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421: Children's Hospital, Emergency Room

Feb 23, 2009 19:21

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murasaki_1966 February 24 2009, 02:46:11 UTC

Waking up next to my husband an have the usual early morning hug.

Apart from that, it's a quietr day in the medical library.

monkeykin February 24 2009, 03:26:43 UTC

My boyfriend woke me with a cup of tea he had made for me; that was pretty wonderful.

kimnrowdy February 24 2009, 04:38:04 UTC

What kind of interpreting do you do? Spanish? ASL?

exceptindreams February 25 2009, 01:44:23 UTC

Spanish. I'm in my 2nd year of formal ASL classes, and I've studied Russian, French, and Polish, but I'm not good enough at those languages to interpret medical information accurately. One day I will be able to converse with my patients in their native language. (Well, those that speak the aforementioned languages or Arabic or Farsi both of which I plan to learn).

I like your icon. I take that as a sign that you sign too. True?

kimnrowdy February 25 2009, 06:30:17 UTC

Yes. I'm an ASL interpreter. I tried learning Spanish and couldn't do it to save my life.

gethenian February 24 2009, 05:22:37 UTC

A few months ago, my fiencee called me at somewhere around 1:30 or 2:00 in the morning on the way to the emergency room with our daughter, explaining that apparently "child-proof" pill bottle lids are not actually all that child-proof. Once I printed directions to the hospital, it took me more than half an hour to find a cab and convince the driver to take me all of the 40+-minute drive to where they were. I offered to pay for the gas for the return trip, knowing it meant I'd probably be his only fare that night. I just needed to get to them ( ... )

murasaki_1966 February 24 2009, 05:52:45 UTC

As far as I am concerned, you are a family. Nothing can take that away from you.Personally, I don't care what the family set up is, if the kid(s) is safe, happy and cared for, then no one has any right to complain.

My husband and I are trying to have kids, but no luck. It's good to know that someone is out there raising kids well.

gethenian February 24 2009, 06:49:34 UTC

Thank you. :) We do think our girl is cared for -- her grandmother often jokes that she has at least 15 mothers. ^_^

I wish you and your husband the best of luck.

exceptindreams February 25 2009, 01:47:45 UTC

I'm very glad your daughter is safe and loved. I must say though, she is quite intelligent to open one of those child-safe bottles. I did a science fair experiment testing the push-down-and-turn bottles and out of 114 preschool students only four managed to open it before they got bored.

bronchitikat February 24 2009, 08:38:56 UTC

Best things today? I'd looked out several books from the local library & one of the lads I'm encouraging to stick with reading grabbed on & started reading it. Another wanted to come & read with me rather than stay in the drumming workshop.

If I can encourage them to stick with books long enough that reading clicks for them & becomes easy . . .

That & my husband.