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Thank you to everyone!
Mommy, Daddy, Alex, Grandma, Grandpa & Ziggy :)
Aunt Bonnie & Uncle Wayne
Aunt Barbara, Uncle Tony, Christine & Katelyn
Aunt Lisa, Uncle James, Nicholas, Rachel & Rebecca
Liz, Rob, Alyssa & Joey - Marge & Grandpa Larry
Aunt Gwen, Uncle Billy, Billy & Dawn
Karen, Sean & Colin  ~ Irena, Karl, Patrick & Michelle
Annemarie, Scott, Lauren & Scotti
Maggie, Tim, Olivia, Brian & Michael
Uncle Marc, Aunt Melody, Alex & Christian
Lisa, Wayne & Fif  ~  Paster Janet
Mrs. Costantino, Ms. Lattka & Mr. Capone
All my classmates & friends...
Hallie, Dave, Mark, Leon, Dina, & Ian.
Everyone at Daddy & Mommy's work...

All the nurses and doctors at SNHP...
Dr. Chen and especially Dr. Jetter!!

To the mentioned and unmentioned... 
For all the phone calls and well wishes...
To everyone that was there,
that said a prayer and showed they cared...
THANK YOU!!

Ziggy stayed with her all the time.
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Staying strong.
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Lots of waiting.
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TV helped pass the time...
So did phone calls...
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Thank You for the calls!
Not so exciting at times....
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The pillows kept my arm straight & more comfortable.

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Get ready....

Why did the dog bite? Oh, this is just not right!
Off to the hospital - this stinks - will I have to spend the night?!

My hand swelled up and my fingers would not bend.
My skin turned odd colors.... could this be the end?!

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I am told this is the place I need to be,
and was fitted - yikes - with an IV.

For several days this will be my new home,
and soon made comfortable by nurses Dawn, Carla, Debbie and Joan.

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Nurse Dawn

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Nurse Carla

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Nurse Debbie

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Nurse Joan

My arm was boarded to help keep it straight,
the antibiotics are working... we just have to wait.

I got lots of attention.
Some... I'd really rather not mention.

Oh... Days have passed and I am feeling much better.
Thank goodness it worked, my hand is less redder.

All the doctors have been shown...
Yeah!  I am cleared to go home.

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Intern Jessica

Last minute fun with Jessica... we danced on all the different shapes.
How thoughtful she was... doing whatever it takes.

Remember, when life isn't fair,
you NEED someone to care.

So if your little... and hurt... and don't know where you should be...
Go to South Nassau Pediatrics, Room 206, Bed 3.

Yeah! No more IV ....
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Time to go home :)

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Taken after 12 hours of antibiotics!
Still not great - but, believe it or not,
this is much better.

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Other than a few 'key' moments, Charlee was amazing!  I learned a lot about my kid!  She never lost her compassion, joy, or silliness! 

Being silly - faker!
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It was done yesterday...

She's okay!
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Most of the time she was smiling :)

The last day she had the nurses dancing up and down the halls!
She sang the
'I am an AMAZING human being!'
 song and 'taught' a lesson on bones!
Had to improvise a little on her dance moves... kind of hard to move her arm with a board attached.

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Once again...
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!  Everything you did was SO APPRECIATED!!
Charlee Anna  Foot in mouth