July 20, 2003
Marlas Mystery Illnes
She woke up the other morning whailing. She cried, she had hit her head and she couldn't move or walk anymore. She held her ear and neck. Doctor presribed antibiotic eardrops. A day of carrying her everywhere, supporting her neck all the time and frequent doses of paracetamol followed. She still wasn't any better the next morning. Another trip to the doctor. This time she was actually examined [hurray] - she screamed throughout. The doctor couldn't find anything wrong. We concluded that she was suffering from Acute torticollis (positional draughts). Well there. She had cought a draught when she was sleeping naked because of the heat. What a drama.
In the afternoon I teased her out of the buggy. ‘Mummi, look, I can stand all by myself - ...wayhey, I can jump, look Mummi! I can run really fast...’
And that was that.