I couldn't resist taking a photo of these beautiful flowers at the supermarket the other day.
I took K to the dentist last week for a checkup. For the first time in about 17 years they told me I didn't have an appointment. I remember someone calling the week before to confirm my appointment, and they never requested me to call back as they usually do. Anyway, there was no record of an appointment and I didn't have my appointment card on me. The receptionist was nice enough to say that if we were willing to wait she would try to squeeze us in within an hour, so we decided to wait. Within half an hour they called K in and all was well. We didn't want to book a different appointment because it would have to be after school starts.
While we waited, some kids with disabilities came in, with their attendants. One child was very quiet, but this other teenager was wearing a helmet and kept getting out of his seat, heading for the exit door. The attendant would just lead him back to his seat. I asked one of the ladies if he had been in an accident. At first, she said she wasn't allowed to discuss the matter, then she said he actually had epilepsy, 4 different types in fact. He wore the protective helmet in case he had a seizure and fell. She said epilepsy occurs when the brain overheats. It is a very serious disease.
I took K to the dentist last week for a checkup. For the first time in about 17 years they told me I didn't have an appointment. I remember someone calling the week before to confirm my appointment, and they never requested me to call back as they usually do. Anyway, there was no record of an appointment and I didn't have my appointment card on me. The receptionist was nice enough to say that if we were willing to wait she would try to squeeze us in within an hour, so we decided to wait. Within half an hour they called K in and all was well. We didn't want to book a different appointment because it would have to be after school starts.
While we waited, some kids with disabilities came in, with their attendants. One child was very quiet, but this other teenager was wearing a helmet and kept getting out of his seat, heading for the exit door. The attendant would just lead him back to his seat. I asked one of the ladies if he had been in an accident. At first, she said she wasn't allowed to discuss the matter, then she said he actually had epilepsy, 4 different types in fact. He wore the protective helmet in case he had a seizure and fell. She said epilepsy occurs when the brain overheats. It is a very serious disease.
