General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I learn today? Pt.33 Visit with Friends, 1 by gillibean

gillibean wrote:
Betty, I'm so sorry to hear about Matthew. I do hope he comes through this alright. I think one of the problems with meningitis is a buildup of fluid surrounding the brain. If this is not relieved then it makes too much pressure on the brain. It's this pressure that can lead to damage. DH's younger sister had meningitis as a baby. MIL said that the main reason she knew something was wrong was because her fontanel was pushing up (she was young enough that it hadn't closed yet). Thankfully, she pulled through well.

Judy, I hope things improve for your DC. A similar thing happened for us with DS. We thought that once he was formally diagnosed with autism then it would improve things at the school because they would be obligated to provide services to accomodate him. It had the opposite effect. It basically gave them an excuse to do some things that we were very opposed to (like keeping him out of school in the afternoons for the first few months of school and calling it a 'transition plan'). It's really hard to fight with the school about things like that too. I'm in the process now with having the issues resolved and making it so that it won't happen to anyone else. It's just so irritating because I have better things to do with my time and energy.

Laura, you must feel awesome, being all waxed. I used to wax my legs and underarms. I don't bother anymore though except for maybe once at the beginning of summer. DH prefers the 'natural' look and can't figure out why we women want to get rid of all of our hair. Since I wear longjohns and pants for the winter, I figure why bother.

Liz, those tables look really cool. Do you know what you're going to do with them yet?

Carol, you look great in your scarf. I bet it was so nice to hear your GD.

Now, to my exciting news! I got my secret pal gift!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited. Here's a picture of the wrapping.