Kids are tough — tougher than their parents, in many cases. Count this as my latest parenting lesson, as I watched our 7-year-old recover from tonsil/adenoid surgery over the past week and a half or so. Granted, I wasn’t there every minute — my wife and I split duties last week as our patient hung [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tonsils’
Surgery rebound
Posted in Family, Health, Kids, tagged recovery, surgery, tonsils on August 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A brave face
Posted in Fatherhood, Health, Kids, tagged son, surgery, tonsils on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In lss than two days, our 7-year-old son will have surgery. It’s a routine procedure — tonsils, adenoids, and a look at whether nodes have formed on his vocal cords. We’ve told him there’s nothing to it. PIece of cake. Thousands of kids do it every year. I had it done myself, when I was [...]
