Can I also mention that my kid is living up to his Asian-Irishness as his dinner has been corned beef over sticky rice?

Ahahah.

How I wish I could make it out there this month. THREE.

We wish you could make it too!

I think I'm bemused by the whole thing because in the 3 years when she has seen a billion specialists, maybe this is the first time I've heard CP

It took me by surprise when you said it! I think my reaction was, wouldn't they know that already? But maybe, like you said, everyone thought it was assumed.

It's probably a useful thing for the exact reason sara mentioned.

It clearly took me by surprise too. In fact, so much so that after, the doctor came back to the waiting room and took me back to a clinical room to explain why he thought it was CP and how it was necessary to call it CP to get the services Grace will need.

I mean, the definition fits

"Cerebral palsy, also referred to as CP, is a term used to describe a group of chronic conditions affecting body movement and muscle coordination. It is caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring during fetal development; before, during, or shortly after birth; or during infancy."

So why wouldn't it fit? But yes surprised.

What's your nail fragility?

One of my big toenails was split in half when I was a little kid and never quite healed properly. (You can see a very faint seem there.) It's really not a huge issue until I get professional pedis. The buffing seems to weaken it further and opens up the seam so that it begins cracking beneath the polish, like a spiderweb china crack. Then when I go to remove the polish, layers of the nail will just flake off, opening the door for potential fungal issues, which thank goodness, I've managed to avoid, but mostly because I think become absolutely militant about keeping my nails utterly bare and allowing them to grow back in.

So I figure if I want pretty toenails I need to a) do them myself so I can keep the enthusiastic buffing to a minimum and b) maybe find a really natural good quality polish and see if that helps any.

That, and they were pretty colors.

It's basically descriptive, but we're (or at least I am) used to hearing medical terms as prognosis related...but this (and many other terms) aren't. They describe a state, not an outcome.

They describe a state, not an outcome.

Good to remember.

No it is good to remember. The diagnosis though does open doors for the Medical Therapy Program to kick in which is part of the CA Dept. of Healthcare Services.

Sigh. Lots to do now.

Another all day meara

I hope you are feeling better Tom. You are too awesome not to.

eep. That NB piece. Such a bummer.

Serious Bummer.

Today, you are my hero.

Mine, too!

And mine!

I am wearing green, because we were told yesterday we were having a party and should wear green.

At least I got to wear green nail polish.

Boss just said he's going to fight for my conversion from contract to permanent because of the good work I've done.

AWESOME. Smart dude FTW!

Grace's appointment was good.

YAY

Barb, where's Perkins to set off FCM? I'm not so good at that, or I'd try.

Sorry. I woke up to three emails from big boss lady. First one asked if I had time to do something. Second one was to the original requestor telling her I would do it, and volunteering me to do more work than originally asked. Third one was telling me I should check in with her before I started the second part, since she had other stuff she needed me to do.

The day did not get better from there.

Today's lesson, for me, seems to be that work stress is not conducive to being on a no-buy, because I spent most of what little amount of lunch break I took buying a very large amount of polish from Nubar's sale.