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very very quick update. Geez, we thought we had a good record going, being

able to count on only one hand the number of ER visits we have had ever, and

with 7 kids, that is pretty good. Course, last week 's port failing

and we ended up in the ER so that radiology could do a port study put us into

the second hand..... if that is not enough, tonight, Mallory ripped her ear.

I was on way home from work and Ron called and said she needed

stitches...she ran into the van door at full speed at the same time as

someone opened it. We don't just run to the ER for every little thing, so I

figured if he thought she needed to go, she must. went home and I could see

cartilage, so I figured that was bad, plus wasn't sure how bad it was that

blood was running into her ear (she has PE tubes). Anyway, ron stayed with

the kids so I was alone so of course, what does Mallory do where I cannot

reach her in the car (sh e is in back seat) she pukes the whole way to the

hospital, all over herself, so we arrive at the ER covered in puke and blood.

The people in the injured child area were not amused at all that I had the

gall to be in there with a child who had puke all over her. Hey, she was

injured afterall, does not have a virus, etc....and she certainly does NOT

need to be around all those sick babies (ER was full of them! I kept saying

to the nurses....rsv, keep it away...)

Anyway, so the puking makes suspect head injury, so we end up having to have

a head CT. And did you all realize they can't use that cool gel that works

really really great to numb the skin if cartilage is involved???!!!! well,t

hey can't, and really did not have an effective way to numb the skin (b/c

where the injury was, there is very little skin) so she ends up with stitches

without being numbed. so much for all our hard work to keep her from not

trusting docs......grrrrrr.

then we irritate home health, b/c this totally screws up her tobra levels.

running the tobra now, which means that the next levels will have to be drawn

in the middle of the night unless they can get the doc to wait til monday.

have I told you all that the holidays have a way of sucking for us? or

bringing bad luck?

Hope all is well with all of you.

Take care,

Jen

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The only way things could have been worse for you Jen were if you lived in

BUFFALO with all that snow.................

Keep saying ......I will worry about it Tommorrow...........

Rosemary in New York with three children with CF - they are 11, 9, 5.......

I coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT "

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Jen,,

Poor Mallory. She was very brave. I hate stictches alot and would have

fainted. These Cfers are such tough kids even though they do hate it.

I hope the new year brings you much better luck

Mummy to Liam 7 wocf &

Eilish 4 wcf

Mallory ripped her ear, grrrrr

> very very quick update. Geez, we thought we had a good record going,

being

> able to count on only one hand the number of ER visits we have had ever,

and

> with 7 kids, that is pretty good. Course, last week 's port failing

> and we ended up in the ER so that radiology could do a port study put us

into

> the second hand..... if that is not enough, tonight, Mallory ripped her

ear.

> I was on way home from work and Ron called and said she needed

> stitches...she ran into the van door at full speed at the same time as

> someone opened it. We don't just run to the ER for every little thing, so

I

> figured if he thought she needed to go, she must. went home and I could

see

> cartilage, so I figured that was bad, plus wasn't sure how bad it was that

> blood was running into her ear (she has PE tubes). Anyway, ron stayed

with

> the kids so I was alone so of course, what does Mallory do where I cannot

> reach her in the car (sh e is in back seat) she pukes the whole way to the

> hospital, all over herself, so we arrive at the ER covered in puke and

blood.

> The people in the injured child area were not amused at all that I had the

> gall to be in there with a child who had puke all over her. Hey, she was

> injured afterall, does not have a virus, etc....and she certainly does NOT

> need to be around all those sick babies (ER was full of them! I kept

saying

> to the nurses....rsv, keep it away...)

> Anyway, so the puking makes suspect head injury, so we end up having to

have

> a head CT. And did you all realize they can't use that cool gel that

works

> really really great to numb the skin if cartilage is involved???!!!!

well,t

> hey can't, and really did not have an effective way to numb the skin (b/c

> where the injury was, there is very little skin) so she ends up with

stitches

> without being numbed. so much for all our hard work to keep her from not

> trusting docs......grrrrrr.

> then we irritate home health, b/c this totally screws up her tobra levels.

> running the tobra now, which means that the next levels will have to be

drawn

> in the middle of the night unless they can get the doc to wait til monday.

> have I told you all that the holidays have a way of sucking for us? or

> bringing bad luck?

> Hope all is well with all of you.

> Take care,

> Jen

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Rosemary,

Do you live in Buffalo? If so, I feel for you. Did you hear about the 3

major pile ups in P.A.? There were a few snow squalls that came through and

when they did the snow froze to the ground and the roads became a sheet of

ice in just minutes. So far 6 people have died. The one crash involved over

70 cars,trucks,and big rigs. That must have been scary to go through. The

other pile ups ranged from 35-50 vehicles. To top it all off, on a road they

were detouring other cars another accident happened.

Good luck to all of you out there. Sounds like Sydney is going through what

Florida went through.

in P.A.

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