tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post3969715715121530614..comments2023-09-04T11:20:08.804-05:00Comments on Life with the 'Tars: Where I'm not.Kylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-21282763241662154732008-04-22T18:56:00.000-05:002008-04-22T18:56:00.000-05:00Jeez... hardly know where to start here. I am Jea...Jeez... hardly know where to start here. I am Jeanie's sister (she referred to in her comment) and I feel your pain! <BR/><BR/>I have two kids - one gave up eating entirely (for about 9 months!) and had to be tube fed. He was born with congenital heart conditions which were repaired and he 'came good' slowly and with help from a professional. <BR/><BR/>His sister is otherwise healthy but the world's fussiest/most stubborn eater (OK that's exaggerating, but it does feel like it sometimes). She eats WeetBix cereal, honey sandwiches, plain spaghetti and sausage rolls (home-made recipe at link Jeanie posted). Oh, and ice-cream. Sooooo healthy!<BR/><BR/>As for your health system... seems unbelievable to me that the great US of A sticks to this archaic and unfair setup. I'm an Aussie and our system ain't perfect, but the public health/Medicare system works well most of the time. We do have insurance which helps get higher level care but don't pay the astonomical amounts you have to... I just don't understand how the greatest democracy in the world can seriously continue on this track. I hope to God I never get sick when I'm visiting!<BR/><BR/>None of this helps you though. Hang in there til the next appt. Try and stay positive (I know how hard that is, but it's real important) and I hope to be reading about a great breakthrough in the next few months. Use all the resources at your disposal (support groups, the net etc).<BR/>Hugs<BR/>BBBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985371070644061676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-79268275085431728382008-04-03T13:10:00.000-05:002008-04-03T13:10:00.000-05:00geez--i can't believe the cost of all the doctor's...geez--i can't believe the cost of all the doctor's visits! i so hope you guys can get insured very soon.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-46382532559009966012008-04-02T16:26:00.000-05:002008-04-02T16:26:00.000-05:00I can't believe you have to make choices like that...I can't believe you have to make choices like that. I'd have a breakdown. Healthcare should be for everyone.motherbumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053978199395919666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-37032339518390086302008-04-02T02:41:00.000-05:002008-04-02T02:41:00.000-05:00No one should have to choose. i'm so sorry, frie...No one should have to choose. i'm so sorry, friend.Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-12490475365696736042008-04-01T22:24:00.000-05:002008-04-01T22:24:00.000-05:00Tonight while we were doing our devotional with th...Tonight while we were doing our devotional with the older kids Ben was sitting in my lap (he is usually asleep). I asked him if he had any prayer requests. He said, after much deliberation, "I want to pway I can stop eating baby food and eat big people food." It was like someone punched me. In the heart.<BR/><BR/>It really is so hard for everyone involved isn't it? I wish there was a better answer for you and sweet Kaytar. I do. I'll keep praying.Chaotic Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743049921159926147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-46050972904751891482008-04-01T22:05:00.000-05:002008-04-01T22:05:00.000-05:00i can't freaking believe this is how you have to l...i can't freaking believe this is how you have to live. i can't freaking believe you are not going ballistic.<BR/><BR/>do you want to marry me, domestic partnership? i've got insurance. i'll do it.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-26939021000444149032008-04-01T21:53:00.000-05:002008-04-01T21:53:00.000-05:00Oh little girl. I just want to feed her, as I know...Oh little girl. I just want to feed her, as I know you do.<BR/><BR/>gah!flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-1157358071746130642008-04-01T21:01:00.000-05:002008-04-01T21:01:00.000-05:00I hate that you have to choose. It's wrong. Wrong,...I hate that you have to choose. It's wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong.<BR/><BR/>But you know that.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567374243896229606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-57469308477033814502008-04-01T20:51:00.000-05:002008-04-01T20:51:00.000-05:00Pure insanity, this health care system of ours. I'...Pure insanity, this health care system of ours. I'm sorry you're going through all this...<BR/><BR/>L. has a long-awaited appointment Monday and Tuesday with a feeding specialist at the nutrition and behavior clinic. We're holding our breaths that insurance will pay.Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-58069513143486620322008-04-01T20:20:00.000-05:002008-04-01T20:20:00.000-05:00(Kyla)I can't...I don't know what to say...I just ...(Kyla)<BR/><BR/>I can't...I don't know what to say...I just want to buy a new house big enough for all of us and move you up here. But it's more than just one family, I know, and what's so cool about you is that you always keep that front and centre. <BR/><BR/>xoxNotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-89767874820491894812008-04-01T19:47:00.000-05:002008-04-01T19:47:00.000-05:00oh Kaytar they are YUMMYreally, trust me.Kyla it i...oh Kaytar they are YUMMY<BR/>really, trust me.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Kyla it is just so wrong that you have to make these choices.moplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-24133185493318096582008-04-01T18:30:00.000-05:002008-04-01T18:30:00.000-05:00Still so frustrated for you! Nothing more to say....Still so frustrated for you! Nothing more to say. It's infuriating.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156777853779141522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-50870206487784633042008-04-01T18:17:00.000-05:002008-04-01T18:17:00.000-05:00It really pains me to see the hoops you have to go...It really pains me to see the hoops you have to go through to even get to the "Go" where you find out what may help your baby.<BR/><BR/>As the sister of a mother of a child who doesn't like food, here is a link to her sausage roll recipe that her non-eater actually occasionally eats:<BR/><BR/>http://bushbabe.blogspot.com/2008/03/food-food-glorious-food.htmljeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-46047890132611496362008-04-01T18:12:00.000-05:002008-04-01T18:12:00.000-05:00I am frightened at where our healthcare systems ar...I am frightened at where our healthcare systems are heading. How unfair this all is! <BR/><BR/>She is beautiful, though.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775497356720247278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-56111887725653908242008-04-01T16:41:00.000-05:002008-04-01T16:41:00.000-05:00we just aren't doing this well are we? everything ...we just aren't doing this well are we? <BR/>everything Julie said at her post and Bon at hers - and well, more & more unsaid stuff that all sums up into, we must do more and better for our little ones.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390898429089863816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-9848910959464029472008-04-01T15:32:00.000-05:002008-04-01T15:32:00.000-05:00This whole thing is disgusting, Kyla. I am appalle...This whole thing is disgusting, Kyla. I am appalled to be standing by the sidelines like this, and I don't know what I can do about it. <BR/><BR/>You and Julie are a powerful duo, and I know there's more of you out there in the great US of A. I hope you are able to start a ground-swell and change the tide. Much work needs to be done, but it's happened in other countries, and it CAN happen in yours. And who better to start it that those whom it affects so directly? <BR/><BR/>Heidi<BR/><BR/>PS: That was sheer brilliance on the part of Painted Maypole.Family Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093360285075029799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-31618817378372213852008-04-01T13:18:00.001-05:002008-04-01T13:18:00.001-05:00I too agree with everything you wrote. What you ar...I too agree with everything you wrote. What you are going through with Kaytar has really made me question my true beliefs on the healthcare system in this country.<BR/><BR/>Keep plugging at them Kyla! You are doing a phenomenal job.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I too 2nd the veggie/fruit chips :)<BR/><BR/>Amy Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-74026536342089699642008-04-01T13:18:00.000-05:002008-04-01T13:18:00.000-05:00it saddens me and angers me, Kyla...and like i sai...it saddens me and angers me, Kyla...and like i said over at my place, mostly just baffles me because as a Canadian i'm unfamiliar with the discourse defending this ridiculousness i swear, our health care system hasn't made us into terrifying pinkos or anything. (well, maybe me. but i was a pinko all along.)<BR/><BR/>i'm sorry that you have to choose, because it's wrong. and i hope the American people can come to weigh in behind some kind of simple, sensible system that cares for people, and soon. ours isn't perfect, but your situation? would never exist here.<BR/><BR/>there's a cheap house for sale just down the street...Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-775307355202253102008-04-01T12:58:00.000-05:002008-04-01T12:58:00.000-05:00This is exactly what has always bothered me about ...This is exactly what has always bothered me about the American Dream, is it has this dark side, this side that allows you to kick aside or step on those less lucky, because obviously, they are just lazy, or they would be making it. Talk about license to kick people when they are down. <BR/><BR/>I really believe a government has a duty to its people to keep them at some minimal standard wherever they can, and health should be a basic. I don't want to slam your country too much on this, because it is what it is and it has its own history and ways of thinking that are different than ours, but I think living somehwere not at least somewhat socialized would just go against my grain in too many ways.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-77635811890976993512008-04-01T12:46:00.000-05:002008-04-01T12:46:00.000-05:00Oh, Painted Maypole...you are clever. I love it!Oh, Painted Maypole...you are clever. I love it!Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-59410666016468433492008-04-01T12:44:00.000-05:002008-04-01T12:44:00.000-05:00see, i would have entitled that photo "America's h...see, i would have entitled that photo "America's health insurance crisis BITES"painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-34720760339158460732008-04-01T12:36:00.000-05:002008-04-01T12:36:00.000-05:00It's so broken. So so broken.I really hope things...It's so broken. So so broken.<BR/><BR/>I really hope things look up, for you and KayTar and everyone else in our country.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-61656623055437644842008-04-01T12:11:00.000-05:002008-04-01T12:11:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more with all your thoughts in th...I couldn't agree more with all your thoughts in this post.<BR/><BR/>On a side note...have you ever tried the Good Earth chips? They have all different flavors and each one has some kind of veggie in it. They are still chips and not necessarily healthy, but better than nothing. My chip lover thinks they are awesome.~aj~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01960895390340332054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-35147330675910676502008-04-01T12:00:00.000-05:002008-04-01T12:00:00.000-05:00How this makes me feel. *withoutwordsoverwhelmedim...How this makes me feel. *withoutwordsoverwhelmedimpotentfurysadness*<BR/><BR/>Too long for here. Ranted on my blog.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-85021109733106368662008-04-01T11:25:00.000-05:002008-04-01T11:25:00.000-05:00Did you put that green pic up just this second? 'C...Did you put that green pic up just this second? 'Cause I swear it wasn't there a minute ago.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.com