Six Myths and Legends – How to Reduce Your Wait in the Emergency Room
I had a great day today talking to a group of Mums about how to access the health system effectively. Out of the six in the group, five claimed they or someone close to them had waited far too long in their local emergency department (ED). I thought I would share some of my tips and debunk some of the myths about accessing the ED. This post is written from my experience in the Australian Healthcare industry, so be aware that some of these methods may not work in other countries.
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Products We Use That Help Eliminate Side Effects
I would like to start by saying this is in no way meant to solicit you to buy the products we used for our little Emma. I am writing this to give you insight into what we did and what worked for all the side effects we were told would be part of her treatments.
Here is our story. On July 2, 2010, my wife took Emma (who was 4 ½ at the time) to a doctor’s appointment because she looked a bit pale and we noticed a few spots on her neck that were not normal. Our doctor called a pediatrician and they advised us to get blood work done as soon as we could. This happened at our local hospital at 4pm and by 6pm we were back at the hospital where we were told that she had high risk B-cell ALL (an extremely high white blood count). Our lives changed in an instant as you are all aware. By 9pm, my wife and daughter were on their way to BC Childrens Hospital to start her treatments immediately.
For work, my wife and I operate a home based business as Independent Herbalife Distributors (an International company in the Health and Wellness industry). I am telling you all this to show a few things. This disease has no prejudice as it will afflict anyone; young, old, healthy or ailing. Emma has never had any major ailments and very few simple colds ever since she was born. We started her on natural children’s supplements, and she voluntarily started having a morning shake every day. This turned out to be a good thing because while she was in the hospital, she did not want to eat “real” food but we were able to keep her strength up with the good nutrition in the shakes. Of course we made sure with the doctors that what we were giving her was not conflicting with any of the medication she was getting.
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Preparing Your Child For Surgery
Surgery can be scary even for an adult. As a Mom, I too was a little apprehensive with the idea of my 4 year old son undergoing a surgical procedure. The idea of me not being able to protect him was very frightening to me. I could not even imagine how he was going to feel. This is why it is so important to prepare your child before surgery.
It is better to prepare a child. You want to have them comfortable and aware of what is going to take place. It is not about details, it is about awareness. I decided to come up with a plan to help my son better understand what was about to happen. It worked amazing and I was so glad that I chose to face the issues.
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