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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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I Lost my Puppy

As a kid growing up, I had a lot of pets. I think I can remember something like 5 dogs, dozens of cats, and various birds, hamsters, fish. I would mourn when they “disappeared” but we were never without furry … Continue reading

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When you can’t breathe…nothing else matters…

I’ve been holding back on writing about Kyle’s recent asthma attack mainly because it was still just a little too fresh… Not to say that his past attacks have been “expected” but this one really took us by surprise. It … Continue reading

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Family Update 2 – Casey

To follow up (finally) on the post from October 12th, Casey responded to the medication REALLY well. We’ve done a heck of a lot of research on dogs and herniated discs and what can be done to treat them (outside … Continue reading

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Family Update 1 – Kyle

I sure can’t say that these last few weeks haven’t flown by because that would be lying. It’s kept me away from here which is unfortunate because when the time comes to summarize it (for posterity) pieces of info get … Continue reading

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Puppy Ills

Yesterday, during the day-long Thanksgiving preparation, Casey suddenly yelps in pain and then limps away to hide in a corner. We’re all concerned and wondering what the heck happened because she hadn’t had any kind of injury or been in … 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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When was the last time?

I don’t remember. I don’t remember the last time I posted. Yes, of course it’s easy to check, but still… I’ve been in a weird state for the last probably-two-weeks-although-feels-like-6. I have been living so much in my brain space … Continue reading

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Sad Little Tyke – Another Hospital Trip

It happened again. Wed overnight Kyle had been coughing quite a bit. Charlize was, too, so I thought it was everyone fighting off the same cold again. In the morning, he wasn’t wheezing but to play it safe I gave … Continue reading

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Midnight… (or 2am…) one more night without sleeping…

well, here’s a story I never expected to write… Picked up the kids today at the usual time to find out that Kyle hadn’t been doing too well. Seems he woke up from his nap with a really high fever … Continue reading

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