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ERMudPhud said:I just heard from the PICU he's awake, eating, and "mad as hell"
made my day
those are the stories that keep the peds folks going in the PICU. it's amazing what they can pull through sometimes.
when/if i get to heaven God and I are having a serious "come to jesus" meeting concerning the miscellaneous BS stuff he pulls with kids. i have too many to recount.
a month in the PICU and you'll never let your kid outta the house and keep them in a padded room. i've seen horror stories, everything from "kid falls on bike" and later dies to "kid pulls TV over on self" and later dies. yet in my outpt clinic setting i these stories have no effect. i still get eye-rolling when i go through my anticipatory guidance with parents. it's frustrating. at least i can vaccinate 'em (the ones that aren't crazy with the MMR = autism bug).
--your friendly neighborhood anticipatory guiding caveman