I have to second that on the weather Kat, it is a great day to feel miserable! Sorry to hear about your, loss, make sure you take care of you.

Thanks for all your care and concern guys, I think Tori is on the mend and the steroids have done their job (she vomitted the first lot up, all over herself and me!) because her cough has lost that terrible bark, and she has stopped struggling to catch her breath between coughing fits. I have hired a steam vapouriser to put in her room tonight to see if that makes a difference, because I think last night all up she had about 5 hours sleep (as did DH & I).
I have to say though I have honestly never seen someone get so sick so quickly before or been ite so frightened listening to anyone else cough, but luckily for me the Dr. surgery I go to is brilliant and saw me straight away so that we could get started on some treatment.

DH & I were supposed to be staying in a hotel on Saturday night and Tori was going to have her first sleep over at mum and dad's but I am very reluctant to go, even though it is a fair way off, I would rathe know she was really well before I left her over night for the first time.