Last Thursday, P fell ill on the bus ride home. On Friday, he was too sick to go to school. There was also a big snowstorm overnight, but school wasn't cancelled -- I think we've already used all our freebies.
Friday was supposed to be the kindergarten field trip to the maple grove, where the kids could learn about making maple syrup ("one of our natural resources"). I was supposed to chaperon. As you'll recall if you've committed my blog to memory, the boys' teacher said there were too many volunteers and I couldn't chaperon the fall field trip. [Chaperon. Chaperone. The dictionary says either is correct as a verb, but Blogger's spell check disagrees. Chaperone looks more right to me but Blogger says I'm wrong.] I had to promise my boys I'd go on the next field trip, which was this one. When I told G I had to stay home with P instead of going on the field trip, his poor little heart was broken. For about 10 minutes, then he rallied.
But the trip was cancelled after all, because (as G told me) 14 trees fell down.
P was sick all day Friday, and I started feeling icky in the afternoon. I went to bed very early.
Saturday morning P and I were both doing better, and we all headed to an indoor water park in celebration of Haney giving up her pacifiers. At an indoor water park:
- I am always uncomfortable because I'm not wearing enough clothes
- I am always cold
- I am always thinking about how gross everything is
- I often experience accidental skin-to-skin contact with strangers, which I detest
- I am in charge of Haney, whom I can't hear and who changes her mind about what we should do every 5 minutes
- They have really good pizza.
Aside from the pizza, trip highlights included watching the latest Harry Potter movie, and when I got to be in charge of a kid who didn't feel well or was tired and I got to get out of the water early.
Oh! I just realized that what happened next actually makes a good story so I'll make that a separate post.
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ReplyDeleteI am dying to know what comes next. DYING! Also, I hate indoor water parks. I particularly hate the feel of standing water on tile, which pretty much means that every locker room grosses me out too. My toes want to vomit just thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteYou are very brave, braving the indoor water park. I very much want to go back to full bodied bathing suits. Why does no one agree with me? Also, please tell us how you got Haney to give up pacifiers.
ReplyDeletei have never even been to an indoor water park, comes from living on a coastline, i think... the incidental skin contact with strangers might push me over the edge... isn't it enough that i have to nod and smile at them?!
ReplyDeleteYour list of things you hate about the water park makes me really want to hang out with you. Not gonna lie.
ReplyDeleteIndoor water park? I hate water parks for reasons like heat, more heat, and lots of flying objects with stingers...that idea could change my whole world.
ReplyDeleteAfter 6 months of offering stem cell therapy in combination with the venous angioplasty liberation procedure, patients of CCSVI Clinic have reported excellent health outcomes. Ms. Kasma Gianopoulos of Athens Greece, who was diagnosed with the Relapsing/Remitting form of MS in 1997 called the combination of treatments a “cure”. “I feel I am completely cured” says Ms. Gianopoulos, “my symptoms have disappeared and I have a recovery of many functions, notably my balance and my muscle strength is all coming (back). Even after six months, I feel like there are good changes happening almost every day. Before, my biggest fear was that the changes wouldn’t (hold). I don’t even worry about having a relapse anymore. I’m looking forward to a normal life with my family. I think I would call that a miracle.”
ReplyDeleteOther recent MS patients who have had Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT), or stem cell therapy have posted videos and comments on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFQr2eqm3Cg.
Dr. Avneesh Gupte, the Neurosurgeon at Noble Hospital performing the procedure has been encouraged by results in Cerebral Palsy patients as well. “We are fortunate to be able to offer the treatment because not every hospital is able to perform these types of transplants. You must have the specialized medical equipment and specially trained doctors and nurses”. With regard to MS patients, “We are cautious, but nevertheless excited by what patients are telling us. Suffice to say that the few patients who have had the therapy through us are noticing recovery of neuro deficits beyond what the venous angioplasty only should account for”.
Dr. Unmesh of Noble continues: “These are early days and certainly all evidence that the combination of liberation and stem cell therapies working together at this point is anecdotal. However I am not aware of other medical facilities in the world that offer the synthesis of both to MS patients on an approved basis and it is indeed a rare opportunity for MS patients to take advantage of a treatment that is quite possibly unique in the world”.
Autologous stem cell transplantation is a procedure by which blood-forming stem cells are removed, and later injected back into the patient. All stem cells are taken from the patient themselves and cultured for later injection. In the case of a bone marrow transplant, the HSC are typically removed from the Pelvis through a large needle that can reach into the bone. The technique is referred to as a bone marrow harvest and is performed under a general anesthesia. The incidence of patients experiencing rejection is rare due to the donor and recipient being the same individual.This remains the only approved method of the SCT therapy.