tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63448087791179248392026-03-31T15:36:03.395-04:00Practical, upbeat blog that tackles all the issues that a modern mom of six may encounter. Adoption, social issues, parenting and a whole lot more...Lori @ Five of My Ownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073176721280820516noreply@blogger.comBlogger95813tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344808779117924839.post-85699934171212435022014-08-08T17:59:00.003-04:002014-08-08T17:59:34.694-04:00Thinking I might start blogging here again....<br /> <br /> Yes. I think I will. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/jmgersh/LoriSig.png" /> Lori @ Five of My Ownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073176721280820516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344808779117924839.post-56572909213384399472013-07-17T16:53:00.003-04:002013-07-17T16:53:45.661-04:00<span style="font-size: large;">Sharing a few posts from my</span><a href="http://allmyeyescansee.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"> new blog</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">....</span> <br /> <br /> In case you missed it I am now blogging at <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Bearing Witness</span></strong> (<a href="http://www.allmyeyescansee.com/">www.allmyeyescansee.com</a>). <br /> <br /> <a href="http://allmyeyescansee.com/2013/07/15/what-we-did-in-ethiopia/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">What we did in Ethiopia</span></strong></a><br /> <br /> <em>In total we saw more than 400 patients for conditions ranging from simple earaches to severe </em><a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/meningitis/meningitis-basics.aspx" rel="everydayhealth" target="_blank" title="Meningitis"><em>meningitis</em></a><em>. Medical conditions treated included; mumps, pneumonia, fungal infections, herpes (face) infection, a buckle fracture, lacerations, wound care and secondary wound infections as well as complications to leprosy, TB, Typhoid and Aids...</em><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVAKaxAGeZdR1riRscmeh2XHMJO9tSGsjmlNfVGG5L5v0K9vakg9zhwYwDoMlfN0MgsU1XsTtQqTIB0AfrLUCGl-KP2ky2tYG5bYxTBbQYB8MZZZ6PoO2nnNY5b6qCs9HRBTYKKBQw7w/s1600/271813_10200223678380930_1196580102_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVAKaxAGeZdR1riRscmeh2XHMJO9tSGsjmlNfVGG5L5v0K9vakg9zhwYwDoMlfN0MgsU1XsTtQqTIB0AfrLUCGl-KP2ky2tYG5bYxTBbQYB8MZZZ6PoO2nnNY5b6qCs9HRBTYKKBQw7w/s640/271813_10200223678380930_1196580102_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://allmyeyescansee.com/2013/07/10/ez-io/"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>EZ-IO</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>&nbsp;<em>...(a life saving procedure)</em></strong></span><br /> <strong><em><span style="font-size: large;"></span></em></strong><br /> <em>An EZ-IO is a fairly common procedure that involves using an electric drill to drill a needle into the bone which allows the delivery of IV fluids and medications to patients who’s veins are too fragile to permit a more traditional IV. </em><br /> <em>As&nbsp;I said its a common procedure IN THE ED.</em><br /> <em></em><br /> <em>TODAY WE DID ONE IN A MUD HUT....</em><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXw-qL1VUjSGfTqA17RVnNDm5oA1rp-WkS8m4OnH4dhEe-A2Oqd4DS5rf17_owDsjYxqpcNFSSklC40-dooGHNA-hTjYYvMtOfkVfwDx4zbZFZ7XC9UXhRpz9C-NvuWXREvZ_0UiE4e8/s1600/1006260_10200242405809104_1933255796_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXw-qL1VUjSGfTqA17RVnNDm5oA1rp-WkS8m4OnH4dhEe-A2Oqd4DS5rf17_owDsjYxqpcNFSSklC40-dooGHNA-hTjYYvMtOfkVfwDx4zbZFZ7XC9UXhRpz9C-NvuWXREvZ_0UiE4e8/s640/1006260_10200242405809104_1933255796_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://allmyeyescansee.com/2013/07/16/reflections-from-a-princess/"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Reflections from a Princess</strong></span></a><br /> <br /> <em>Reentry after a trip like my last is always an interesting if not difficult process. You simply can’t un-see things…the unjust realities of poverty are hard to understate once intimately experienced and they are nearly impossible to reconcile with “first world” life.</em><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8ltFG-fx2Eu48dwVQ1UR9Q1A3DTONg62vQijvPIb1Y2IyTaTCeFIkH8YIqv1ZNG7FFqwt8UKhMmNgXsqKpjwedS1iBD-1u6zAcQeVkT5iEYfWiIN6w-EPGnIx8wyYqNQHwoBiynpqK8/s1600/1070107_10200257489866196_1132773090_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8ltFG-fx2Eu48dwVQ1UR9Q1A3DTONg62vQijvPIb1Y2IyTaTCeFIkH8YIqv1ZNG7FFqwt8UKhMmNgXsqKpjwedS1iBD-1u6zAcQeVkT5iEYfWiIN6w-EPGnIx8wyYqNQHwoBiynpqK8/s640/1070107_10200257489866196_1132773090_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <img src="http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/jmgersh/LoriSig.png" /> <a href="http://www.topmommyblogs.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Vote for me @ Top Mommy Blogs - Mom Blog Directory" border="0" height="59" src="http://www.topmommyblogs.com/directory/images//banners/tmb-468x60-fast.gif" width="468" /></a>Lori @ Five of My Ownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073176721280820516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344808779117924839.post-90922183839216272312013-07-01T14:22:00.000-04:002013-07-01T14:22:54.743-04:00I've decided to do a little something different.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> After a much needed blog-cation I'm ready to write again...just not here.&nbsp; While I may still from time to time talk about adoption and maybe even give an update on my kiddos&nbsp;on "Five Of My Own"&nbsp;for the most part I'm going to be writing<a href="http://allmyeyescansee.wordpress.com/"> here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOHLqsZNCGkNtfxfKKnrcNVW6KrEmdSCr1VXTGZGIHK1KjOS-dHL-6HdfqBlCMRm6-fZjtrbFGf8FB5riUo1gAuzULTWtVH_OWU3ZoeU0EDvfvX6O2MpBu6vwjRte8ikAKb1FiyvJ-es/s1600/20130630-110843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOHLqsZNCGkNtfxfKKnrcNVW6KrEmdSCr1VXTGZGIHK1KjOS-dHL-6HdfqBlCMRm6-fZjtrbFGf8FB5riUo1gAuzULTWtVH_OWU3ZoeU0EDvfvX6O2MpBu6vwjRte8ikAKb1FiyvJ-es/s320/20130630-110843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <em>"I love to travel…the more off the beaten path the better. </em></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <em><strong>Bearing Witness</strong> chronicles my adventures in travel…</em><em>one that often take me on a tour of the developing world."</em></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> Check out my new blog <a href="http://allmyeyescansee.wordpress.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Bearing Witness</span></strong></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> While you're there be sure to "follow me"</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> It wouldn't be any fun without you!</div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/jmgersh/LoriSig.png" /> <br /> <br />Lori @ Five of My Ownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073176721280820516noreply@blogger.com