What’s happening in Henderson
Here’s a quick update… Dominic had a good doctor’s visit today. X-rays from the front show his femur is lined up well and you can’t even see that the bone’s broken. From the side...
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Dominic sees the doctors
Today Dominic had visits with our regular pediatrician and the pediatric orthopedic group of the doctor who the ER called in to put the cast on him. Both visits were productive and good for...
Returning to normal
Life is slowly beginning to return to normal — just normal with an incapacitated two-and-a-half year-old in a body cast who needs almost constant attention. We had our second visit from a home health...
Adding insult to injury
Now that expression has a whole new meaning for us. We were caught off-guard by child abuse accusations and investigations. Our thoughts were focused on helping Dominic get through the awful pain he was...
The saga of the broken femur
It’s amazing to me that a two-and-a-half year-old’s running stumble on the family room carpet could result in a spiral fracture in his femur. As a result of the investigation by the county’s family...
Dominic’s broken leg
Where to start? It’s 2 a.m. and I’ve been up for 21 hours. Dominic has a circular fracture on his left femur. The injury was self inflicted as he ran around the living room...
Dracula teeth from America’s oldest candy store
While we were in Philadelphia Vickey found America’s oldest candy store. She brought back these wax Dracula teeth for the kids.
Halloween block party
It’s our tradition to gather with our neighbors on Halloween night and enjoy barbequed hot dogs with all the condiments. Vickey makes the chili and our kiddy corner neighbor, Gary, does the hot dogs....
Truth Restored media campaign
For six months or so The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has engaged in a media campaign in our area to help non-members understand a bit more about its beliefs. We have...
Foreskin’s Lament
I listened to a few NPR Fresh Air podcasts during our travel to and from Philadelphia. One of them focused on Shalom Auslander and his book, Foreskin’s Lament. Basically, this guy grew up near...