Lucy, you have no idea how many surgeries my children have been through. We've been through more diagnostic tests related to what they believed was an intemal (sp?) tear in one of my children's aorta prior to a major cardiothoracic surgery he had for a different congenital issue. I rode with one of my children in the ambulance as she was whisked away for what ultimately ended in brain surgery after a series of CT's and MRI's. And I have another child who has spent his fair share of time in the hospital thanks to asthma attacks.

Please do not presume I have no background in parenting children through medical crises. If they had had punch cards in the ER, we would have earned ten free visits.