ER
Children with critical medical needs, like Namine, often spend more time in the hospital than most. Especially in her youth, it was not uncommon for us to make repeated trips to the emergency room.
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Chest pains
Namine was complaining of chest pains this afternoon, so we took her to the ER. Long story short, she’s fine and we don’t know why she was in pain.
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Broken leg
Namine broke her leg over the weekend.
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Mystery illness
It’s been nearly a week, and we’re still no closer to understanding why Namine is sick.
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Basketball camp, week 2
Jessica and I were helping her sister move this weekend, so my aunt took Namine to basketball camp.
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She likes a good accent
I have a funny story for you.
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Two fun days
When I say “fun,” I actually mean “not fun.” We’ve spent the last couple days in and out of the pediatrician’s and the ER, trying to figure out why Namine is experiencing abdominal pain. Again.
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A near miss
Jessica took Namine to the ER this afternoon. She – Namine, I mean, not Jessica – was playing with a pencil in her mouth, despite being told not to. The next thing you know, Namine’s mouth is bleeding. And the cold grip of fear: did Namine puncture her palate?
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Nightmares
Last night was the first night in several days that Namine didn’t wake up in the middle of the night crying. We used to suspect that she has nightmares, but our suspicions are confirmed and we wonder no longer at the subject of those terrible dreams.
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Worth waiting for
At about 3:30 this afternoon, Namine was discharged from the ER. Thankfully, she does not have any broken bones. But in my opinion, we’ll only stay lucky for so long; her right leg is bruised, and we’re not sure how much it hurts her. She may have woken up crying this morning, but she doesn’t…
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Falling out of bed
Namine fell out of bed again this morning. I try to never make the same mistake twice, however, so she fell onto a lot of pillows, which I’d stacked next to her bed, in case this happened again. She woke up and started crying when she hit the pillows, but she seemed to be just…
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Another trip to the ER
Well, kids, last night saw us in the ER again. Thankfully, it was a much shorter time than on Tuesday. Dr. Gordon, the head special needs doctor, wanted to see Namine because she’d been lethargic pretty much all day. It’s a pretty good indication that Namine isn’t feeling well when she doesn’t even want to…
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The ER moves in slow motion
A friend of mine said, not too long ago, “the ER moves in slow motion.”