tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post115102727834688700..comments2023-09-20T11:39:52.182-04:00Comments on Crunchy Granola: Healthcare Hollaback, or Why I Sometimes Get All Teary Watching My Daughter Eat a Mealsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1153798522867288512006-07-24T23:35:00.000-04:002006-07-24T23:35:00.000-04:00I would LOVE to have the WGST come to my house:)!!...I would LOVE to have the WGST come to my house:)!! Great story!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1151378222903382012006-06-26T23:17:00.000-04:002006-06-26T23:17:00.000-04:00Wow. That is a fantastic story. Thank you so much ...Wow. That is a fantastic story. Thank you so much for participating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1151374760054600872006-06-26T22:19:00.000-04:002006-06-26T22:19:00.000-04:00Shannon, CG lived in a hospital or orphanage for 8...Shannon, CG lived in a hospital or orphanage for 8.5 months before joining our family. I don't know for sure that her swallowing problems were something she had from birth--there was no notice of them in her original medical records--but given the big holes in the nipples used in the orphanage bottles (and the fact that bottles were probably at least sometimes propped in cribs), I doubt they would have any reason to notice it. We didn't notice it until we switched to American-style bottles.<BR/><BR/>CG was born a little early and was low birthweight (not surprising for someone who is still relatively low weight for age now), and part of the swallowing problems she had is associated with prematurity and low birthweight. So I assume it existed since birth.<BR/><BR/>How she came to us...some would say destiny, but I put it more down to random luck and the judgement of the director of our agency who handles the referrals she receives. She had a feeling, she told us. And she was right.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1151212115799878502006-06-25T01:08:00.000-04:002006-06-25T01:08:00.000-04:00Isn't it great how resiliant kids really are when ...Isn't it great how resiliant kids really are when people take the time to pay attention to them?<BR/><BR/>What was life for CG like before she was adopted by you all? Was her swallowing problem something she had from birth? How did she manage to make it to you guys in the first place?<BR/><BR/>She must have some inherent amazingness!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1151187353581326082006-06-24T18:15:00.000-04:002006-06-24T18:15:00.000-04:00I'm in awe again.I'm in awe again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1151127959749726052006-06-24T01:45:00.000-04:002006-06-24T01:45:00.000-04:00geez, when you take a break between posts, you sur...geez, when you take a break between posts, you sure do come back strong!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1151099940342018272006-06-23T17:59:00.000-04:002006-06-23T17:59:00.000-04:00I'm all verklempt. Beautiful story!I'm all verklempt. Beautiful story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14962422.post-1151032622692453652006-06-22T23:17:00.000-04:002006-06-22T23:17:00.000-04:00WGST rocks, and so do you.WGST rocks, and so do you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com