Every six weeks, Jack gets to visit his namesake, Dr. Jack Rychik, for his regular cardiology appointment. On Tuesday, I had the privilege of escorting the Munch (solo this time) back to the mothership: the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
The Two and a Half Rule
Anyone watching me and Ryan at the grocery store might be excused for wondering if my vocabulary barely extends beyond two phrases: “We don’t need that” and “Put it back.”
Waiting Room Game
In my less charitable moments I think that certain classes of criminals — those who defraud the elderly, for instance, or animal abusers — should have to do part of their time chained up in the waiting room at a pediatrician’s office.
Conversations with Ryan #1
Potholes and Profanity After picking Ryan up from school today, I hit a pothole on the way home, because the City of Philadelphia’s roads < Dresden, 1945.
This Was Fun Before You Got All Professional
Life is one test after another. Yesterday, I took Jack into the city for one of his early big ones, post-op: his gross-motor assessment by the intrepid pros at CHOP’s Cardiac Kids Developmental Follow-Up Program. Me, Jack, a pediatrician, a speech therapist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist and Jack’s Vespa-sized car seat stroller crammed […]