JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I’ll try not to complain the next time the girls get sick: Jacob links to a study that discovered Early common infections may play a protective role in the aetiology of childhood leukaemia. Also of note – children of 4 or below in the birth order was associated with increased risk, while asthma seemed to […]

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Abigail wants to brush her teeth by herself. Again this morning she asked if she could do it alone. Watching her, I’m not sure she’s ready. So I today tried to explain to her more about why she needs to do such a thorough job. I told her how bacteria overnight “have a party”in her […]

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Today, in response to the “mad cow” discovery last week, the U.S. government created new tighter rules , including the banning of sick “downer” cows from slaughter, changing the ways cows are killed, and prohibiting the slaughter of tested animals until results are known. On the NPR station KUOW in the morning I heard an […]

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faith, fear and facts… another sequel with Dr. “N” in our recent saga of sickness….. Today Elisabeth had a follow-up appointment to make sure that her ears were now free of infection, after her second round of antibiotics. Dr. “N”. checked and all looked clear, thank God. She did again get upset; she must really […]

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Finished up Elisabeth’s chalky white Augmentin this morning but still have a few more days of Abigail’s pink Cephalexin to go. I dropped the bottle of antibiotic into the trash and sat down briefly at my desk in the kitchen for a few minutes to peek at blogs, as I do sometimes during meals when […]

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