My daughter will be two next week. She is blissfully unaware of this significant date in her life as she leans against me sucking her thumb. She is however aware that she can climb out of her crib now, there by making nap time more amusing. She is aware that she can open the door to the pantry, and help herself to the broom and mop and trash. She knows she can throw things, tell me no in a firm, stubborn tone, and that she doesn't want help eating a messy bowl of soup. She knows how to make ladders from chairs and toys to reach things she shouldn't, to climb on bigger chairs to play with the light switch, and color on the walls with a blue crayon. She also knows how to give hugs, blow kisses, pet the dog gently, and share her food with Daddy. She helps with laundry, bringing clothes for me to hang, and throws away pieces of stuff she finds on the floor in the trash. She wakes up smiling and laughing every morning and is always happy when I come home from work. Her insatiable curiosity and exploring is nothing but charming and fascinating. I hope she remains unaware of those significant dates just a little longer.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Rashy People
I want to discuss a major heath issue with all of you for a moment. It is a crisis facing many of those amongst us, maybe the person sitting next to you as you read this. Rashes. Seriously.
As mentioned in previous posts, I work in a retail pharmacy. Regularly on weekends there are rashy people. The people that don't want to go the emergency room for an itchy patch of redness since there are no clinics and most doctors are only open Saturday mornings in the small towns in Western Colorado. Can't say I blame them considering the fee, and having to sit next to the person whose arm is dangling uselessly at their side (I fell off of a roof, what are you here for...Oh I have a rash...). So rashy people do the next best thing. They go to pharmacies/drugstores for the quick diagnosis. This consists of them informing the pharmacist or person closet to hydrocortisone that they have a RASH. What should they put on it? And they pull up their shirt, roll up a sleeve, pull down the edge of their slacks, and we'll stop there. Eew! What do you think is causing it? It really itches! Nope already tried the Benadryl, orally and topical, the calamine lotion, loratidine, the hydrocortisone, and every conceivable over the counter remedy known to mankind. And it still itches!
Please, put down you shirt, sir or madame, old or young, resident or tourist, and consider going to the doctor. We've offered all of our fine suggestions, and although we fill prescriptions, we don't make clinical evaluations here. Sorry. Don't tell me anymore about the itching, redness, how you haven't changed your laundry detergent, perfumes, lotions, diet, or anything else, or the oozing and scabs. Yuck. Don't worry Monday is coming, and rashes only happen on weekends.
