Surviving Hand Foot And Mouth

I was changing my toddler’s diaper when I noticed a bubbly rash on her butt. She was a little squirmy, but not more than usual, and I didn’t think much of it. Two days later, on Christmas day, she came down with a fever. Then the rash spread to her hands, feet, and mouth.

We lived in a small Oregon town, and all of our doctors were in Salem, 30 minutes a…