[grellis]

All three of my boys have tubes in their ears--run of the mill kind of problem, but not without its difficulties. I have written nearly $1000 worth of checks so far this year in medical expenses. David is having surgery this coming Ides to have the tubes replaced in both of his ears. Poor thing can't hear at all and doesn't speak above a whisper.

I guess its a good thing that my new waitressing gig is working out okay--even with health insurance (BCBS) we're paying out quite a bit.

[Tax-chick]

Medical bills - ouch. Josie is growth hormone deficient, but we're finally almost done that. (Maybe totally done, after the next endocrinologist visit in April.) Billy has a heart murmur and hyperactivity. Tom is on the fuzzy edge of "autism spectrum."

We just lump it all together under "stuff of life."

[eccentric]

1982, my year-old son, who later had tubes in his ears, had sleep apnea. His tonsils were so large they actually stopped his breathing for moments. No baby monitors then, docs told me not to worry about it! He survived....