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Sep 25 2008

Can I have some medicine?

Category: Come and Get It

Lucie runs in, tears streaming down her cheeks. Between sobs, she says, "Maamaaa. I think! I broke! My arm!"

I look over her arm and ask her what happened. But still I get sobs and, "Mom! My arm's broke!"

I don't think it is. Instead I offer to get her a "boo-boo buddy," a kind of kid friendly ice pack. After I get a fairly calmed down Lucie on the couch, set up with a buddy, her blanket and her ice pack, she asks, "Mom, can I have some medicine? It'll make my arm feel better."

Since the only medicine she occasionally gets is an antihistamine, I tell her, "Honey, I don't think the medicine will make your arm feel better. How about a Popsicle instead?"

A smile breaks out on Lucie's face. Sore arm forgotten, she leaps off the couch and runs into the kitchen. A special ice cream treat is the best medicine of all.