First of all, Corine sorry for taking so long to respond. I live in Houston and while we still have no electricity, etc. at our house I do finally have a generator that has allowed me to get back online. I’m so glad to hear the blog has been some help; that’s nice to hear it’s doing what I intended.
I saw an article just a moment ago on the Houston Chronicle about effects of Ike:
CHILD INJURIES INCREASE
They survived Hurricane Ike’s powerful winds and torrents of rain, but now dozens of Houston-area children are landing in emergency rooms with broken bones, skull fractures and other preventable injuries.
Doctors are warning parents preoccupied with fixing their homes and obtaining food to pay closer attention to their children.
Since Ike, emergency room visits at Texas Children’s Hospital have increased by as much as 30 percent, said Dr. Paul Sirbaugh, an attending physician.
Sirbaugh said children are climbing trees and falling, getting hit by cars and breaking bones.
“My big fear,” he said, “is that this is something perhaps overlooked in the community. I want to remind parents that their houses and electricity are very, very important, but they need to do their best to keep an eye on their 4-year-olds and their older children.”
Sirbaugh encouraged schools to reopen as soon as possible.
“I would put a call out. We need to get these kids back in school,” he said. “Parents are so distracted at home.”
Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital also reported an increase in child injuries similar to that seen during the summer holidays.
September 22, 2008 at 10:40 pm |
Oh my goodness! What a horrible mess you are all in down there. My thoughts are with you and I hope you have power/water/help soon. The broken leg thing is not big deal compared with what you’re going through now.
Good luck trying to find normal again. Hopefully that’s it for the hurricanes this season.