tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63448087791179248392024-03-13T00:22:03.555-04:00Five of My OwnPractical, upbeat blog that tackles all the issues that a modern mom of six may encounter. Adoption, social issues, parenting and a whole lot more...Lori @ Five of My Ownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073176721280820516noreply@blogger.comBlogger95813tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344808779117924839.post-85699934171212435022014-08-08T17:59:00.003-04:002014-08-08T17:59:34.694-04:00Hello Again?Thinking I might start blogging here again....<br />
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Yes. I think I will. <br />
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<img src="http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/jmgersh/LoriSig.png" /> Lori @ Five of My Ownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073176721280820516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344808779117924839.post-56572909213384399472013-07-17T16:53:00.003-04:002013-07-17T16:53:45.661-04:00Bearing Witness<span style="font-size: large;">Sharing a few posts from my</span><a href="http://allmyeyescansee.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"> new blog</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">....</span>
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In case you missed it I am now blogging at <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Bearing Witness</span></strong> (<a href="http://www.allmyeyescansee.com/">www.allmyeyescansee.com</a>).
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<a href="http://allmyeyescansee.com/2013/07/15/what-we-did-in-ethiopia/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">What we did in Ethiopia</span></strong></a><br />
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<em>In total we saw more than 400 patients for conditions ranging from simple earaches to severe </em><a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/meningitis/meningitis-basics.aspx" rel="everydayhealth" target="_blank" title="Meningitis"><em>meningitis</em></a><em>. Medical conditions treated included; mumps, pneumonia, fungal infections, herpes (face) infection, a buckle fracture, lacerations, wound care and secondary wound infections as well as complications to leprosy, TB, Typhoid and Aids...</em><br />
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<a href="http://allmyeyescansee.com/2013/07/10/ez-io/"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>EZ-IO</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><strong> <em>...(a life saving procedure)</em></strong></span><br />
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<em>An EZ-IO is a fairly common procedure that involves using an electric drill to drill a needle into the bone which allows the delivery of IV fluids and medications to patients who’s veins are too fragile to permit a more traditional IV. </em><br />
<em>As I said its a common procedure IN THE ED.</em><br />
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<em>TODAY WE DID ONE IN A MUD HUT....</em><br />
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<a href="http://allmyeyescansee.com/2013/07/16/reflections-from-a-princess/"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Reflections from a Princess</strong></span></a><br />
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<em>Reentry after a trip like my last is always an interesting if not difficult process. You simply can’t un-see things…the unjust realities of poverty are hard to understate once intimately experienced and they are nearly impossible to reconcile with “first world” life.</em><br />
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After a much needed blog-cation I'm ready to write again...just not here. While I may still from time to time talk about adoption and maybe even give an update on my kiddos on "Five Of My Own" for the most part I'm going to be writing<a href="http://allmyeyescansee.wordpress.com/"> here</a>.<br />
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<em><strong>Bearing Witness</strong> chronicles my adventures in travel…</em><em>one that often take me on a tour of the developing world."</em></div>
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Check out my new blog <a href="http://allmyeyescansee.wordpress.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Bearing Witness</span></strong></a></div>
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