tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post854560863073321671..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: The Adventures of L-Plate Gran: Intimations of MortalityCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-87224260744958524182015-04-21T14:24:57.623-07:002015-04-21T14:24:57.623-07:00I remember this so well from when my own were litt...I remember this so well from when my own were little. Every little bug doing the rounds out in the community would be brought home to share. I do feel for you Carol and hope your immunity soon build up. People tell me that Echinacea stuff is good for fighting off 'things' as well as Rescue Remedy I think? Georgia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617952846902258246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-60019850606899230852015-04-05T11:19:41.962-07:002015-04-05T11:19:41.962-07:00Thanks. Good adviceThanks. Good adviceCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-66923076570366687012015-04-04T11:00:01.232-07:002015-04-04T11:00:01.232-07:00Hahaha...and teachers who have survived the winter...Hahaha...and teachers who have survived the winter term.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-51396933906446494112015-04-04T10:51:05.793-07:002015-04-04T10:51:05.793-07:00I work in a preschool and have one of the most rob...I work in a preschool and have one of the most robust immunes systems imaginable. Come the nuclear holocaust (or whatever other stupid human activity wipes us out), there will be just preschool workers and cockroaches left.Tracey Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477932257413338228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-42734718131436360242015-04-04T10:36:47.774-07:002015-04-04T10:36:47.774-07:00As your holiday in Tuscany was turned down, I'...As your holiday in Tuscany was turned down, I'd recommend downing a glass of wine (or two) after Little G has gone home to kill off all those nasty bugs. Good luck xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-90813530085870723432015-04-04T01:09:15.064-07:002015-04-04T01:09:15.064-07:00This is so true! Nor does a grandma!This is so true! Nor does a grandma!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-25579341092506950252015-04-04T00:59:11.491-07:002015-04-04T00:59:11.491-07:00Further to the bugs being much worse for adults, w...Further to the bugs being much worse for adults, when our sons (then at primary school) caught chicken pox, Better Half (who had never had it as a child) also got it. He had two weeks off work, and for the first week he was confiined to bed. It's a good thing I didn't get it too - a mother gets no time off, even when she is illBroad Thoughts From A Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798249743031672360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-73729298965980400492015-04-03T13:31:51.993-07:002015-04-03T13:31:51.993-07:00Love It! 'Pediatric germs' , as if she doe...Love It! 'Pediatric germs' , as if she doesn't have enough on her "report card", now shes a parasite! Poor wee toot with a complex!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781584563847492095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-65275487421255468892015-04-03T02:14:17.884-07:002015-04-03T02:14:17.884-07:00I can't imagine why the holiday in Tuscany was...I can't imagine why the holiday in Tuscany was turned down. Sounds like the perfect cure to me. Maybe you need a second opinion?Norahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679547771527399923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-58277392211848619042015-04-02T12:45:52.368-07:002015-04-02T12:45:52.368-07:00Thank you kind sir! and Madam above you!Thank you kind sir! and Madam above you!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-48063083342896147032015-04-01T08:18:52.216-07:002015-04-01T08:18:52.216-07:00...how utterly unreasonable of the NHS!.. I espy a......how utterly unreasonable of the NHS!.. I espy an electioneering opening for some quick parliamentary candidate there... get well-er soon-er , m’Lady, Carol :):) ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205251775637958014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-78389575526807059692015-04-01T01:37:56.536-07:002015-04-01T01:37:56.536-07:00Me too. I've had 'the virus' from gran...Me too. I've had 'the virus' from grandson's nursery since the beginning of February, and so has he. We watch a lot of CBeebies on my babysitting days! Hope you're better soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-87991258453816074272015-03-31T13:54:45.486-07:002015-03-31T13:54:45.486-07:00How mean of the doctor not to prescribe that three...How mean of the doctor not to prescribe that three week recuperation in Tuscany. I don't know…these cutbacks…sniff. With a bit of luck Little G will develop some good anti-bodies, which she will also hopefully distribute….get better soon!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-63355388060090863382015-03-31T10:06:08.706-07:002015-03-31T10:06:08.706-07:00Just thin, you've got chickenpox, scarletina e...Just thin, you've got chickenpox, scarletina etc etc to come ... stock up on tissues and chocolate. Both essential for getting through snotty days!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-33591534585163460022015-03-31T05:03:10.863-07:002015-03-31T05:03:10.863-07:00If they ever let me have a passport ( see prev pos...If they ever let me have a passport ( see prev posts) we might all get away for the summer! Not holding breath.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-50741179712461838522015-03-31T04:58:10.672-07:002015-03-31T04:58:10.672-07:00Oh dear, get well soon, perhaps the change of air ...Oh dear, get well soon, perhaps the change of air will help you all, have a great holiday.Rosie Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814740525740666516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-92066394361666972632015-03-31T03:49:19.579-07:002015-03-31T03:49:19.579-07:00Well I suppose that makes sense...apart from the l...Well I suppose that makes sense...apart from the lack of a holiday via prescription. That doesn't make sense at all. Perhaps you should have asked for a destination which included miraculous waters...like the pub, maybe ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-24503437095092120742015-03-31T03:48:34.545-07:002015-03-31T03:48:34.545-07:00Hope you're all better soon. Like you say, it&...Hope you're all better soon. Like you say, it's a case of building up the immunity and waiting for warmer weather. *shivers*Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-8339184389194037932015-03-31T02:26:20.484-07:002015-03-31T02:26:20.484-07:00I know. Surprised me. Cough...cough...I know. Surprised me. Cough...cough...Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-41799289723281659302015-03-31T01:16:20.925-07:002015-03-31T01:16:20.925-07:00As Libby Purves once wrote in one of her (excellen...As Libby Purves once wrote in one of her (excellent) books on parenting: "Looking after small children, especially when they start mixing freely with other small children, is like crossing a fever-laden swamp. The bugs they bring home turn out to be mild for them, but very nasty for adults."<br /><br />The phenomenon is nothing new, but this is the first time I've head it given an official medical title. Broad Thoughts From A Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798249743031672360noreply@blogger.com