tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19611777.post943507867106868682..comments2023-11-25T06:26:42.044-05:00Comments on Breeding Imperfection: the ethics of a bleedZMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04469113104449353180noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19611777.post-88529760171489000002008-01-21T21:09:00.000-05:002008-01-21T21:09:00.000-05:00FIL, in fact there was a time when I would measure...FIL, in fact there was a time when I would measure things, and offer estimated or precise measures to the doc on call. I read notes in the Eldest's medical file later, indicating that they thought I was exaggerating that, too. So I gave up. How one exaggerates something as specific as 3/4ths of an inch is beyond me. Now I just explain, and then try to decide from the treatment plan if I think they're taking me as seriously as they ought to.<BR/><BR/>dw, I wish they gave crutches to the little guys, but they don't. You have to be 7 or 8 to get crutches, apparently, and then it puts stress on the shoulders - risking further bleeding. What I really need is some non-embarrassing, quasi cool way to propel the Eldest in the hallway. Hm.ZMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469113104449353180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19611777.post-92073980906262360262008-01-21T19:52:00.000-05:002008-01-21T19:52:00.000-05:00i'm sorry that eldest has a bleed and is out of so...i'm sorry that eldest has a bleed and is out of sorts :( poor duck. um...would a pair of crutches work so that he can get to the bathroom on his own? i mean, it's gotta suck for him to be carried about.<BR/><BR/>oh! i found an interesting store yesterday. i havne't been in it yet, but it's called "the gluten free zone". i'd never seen it before, but reading your blog has made me more sensitive to that.dykewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776768691386493709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19611777.post-59966800313031467622008-01-21T11:44:00.000-05:002008-01-21T11:44:00.000-05:00debka_notion,We would not have seemed so incredibl...debka_notion,<BR/>We would not have seemed so incredible as you think. Our customer was synchronizing building schedules, hiring, purchasing and furniture moving to our progress dates. Finishing early is usually better than finishing late, but not as good as finishing on time. We would have been raked over the coals for not advising them we wculd finish earlier. Sigh ...<BR/>The FIL again.tobyr21@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478279273433877261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19611777.post-51368115220241661022008-01-21T09:54:00.000-05:002008-01-21T09:54:00.000-05:00the blogger- In that case, you could that the Scot...the blogger- In that case, you could that the Scotty approach (from Star Trek), except that rather than needing to claim that you'll take longer than you actually need, you just say how long you need, the person will presume longer, and when you actually deliver the thing on time, then by golly, you're incredible.Maya Resnikoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251303621825787312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19611777.post-61173065854271878382008-01-21T09:03:00.000-05:002008-01-21T09:03:00.000-05:00You wrote: "What do I tell the doctors? Assuming t...You wrote: "What do I tell the doctors? Assuming that mothers panic and exaggerate, they tend to underrate ..."<BR/><BR/>In my programing career, we sometimes had a customer who assumed we were lying whenever we explained when the computer system would be finished. Sometimes we really KNEW when we would be finished, and then the problem was: how do you morally, and ethically communicate the truth? The easy way was to lie. Say, we knew would be done in two months. So we said we'd be done in five weeks, and the customer would assume two months; or three months; or a year.<BR/> The hard way was to say: "We'll be done in two months. Really. We know what we're doing this time. Look, ..."<BR/>Oh, it was hopeless.<BR/>- The FILtobyr21@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478279273433877261noreply@blogger.com