felt a bit better. Tuesday the 9th he bounced downstairs, I feel all the way better! He asked to go to the park, t hen doubled over in pain. Last summer Finn broke his arm falling from the top of a 20 foot slide. We pulled imbedded bark chips out of his forehead, while he struggled to breath. That moment was nowhere near the pain I saw him in the morning of June 9th, 2026. It was a 25 minute drive to Nampa's urgent care. Finn asked if he was dying. I didn't know I was lying when I told him no . Urgent care saw us immediately, said appendicitis, and rushed us to the adjoining emergency department (ED) for a proper diagnose. We were made to sit in the waiting room for 45 minutes before being seen. Finn went from being afraid he was dying to pleading with me to let him die....
