I thought I had appendicitis for a little while there. On Superbowl Sunday, I had a pain in my right side that got progressively worse throughout the day. By eight o’clock, I had trouble standing up from a sitting position because of the pain in my side. I didn’t want to wake up at 3 AM with a ruptured appendix, so...
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I woke up early on Friday morning due to severe pain in my right foot. When I tried to get out of bed, it hurt so bad that I fell right back in. Ouch! Although my feet have been hurting a bit while I walk lately, I figured that my insoles just needed replacing. I had some more acute pain in my right ankle on Thursday night,...
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Gavin has been suffering from ear infections on and off for the last six months. We took him to the doctor each time and she would just give him more antibiotics. You can’t keep that up forever, so eventually it was suggested that he get an ear tube operation. A myringotomy is a routine operation, not a big deal. We...
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I just put the order in for new prescription sunglasses to supplement my glasses when it’s too bright outside. The Transition lenses in my regular glasses don’t work in the car, since windshields are already UV-shielded, so it’s a good idea to have a separate pair of sunglasses for the car. Transition lenses...
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I got a new pair of glasses last week. Oddly enough, I bought them at Sam’s Club. I didn’t need a new pair of glasses until the baby smashed my sunglasses a couple of weeks ago. But since my sunglasses clipped onto my existing glasses, I now needed a new pair of glasses. You can’t just buy replacement...
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I found out last weekend night that my Dad had suffered a heart attack on Saturday. Not a chest-grabber, just a recurring pain that made him want to visit the hospital. I was kind of shaken up about it; I don’t see my Dad nearly as often as I would like to, but I hoped that he was all right. He was recovering nicely by...
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Aiden is a smart little boy. He shows good problem solving ability and is able to follow multi-step directions. He has an easy-going nature and is very loving to his baby brother. But Chrissy and I are worried because Aiden has a speaking problem. He used to babble a lot as a baby, but he never quite grew out of that; the...
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Things are getting exciting here, with only seven more days before the arrival of our new son, Gavin James Wilson. Since Aiden was born by an emergency C-section, Chrissy opted to deliver Gavin the same way. The hospital has asked that Chrissy arrive at 5:15AM on July 22nd to “prep” for the surgery, as the doctors...
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