I’ve been chronically our journey through our managed health care system with our youngest son, Aaron. Yesterday we got his referral paper from Tricare. I was so happy it didn’t take the full two weeks that it usually does. I raced home from the post office (as fast as the 15MPH speed limit on post [...]
Our pediatrician called yesterday with the results of Aaron’s blood allergy testing for foods. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. He’s not allergic to any of the various varieties of nuts they tested for, nor wheat, or milk. I explained that since she mentioned possible celiac disease, we tried gluten free foods. The symptoms subsided drastically. Then [...]
Ok, so maybe gluten free is a misnomer. Since taking my 3 year old to the doctor two weeks ago we’ve been severely limiting his gluten intake. The results have been good. The foul, peel the paint off the walls, smelling diarrhea and puking his guts out are gone. He no longer complains constantly that [...]
I read an article today about military spouse and family member suicide. The article talks about how these rates aren’t tracked by the military. The response is there’s too many to track. That’s appalling to me. Sure, people cite the old stigma argument. If I seek help it’ll hurt my spouse’s career as a soldier. [...]
