If worry was an Olympic sport, I think I'd bring home the gold. Before you even start reading, I apologize; I have a lot of time on my hands. This is what I think it would look like if worrying was an Olympic sport. ************************************************************************** Announcer Bob: Well it's looking to be a grey day [...]
Tag: halo traction
I’m Gonna Catch a Leprechaun
I have been super busy building my leprechaun trap. We put all kinds of things in it to get the leprechauns to come, and when they do they are gonna climb up my rainbow ladder (because they love colors and ladders). When they try to grab all my gold and green and blue coins in it, [...]
Pajama Party
Imagine this conversation: Karen (to accountant) Hi there - I've printed out all my profit and loss statements for last year. I wasn't sure if this was the balance sheet you were looking for. Does that look right to you? Do you think I need to include the receipts for the new computer software I've been [...]
Beyond Language
I am always amazed at the instant connection hospital parents have with each other. It is a connection that goes beyond culture, language, and class. One of the volunteer jobs that I have at my local hospital is peer mentoring. This job entails the volunteers (hospital parents) to go and orient new parents to the hospital and [...]
Hospital Negotiations 101
Clinic Waiting Area - Shriner's Hospital 🇨🇦
Courage
The ladies here gave me a new superhero doll. His name is Courage. I'm a bit taller than him, but his head is bigger than mine. He can't have a halo because his head is too big and it would rip. Sometimes he is in my bed, wheelchair, or walker, so I have to punch [...]
I can totally fly…sort of…
...and it's so AWESOME! Well, it's sort of more like floating, but I really like it. I feel like I don't weigh nothing at all. My mom says I'm like a balloon, and she's worried that if she turns her head I will fly away, but I'm not that good yet. I'll keep practicing! [...]
I’m gonna need 250 cc’s of Cabernet…STAT!!!
Alright....so today we are at 14 pounds of traction. I have noticed a few changes over the weekend, nothing too alarming EXCEPT THAT MY KID NOW LIKES TO HANG FROM HIS SCREWS!!! Ummmmm....yeah...that's right. No, I'm not joking. The staff here say that Ben is quite the acrobat with his halo...yay! He LOVES doing hangy things, which [...]
Which boat (car) can float?
I didn't have school today. I made a video on which boat can float. They weren't really boats. They were more like cars, but it was fun anyways. My doctor saw my experiment and liked it.
Back to routine…
Ben had a good weekend visiting with his dad and his sister. It is these little distractions that help make time pass a bit more quickly around here. Our weekdays actually go by fairly quickly, but our weekends seem endless. However, I was able to recharge a bit this weekend and spend some time with [...]