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Lots of Experience doesn’t make Asthma easy

As I listened to Kyle cough away last night – counting the time between coughs – I had to reflect on the fact that even with all the experience we have with dealing with Asthma emergencies with children, it’s never … Continue reading

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Keep on Truckin’

When this year started, I noticed that the drive into work wasn’t as tough or congested as it had been in the previous month.  At first, I thought that perhaps folks were still on vacation but seeing as we’re in … Continue reading

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And then there’s soccer…

The kids’ soccer season has been a little bizarre this year.  Where Kyle (being in U7) only plays once a week, Charlize (in U5) plays twice a week.  Actually, now that I write it out like this, I realize that … Continue reading

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Acupuncture for Dogs

Casey had been acting extremely lethargic ever since the weekend.  Absolutely no appetite, sleeping most of the time, just no energy to do anything.  I could get her to come to me for a quick hello (which everyone else had … Continue reading

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It’s starting to feel real…

For the last few weeks now, pretty much since the holidays, the end-date of this first phase of my current project was set in that the return date was one of two days: the third or fourth week of February. … Continue reading

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Missed Milestones.

After a lifetime of saying this… sometimes I still can’t believe how fast time goes! I’ve been wanting to write a little blog note since my last Home Leave but it’s already been 2 weeks since then and still nothing! … Continue reading

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The Curse of Age

I went to visit my parents yesterday morning. My dad’s last appointment with his eye doc last week did not go well at all. He’s lost even more of his vision and the surgery couldn’t correct it. There doesn’t seem … Continue reading

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Revisit

The Grey’s Anatomy premiere is this week. What with getting the last season on DVD last week, we’ve been going through a mini-marathon in order to get ready for it. Not that we don’t remember what happened, but more as … Continue reading

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Baby Girl Fantastic!

Today’s checkup for Charlize went better than we could have imagined! We got to our appointment on time at 830am and got out by 11am. In between, our little girl was weighed, measured, blood pressure checked, and then off to … Continue reading

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It’s that time…

Tomorrow morning, after dropping Kyle off at Daycare, Chantale and I are taking Charlize to the Montreal Children’s Hospital for her follow-up visit. We’ll go through (I’m pretty sure) of the regular tests (echo, maybe xray) and learn how her … Continue reading

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