DH got a text from BM at 4 a.m. this morning... SS woke up around 2 a.m. complaining of a sore throat so BM rushed him to the ER. BM sent several more texts between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. saying that SS was diagnosed with croup, given an inhaler, sent home and is doing better. When DH woke up this morning and received the messages, he just responded "Thank you for keeping me updated. I'm glad to hear SS is improving." 

This afternoon, DH gets a six paragraph email from BM outlining everything. She indicated that SS woke up around 2 a.m. complaining of a sore throat so BM rushed him to the ER. SS was tested for COVID (which BM claims was negative) and was diagnosed with croup. BM rattled off medications that were given in the ER (many of which did not make sense given his diagnosis). I Googled them and their use for treating croup and it stated that they were only used in "life threatening cases of croup where intibation is required." DH was like, "Yup so she lied." BM also said that her parents were visiting for the weekend (since they live 6 hours away) and they are respiratory therapists (they aren't), so they know everything is there to know to help SS recover. We talked to SS last night on the phone and he said BM's parents didn't visit for the weekend because they had other plans... so why did BM lie about this too? BM then went on a two paragraph explanation about how the inhaler works because clearly DH is an idiot and has no idea how to use an inhaler. BM then said she is only telling DH this because she isn't sure if SS will still be using the inhaler when he visits us for Christmas in DECEMBER... Based on these messages, it is clear that BM is looking for kudos and wants to be recognized as "Parent of the Year" for her medical intervention.

The irony is that DH and I talked to SS on the phone last night around 8 p.m. and he was totally fine. No cough, congestion, runny nose, sneezing, nothing. He told us he was heading out to play outside with the neighborhood kids. So what happened between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. that led to an ER visit? BM kept mentioning that SS' throat was closing up and that epipen was initiated "due to croup," which makes no sense, so DH wonders if SS had an allergic reaction to something and BM is trying to cover to avoid looking negligent. DH has found that BM only goes into information overdrive when she is trying to hide something and she throws lots of research and information out there to make her explanation appear legitimate. Due to BM's narcisstic tendencies, BM can never admit wrongdoing or that accidents happen on BM's time. BM said she is keeping SS home from school tomorrow but he will return on Wednesday, so clearly it's not that serious and obviously not croup. BM did not provide any discharge paperwork in the email, so DH has no proof of an ER visit or a treatment plan/diagnosis. DH just copy and pasted the same response "Thank you for keeping me updated. I'm glad to hear SS is improving." We will see if she responds again seeking further attention.