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My Eyes

August 23, 2013 – 8:46 am

I recently had a routine physical examination with Dr. Owen Uhl. As he was peering into my (dark brown) eyes with his toy ophthalmoscope he said, “Hmm. They’re a little bit chocolate-y. But that’s OK.” “In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.” —Cicero

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She’s Fine

September 27, 2012 – 10:01 pm

I try very hard not to overreact to medical issues with my children. In fact, I usually under-react. Twice now, during well-child exams, the pediatrician has discovered ear infections. Cue the oh-so-that’s-why-he-has-been-so-cranky-and-tugging-his-ear-and-this-cold-never-seems-to-go-away-I’m-a-terrible-mom response. I will never be one of those mothers insisting on antibiotics unless absolutely necessary (largely because I’ve now had c-diff for a […]

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Worse

September 20, 2012 – 2:49 pm

I don’t know what’s worse. Using my legs and arms to pin Owen against myself, a nebulizer mask over his mouth and nose while he thrashes and screams, feeling him soften every few moments only to say, muffled and between sobs, “all done, Mommy, all done.” Or looking at the look James gives me at […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged asthma, breathing, cold, James, nebulizer, Owen, parenthood, sickness, worry | Comments (2)
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