Wellness

[LooPY]

In our house, it was my mom. Among many other things, she delighted in writing those notes periodically required to excuse one's absence from school. I couldn't have been more than eight or nine, when on one occasion she wrote, "Please excuse Loopy's absence from school yesterday. She suffered a gastrointestinal disturbance." Wide eyed, I gasped, "What's THAT??" "You had a bellyache!" she chuckled. One day, while riding my bike at lunch time, I fell off, landing squarely on my mouth. The next morning, my mom wrote, "Please excuse Loopy's absence from school yesterday afternoon. She suffered a fall from her bicycle, and spent the afternoon applying cold compresses to her lips and gums. The oral cavity is very vascular." "What does THAT mean?", I wanted to know. "Your mouth bleeds easily", she smiled. Another time she wrote, "Please excuse Loopy's absence from school yesterday. She suffered a bout of rhinorrhea." Hmmm--that sounded disgustingly like diarrhea to me. What was it?? "You had a cold--a runny nose!" she answered cheerily.

Among the things I miss most are the mischievous twinkle in her eye, and her wry sense of humor.---A great nurse and a great mom!

Any other upbeat stories about health and wellness professionals near and dear to our hearts? She would have been the first to prescribe laughter as the best medicine!