Twice now I have been so sick that I ended up severely dehydrated and in the ER. The first time was Sept. 24 in Corpus Christi with Charlie’s Troop. We were camping on the USS Lexington and that Sunday I woke up sick as a dog. Four hours on non-stop simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea led […]
Tough Decisions about Dad
Update on Dad’s Health
It started back in October. Dad was scheduled for hernia repair which was postponed when his labs came back slightly off. His white blood count was slightly elevated and red blood count was slightly down. Three different specialists later and Dad was still a medical mystery. Dad continued to decline throughout November and December. He […]
Cookie Dough toothpaste?!
I managed to make it to the dentist yesterday afternoon for my postponed cleaning. I’m supposed to go every 3 months but haven’t been able to get around to it. As part of my “Take Care of Myself” campaign I finally committed to going. The hygienist did the scrape-y thing, fussed at me for not flossing […]
Conversations with Charlie – Germs
Charlie has been learning about germs in Science at school. Apparently all of my lecturing on the importance of washing your hands, germs, etc. didn’t mean squat. Charlie – Momma, did you know that germs are bad? That there are germs on your hands and on everything? Did you know that there are 5 different […]