If you're so stressed about it, why don't you turn off auto-upload? Why don't you use something other than Google Photos?

If you have a genuine requirement for photo sharing -- to share your shild's photos with their doctor, say -- there are plenty of other ways to do that. It's not like you're some captive hostage to Google here.

eta: I do wish your child wellness and a speedy recovery!

eta2: To the downvoters: Go for it - I can afford the decrementing of a number in someone else's computer. But. This was not an attack on the parent. Answer the damn questions!