"So what seems to be the problem?" he asked my tear stained, pale faced daughter. I figured I'd let her do the explaining...fever, nauseous, pain so bad it was giving her nightmares at night when she did manage to doze off, all this even after 3 adult strength Tylenol.
Yes, it's always better to hear it from the victim's very own mouth. She looked at me, I looked at her, hoping my raised eyebrows were communicating to her to open up and tell this man of tremendous medical knowledge all of her misery. She opened her mouth to speak and we sat waiting expectantly...."I have a little earache," said she. "What? Why do children do that?" They moan and they groan , they cry and they complain, BUT, when you finally give in and take them to the doctor they report "a little earache?" (Confession: I remember doing the same thing as a child. I didn't want the doctor to think I was a complaining weakling so I down played my ailments, much to my mother's dismay) Anyway, her eardrum was blazing red and after throwing up her antibiotics and steroids the first day it ended up bursting. After that it relieved the pressure and felt better.
Next up, Collin. About two weeks ago, I was awakened out of my sleep by a tremendous thud that shook the whole house. My very first thoughts were, whose trying to break in now, and how?? After I regained full consciousness, I realized someone must have fallen out of bed. Sure enough, the boys had decided to sleep on the top bunk and being unaccustomed to the smaller size, Collin rolled out. He had a lot of pain and swelling in his arm and, after a visit to SAMS, he was diagnosed with a broken arm. He now has to wear a cast for 5 weeks, after which they will x ray it again and see how well it healed. As dirty as the cast is already after 1 week, I can't imagine how it will look in 4 more!
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| Waiting for the doctor |
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| Waiting for his permanent cast...we had to wait 2 hours...could have been worse, they say |
Taking X-rays
doctor was in and here he is getting his permanent one
Carter's loving kindness toward his brother....he pities him and
caters to his every whim....it's not always this way! (unfortunately:))
(Update: this wore off in about a day...)
(Another update...2 weeks later...he still has occasional pain in his
arm...it really flairs up when there is a bed to make or dishes to dry,
but when there is a kite to fly or a ball to throw, the pain disappears...)
my volunteer job at SAMS! I work on the outpatient floor, getting
the patient's vital signs when they first come in. I also help with wound
care & dressing changes and other odds and ends. Wednesday the
gynecologist is in too, so there are ladies that come in for prenatals so
I get to help with that. It is a great way to get to meet lots of people
and the day is usually quite interesting.
and cherish!...ok, so I can't claim her as my own, but she sure is a doll! I met
the mother when she came in for her prenatal visits and she said I may
come see her baby after she is born.
Sport's Day
blog that lives in Grenada, you've probably seen lots of Sport's
Day pictures! Bear with me as I post a few of my own:)
experience with Chris being so close to those electric lines!
He assured me he's watching out for them...
were wondering....we dug high and low and managed to find
something red for everyone, even if some shirts had holes in:)
If you know how athletic this girl is, it will make more
sense to you to know that 4 people tied for 1rst:) but, hey,
a medal is a medal!
Limes staff...they worked incredibly hard and they......
are rock figs. Fruit has been quite scarce lately so it makes
these extra special. They taste almost like a banana with a
hint of apple. We cut this hang when it was green yet and
hung it in the shed till they ripened so the birds wouldn't beat
us to it....(or other humans)
fun trying to make and fly their own kites. Sammy Mapson was
here the one evening that they were attempting to make one on their
own. He gave them some helpful tips and then a few days later
dropped one off for them that he made. They were thrilled and
guard it very carefully!
having to walk to junior youth night, Collin got a ride with his
teacher. He really looks up to Mr. (Ryan) Horst and this just
made his night!
down here! Here he is making a grate to be used over top a drain
outside the church. Tomorrow we are planning to have our first
service back in the church since they build on. We only got here
after the building project was started so it will be our very first
service there.
May God bless you as you serve Him wherever you are!
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