tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post8564321767406077222..comments2024-03-28T21:36:55.157-04:00Comments on Love That Max : Help for moms whose fantasy life needs a makeoverEllen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-5352468776355173402013-10-12T19:52:43.018-04:002013-10-12T19:52:43.018-04:00*cjecked = checked, of course! :D
Emy*cjecked = checked, of course! :D<br /><br />EmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-88897891581202760012013-10-12T19:50:33.601-04:002013-10-12T19:50:33.601-04:00Hi Ellen,
I'm writing from Italy and have bee...Hi Ellen, <br />I'm writing from Italy and have been following your blog for almost two years. I just love it. I adore Max (and you) and have learnt an awful lot about special needs and CP. Your blog is also wonderfully written, a pretty rare quality on the net these days. <br /><br />Just to reassure you - if I may - on the level of health services in my country, here's an article published in La Repubblica just a few days ago:<br />http://www.repubblica.it/salute/2013/10/03/news/la_classifica_degli_ospedali_i_5_migliori_sono_al_nord_in_toscana_le_cure_migliori_la_maglia_nera_a_napoli-67775126/<br /><br /> I'm sure your Italian's good enough to skim through it, and I will spare you the boring details, but basically it reports two different surveys carried out recently on the Italian National Health system, according to which if the North, and the city of Milan in particular, still ranks as the top region for excellence hospitals and medical research, Tuscany actually comes up as the best region for health services spread all over the territory. <br />With the ever-growing number of farmhouses that open their doors to tourism in Tuscany, It shouldn't be too difficult for you to find somewhere suitable for your family near a town like Florence, Siena, Arezzo, or Pisa, which are all equipped with top state hospitals well catered for treating seizures. <br /><br />Also, should you need to translate a letter with instructions from your hospital into Italian, I would be very happy to do it for you (for free, of course) and having it cjecked by a doctor for medical accuracy. I am a professional English translator as well as a book editor and that's the least I could do to repay you for endless hours of reading your amazing blog and learning so much through it. I live in dreary Milan (I'm 48 and freelancing), and I have been on Tuscan farmhouse holidays myself in the past, and always loved it. <br /><br />I would love you to come to Italy again and enjoy the beauty and pleasures of Tuscany. Do come over! Do bring Max and Sabrina (and Dave!) :) <br />Italy's waiting for you.<br /><br />Love<br /><br />Emy<br /><br />ps: I will provide my email privately, in case you need any kind of info.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-81242364712441229682013-10-11T07:37:09.735-04:002013-10-11T07:37:09.735-04:00Great fantasy. Can I come when you guys go?
...Great fantasy. Can I come when you guys go? <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Nishahttp://nisha360.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-73884743195030678062013-10-10T22:02:04.678-04:002013-10-10T22:02:04.678-04:00My brother specialized in that kind of extreme sei...My brother specialized in that kind of extreme seizure. He often seized for upwards for 3 hours, hitting the 5+ hour mark an average of once a year. This was with extensive medical intervention. (I still remember mom getting shipments of entire boxes of bottles of liquid Valium to help control in progress seizures.) But we managed to travel some with Dew, even ending up in a few random hospitals along the way. First off, seizures are a fairly universal issue- they can be caused by so many diseases, as well as accidents, that ERs all over the world are equipped to get one to stop. I imagine if all the other stars were to align for such an awesome trip, you'd be able to find a villa near a good hospital. The Internet makes so much research doable these days. I also bet if you asked them the Make A Wish foundation might be ale to help you find info on foreign hospital ratings. They do, after all, send families all over the world to grant kids wishes. :D You'd make it happen, and you guys would have a great time, and you'd have even more amazing memories of your family. Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06143599941651150754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-90263496325024064732013-10-10T10:17:46.091-04:002013-10-10T10:17:46.091-04:00So much changes with kids, doesn't it? And eve...So much changes with kids, doesn't it? And even more with our kids with special powers. Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-10179383724275199652013-10-10T09:56:58.881-04:002013-10-10T09:56:58.881-04:00Anything can go wrong anywhere, even in your own h...Anything can go wrong anywhere, even in your own home. There's no avoiding it, so go for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-91393094124638617702013-10-10T09:37:49.034-04:002013-10-10T09:37:49.034-04:00I imagine his seizure was terrifying, but if it...I imagine his seizure was terrifying, but if it's been so many years since he's had a big one one, it's less and less likely that he'll have another. (I have a kid with epilepsy myself).tesyaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-85771607154103804992013-10-10T09:01:53.180-04:002013-10-10T09:01:53.180-04:00Yeah I agree with 1st Anon. The time you were in m...Yeah I agree with 1st Anon. The time you were in my state Utah- there could have been a earthquake as Utah is earthquake country. Anyway what I'm trying to say is do it as you only live once. If you are worried, use the Internet to find out about Italy. <br /><br />Kay Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-8301459223656513742013-10-10T08:45:58.822-04:002013-10-10T08:45:58.822-04:00So true to the other comment. Plus, now with the ...So true to the other comment. Plus, now with the internet, you can plan and know what's around. Nothing is totally safe. What if you go to LA Jolla and there is an earthquake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-10214165581170863342013-10-10T07:34:26.798-04:002013-10-10T07:34:26.798-04:00What if Sabrina trips over an olive tree root and ...What if Sabrina trips over an olive tree root and fractures a bone? What if Dave chomps down on an errant olive pit and breaks a tooth? What if you have an allergic reaction to the local sausage? Hey, we're all at risk all the time. You've got a healthy kid who doesn't need constant medical monitoring. Take some reasonable precautions, be reasonably prepared, and then go for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com