need you to listen carefully.”
“I know. I’m sorry about Mom.”
“I’m not talking about your mother.”
He stopped.
“June has a temperature of 104 degrees.”
“I know.”
“She is four months old.”
“I know.”
“Do you understand why we are here?”
“We’re waiting for the doctor.”
“No.”
I kept my voice calm.
“We are here because our infant daughter has a dangerously high fever. We need to determine whether she has an infection and make sure she is not at risk of complications.”
He looked at me.
“This is
