Go you, Matt! I know nothing at all about pre-K (or, really, much education before they get old enough to be Buffistas) but I'm completely pro-well-designed-instructional-materials!
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Jan 18, 2006 2:48:24 pm PST #1190 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Lee - Jan 18, 2006 2:54:43 pm PST #1191 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
What kind of sushi should I have for dinner?
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2006 2:55:22 pm PST #1192 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cool, Matt! Yeah, Kristin and Kat have older charges.
Finally spoke to the neurologist. I don't think it's going to be a slam dunk, but at least she needs written permission from me before she speaks to the krav people.
Basically, her assessment is that I had a moderate/severe concussion (which I hadn't realised, but that doesn't bother me, since I no longer have most of the post-concussive syndrome (although I'd pay cash money to get rid of what I have left)). Cognitive impairment is a cumulative thing, she says, even way after the concussion. So that's my call. As for time off after a concussion of my severity, she thinks a couple of months is medically recommended.
Check! Done that!
I firmly believe that:
a) I'm not at a significantly higher risk of suffering an injury that compromises my cognitive function
b) I'm not the only post-concussive person at the centre, and if I'm going down for the long term, he needs to boot out some other people too, which will never happen
c) They're exempt, legally
d) I'm willing to gauge how much discomfort I'm in and mitigate my actions accordingly
Now I need to send her my release info, and then schedule a conference call. She also recommended I get evaluated by a sports medicine doc, because they're a) more related b) more liberal.
amych - Jan 18, 2006 2:57:52 pm PST #1193 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
She also recommended I get evaluated by a sports medicine doc, because they're a) more related b) more liberal.
From everything I hear, b) is totally true. The standard sports med consult seems to be "You really shouldn't do things where you get kicked in the head!
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... but we both know that's never going to be an option, so here's what you need to do."
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2006 2:59:32 pm PST #1194 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I won't be able to get a sports med consult before the brown belt test, so I'm going to let him talk to her anyway--I think if she doesn't convince him, the sports med person would be able to override. But I need to give something a shot this coming week.
amych - Jan 18, 2006 3:03:11 pm PST #1195 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I hope you do find something this week -- but I also hope you'll find something that works better for you, even if it's after.
(Also? KILL!)
brenda m - Jan 18, 2006 3:03:39 pm PST #1196 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
c) They're exempt, legally
That's probably the shakiest of them, but knowing you and your family, not really an issue.
She also recommended I get evaluated by a sports medicine doc, because they're a) more related b) more liberal.
This is totally true. When I first went to a sports med clinic, the doctor commented was his role was to find way to help people get better with the understanding that they fully intended to keep right on doing whatever landed them there in the first place.
Tom Scola - Jan 18, 2006 3:05:27 pm PST #1197 of 10002
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Eel, Perkins.
Jessica - Jan 18, 2006 3:06:00 pm PST #1198 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2006 3:06:19 pm PST #1199 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's probably the shakiest of them
I signed a waiver! And I meant it!
Actually, I'm pretty sure he believes that.
I'm never taking any action against the PT, I realise. He's the main PT for the krav centre--if I got him professionally messed up, even if I was medically cleared, I'm not sure I could show my face there again.
I'll be sure to be clear to all and sundry about his lack of ethics, but he provides a valuable service to people I'm fond of. And people who can kick my ass.