My last 12 hours

My daughter has thrown up 6 (maybe 7) times in the last 12 hours. Seeing her sick is about the worst thing I have had to deal with up to this point as a parent and trust me I know that makes me very blessed. However, the feeling of powerlessness is about the cruelest thing you can imagine as a dad. In addition, my day has been filled with doing laundry, giving baths, purchasing and administering Pedialyte and cleaning up vomit from a variety of surfaces including clothing, wood flooring, tile and bedding to name a few. However, for the sake of education please note the following courtesy of the Baby Center--

What is stomach flu? Stomach flu (also called gastroenteritis) is a general term for a whole host of viruses, bacteria, and parasites that can cause symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, chills, and achiness. A virus is most often the culprit, the most common being the Rotavirus. In other cases, the cause is a form of food poisoning bacteria, such as Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus, Campylobacter, or E. coli. Still other cases are caused by parasites such as giardia. Your child is most likely to pick this up by getting infected fecal matter on her hands and then putting them in her mouth. (This may sound gross, but it happens a lot, especially among young children in daycare situations. Remember that these are microscopic bugs, so even when hands don't look dirty, they may be covered with nasty germs). Symptoms usually appear within four to 48 hours of exposure and usually last for a day or two but can continue in severe cases for up to seven days. Viral gastroenteritis is the second most common illness in the United States after upper respiratory infections (such as colds). Before the age of 3, the average child will come down with the stomach flu at least two times a year, more often if she's in daycare. The encouraging news is that, once a child graduates from toddlerhood to preschool or school age, she usually enjoys a boost in her immunity and won't contract stomach bugs as often.