Well, darn....

[Guest guest]

What did I do wrong? I posted 2 new pictures of Abbie but they

aren't showing in the Photos album. Not sure if I did something

wrong (or didn't do something right) or if maybe it just takes a

while. If the pictures aren't on by tomorrow I'll try again. It's

too late now and I'm too tired. Loooooong day..... People frightened

by the news media are afraid they have 2 alternatives: get their kid

a flu shot or lose their kid. We have about 4 flu shots left in our

office. Thank goodness now Saddam Hussein has been captured.... the

news people have something to harp on besides the flu. I think mass

panic has been created mostly because there wasn't anything else

happening that qualified as Big News, so the flu got all the bright

lights. Our local hospital has diagnosed a whopping 8 cases. Big

whoop. And all of those were plain old Influenza A, not even that

obscure new strain that's supposed to be out there that's not

contained in the vaccine. The next county to ours has diagnosed 65

cases (again, big whoop) and all but one of those were plain old

Influenza A, the other one plain old Influenza B. No Fuji flu or

whatever far-flung flu that renegade strain is. Just the usual.

However..... Even though the doctor I work for is not Abbie's

doctor, I'm saving a flu dose for her. Kids under 4 are supposed to

get 2 doses if it's available (if not, don't worry much about it.)

I'm thinking, a child under 2 with Down Syndrome (smaller

respiratory-tract passages and susceptible to bronchitis, ear

infection, pneumonia that non-DS kids) who has had open-heart

surgery within the last 6 months???? By God, I'm saving her a dose.

Even if she is my grandkid. I would even if she weren't my gandkid.

Ellie, grandma to Abbie 10 mos./DS