Connor has complained about a sore throat for a few days, but other than that, he has been feeling well with no fever, no runny nose, no cough and no earache.  His appetite is excellent as usual; he has been asking to eat cheerio, muffin and donut for breakfast.  Therefore I did not think much of his sore throat.  Connor complained a lot more by Tuesday, and Stuart was worried, so I finally emailed the doctor.  She mentioned that we could consider bringing him for a throat swab.  So after work on Wednesday, Stuart picked up the boys and met me at the Family Health Center at my new hospital.  The whole process went quickly and we went home afterward.  As soon as I woke up on Thursday, I checked online and learned that the strep test was indeed positive.  I felt bad that I had taken Connor’s complaints so lightly.  I quickly called the Advice Nurse to get the ball rolling.  Connor had to stay home with Stuart as a result.  After I dropped Logan off at school, I drove to work and soon picked up the amoxicillin at the pharmacy for Connor.  Stuart and Connor came over to pick up the medication from me, and Connor reluctantly took the first dose.  The liquid smelled yucky and we could understand why Connor did not want it.  Afterward, I took them to walk by my office space quickly as requested by Connor.  The next day, Connor was able to return to school since he had received 24 hours of antibiotic.  We now hope that his throat will get better soon.