Health

Enough already

I ain’t really here. Just past some of the night in a real bed while Grandma took charge for a few hours. I hang out at a hospital now, with a 2-year-old pneumonia patient, going out every 3 hours to breast feed in a car. Not fun. I begin to wonder if the big guy has it [...]

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So how was your weekend?

I wish I could tell you we went to Disneyland. Or camping/swimming/ice fishing.  But noooooooooo, we had to stay home. All weekend long. And I wish I could blame the kids. ”no, the kids are sick again, I’m so sorry but we won’t be able to make it”, but the truth is that they are the epitome [...]

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Oink Oink. My family, the swine flu shot and other animals

So we went and got the shot. All of us, excluding the one in the “under six months of age” category. I know it kinda spoils the suspense but since my decision to go and get vaccinated was made on the fly, I thought I might as well just tell you about it right away.  And why [...]

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It's probably nothing – The next generation

Home safe and sound from my last trip to the OB-Gyn, I was preparing myself for 3 or 4 weeks of nice, boring routine. After all, the Doc gave me a clear bill of health, and my follow up was not due before next month. Come the morning of my regular pregnancy check up, only a week [...]

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It's probably nothing

I don’t know about you, but when a doctor tells me not to worry, I immediately start fretting. Unresolved health issues are worrisome enough when one’s own health is concerned. They turn downright terrifying when your helpless little man cub is on the line.   Pajama parties in a hospital room with my baby girl, oxygen tubes in [...]

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