Garbage In Garbage Out

As much as it hurts to think about this, I’m going to reach out to the electrons in my computer for solace (tragic, isn’t it?).

My youngest son, Nate, has been diagnosed with a fairly rare blood condition that causes severe bruising (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura). Basically, it’s a poorly understood condition (hence “idiopathic”) wherein the spleen destroys the platelets. His platelet count is so low that any sort of minor bump on the head poses severe risk. So, I’m at home caring for him to the best of my ability. No, the play-doh bucket isn’t functioning as a helmet.