Frightening sick children
My son was sick last week with a bad cough and fever. After giving him some cough medicine and tea,...
Get the leeches!
One of my favorite Saturday Night Live sketches is “Theodoric of York: Medieval Barber” with Steve Martin. In this sketch,...
Infection Happy Hour
While I was at the doctor last week for a sore back, I saw signs posted on the wall that...
Why kids love medical books
My youngest son was asked to do a short book report the other day on any book he wanted. He...
Plants vs. the way I feel at the moment
When the iPad came out, I didn’t understand the point of it. It’s either a small computer or a huge...
Onion eyes
I have a cold today. I blame switching over to the winter coat. Once you give in to winter, the...
Winter Vomit Disease!
I got this email today at work: “Winter vomiting disease will soon be here, most active between November and April.”...
No one here but us chickens
Leo has the chicken pox this week. At the moment it is my turn to be home with him a...
Wednesday Morning Subway Ride -or- How Diseases Are Spread
A little re-cap of my Wednesday morning subway ride: 7:31- Trapped in crowded subway tube next to child coughing up...
Issue one – Soup
I’ve been trapped in the house for a week now. I’ve noticed when you don’t get outside, your world gets...