Comments on: Many happy returns of the day

By: Old Woman

Old Woman — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:58:21 +0000

Gwen and I have decided that from now on you are Duch. Gwen says you wouldn’t have to worry about batteries in Alaska. Happy birthday (belated) from us both.

By: Ruth Pennebaker

Ruth Pennebaker — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:59:03 +0000

BBPV? Great. Something new to worry about. Those are wonderfully funny stories you tell; boring kids wouldn’t have “given” you half as much. Happy birthday!

By: Tessa

Tessa — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:35:21 +0000

To look on the bright side, you could say that, as the birthdays mount up, these are the only kind we remember. Happy birthday, Duch! And I hope your Baby gets better soon.
I’ve had BPPV for years and have learned to live with it. Occasionally it pops up for no reason and life can be miserable for a few days, constantly bumping into things and feeling seasick, but I can also go for months and months without an attack. I strongly advise she stay away from express elevators in high-rise buildings - they’re guaranteed to set me off.

By: Midlife Slices

Midlife Slices — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:25:40 +0000

You share a birthday with my youngest daughter, btw, so happy belated birthday to you.

This same daughter was my only child who got mad enough to hold her breath until she turned blue and passed out. The first few times I was very upset and tried all the suggested remedies i.e. squirting water in her face, blowing in her mouth…..etc. Finally I learned to let it be as she’d catch her breath when she passed out. I only shake my head these days as I hear her wonder out loud as to why her children are so hard headed and stubborn.

I didn’t spend so much time in the ER as I did on the phone with poison control. I became a little embarrassing when it got to the point I didn’t have to give my name because they recognized my voice. Ugh…..my youngest will be the death of me yet.

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:52:26 +0000

Re-reading my comment, I thought I should add stat care is something else all together. Oh, the hours I have spent in the stat care waiting rooms with my sons…

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:50:50 +0000

Ouch - what a way to spend your birthday - and a very happy birthday to you! I certainly hope your daughter is all right. I’d be concerned about them diagnosing without an MRI as well.

The only one of my children I ever accompanied to the emergency room was my daughter. The worst was when she was swinging upside down, by her knees, on the jungle gym at school and fell six feet on her head; she was in the third grade at the time. Frightening, yes, but I was completely unsurprised when told that she suffered no damage except scraping her scalp on the gravel.

Hard heads and stiff necks run in her family.