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How to Grow Cherry Trees

By P. Allen Smith

Every fruit has its peak season, but there are a few, such as cherries, that are truly only good for a month or two each year. A juicy red cherry is a treasure that we gardeners can spend a whole afternoon fantasizing about growing but most of us have to limit ourselves to the daydream. Disease, poor pollination and birds are just a few of the obstacles that stand in the way of a good harvest.

If you considered planting a cherry tree but thought better of it because of the aforementioned drawbacks I suggest you give the idea a second look. Unlike the varieties of yore, modern cherries boast disease resistance, heat and humidity tolerance, compact form and self-pollination. All of these characteristics make successfully growing a cherry tree a realistic venture.

There are actually two types of cherries – sweet (Prunus avium) and tart or sour (Prunus cerasus). Sweet cherries are the type that you will find in the grocery store that you can eat fresh. P. cerasus bears firm, sour cherries that are used for cooking, baking and preserving. Sweet cherries are best suited for areas where temperatures are mild and humidity is low while tart cherries will grow in cooler climates and need about 2 months of winter temperatures below 45Â° F. Washington, Oregon and California produce more than 97 percent of the sweet cherries in the U.S. and the top tart cherry producing state is Michigan. That should give you some indication of their climate preferences.

Of the two sweet cherries are the more difficult to grow, but if you are willing to commit to some hand holding there are modern varieties that are easier than old-fashioned types like â€˜Bing’. Tart cherries are more disease resistant, cold tolerant, accepting of poor soil and reliably self-fertile.

Both types of cherry trees need similar care. Plant them in a spot with full sun, good air circulation and well-drained soil. Self-fertile cherries will produce fruit without another variety present for cross-pollination. If you select a variety that’s not self-fertile check the tag for a list of cultivars you can plant together for the best pollination. Standard cherries that grow large should be planted 35 to 40 feet apart. You can space dwarf trees 8 to 10 feet apart.

Once you plant your tree keep it consistently watered, but not soaked, for the first year. Deep soak established trees when the top few inches of the soil is dry. A layer of mulch will go a long way toward keeping the soil around the roots moist and cool. And don’t forget to give your cherries and all your trees and shrubs extra moisture going into winter, especially after a dry fall.

When it comes to fertilizer, feed the soil rather than the tree. If the tree appears happy an application of compost in early spring will be sufficient. If you think the tree needs more of a boast do a soil test first to determine what type and how much nutrient should be added. If the growth rate seemed slow the previous year an application of nitrogen may be called for. Apply it at a rate of 1/8 of a pound per inch of the diameter of the trunk. Fruit bearing sweet cherries will grow about 10 to 15 inches every year; sour cherries grow at a rate of 8 to 10 inches every year.

Pruning cherry trees is important for tree strength and fruit production. This task should be done every year. How and when you prune depends on the type of cherry, variety and your climate. For instance, the dwarf sweet cherry ‘Compact Stella’ growing in an arid climate can be pruned in late winter while the same tree growing in a humid region would be better served with a late spring pruning after the blooms fade. My best advice is to research the variety you select and check with your cooperative extension about timing. Oh, and don’t over think the task. You’ll be surprised how easy it is once you are armed with the right information.

My final thought on growing cherries is about birds. They love these treasured fruits as much as we do. You can cut down on the amount you share by covering the tree with bird netting. This is much easier to accomplish if you choose a dwarf variety. Look for sweet cherries grafted onto rootstocks named Gisela, Krymsk or Colt. In addition to the more manageable size these rootstocks offer other advantages such as disease resistance and tolerance of poor soils. Sour cherries are naturally smaller than sweet cherries and there is a selection of varieties that are genetically dwarf.


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My girlfriend and I are sure that we want children someday, maybe even in the not so distant future. I will be working full time, as will my girlfriend after the first year. We have a decent income and currently live in Germany.

I have been trying to find out what the day to day life as a father will really be like. All I hear is horror stories about not sleeping and not having any time to do anything. What I did not find is any actual reference on what my life is going to be like as a father.

To be honest, I imagine it to be pure horror until the children are old enough to go to school. I don't have people with children in my private life and I have never had to do with children for years. Most people I speak with just tell me what a joy children are but how horribly difficult the day to day life is like (which doesn't seem very objective to me).

Is there anything I can read up on to see how it could be like (well knowing, that all children are different of course)?

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    Dec 26 '16 at 13:19

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It depends on the child - some babies sleep through the night when young, some insist on feeding every couple of hours. Some need constant entertainment, some like wriggling in a basket. You'll probably be tired, and not be able to do as much non baby related stuff as you are used to, but you might not care. You'll probably want to spend lots of the time you are home with your baby - they're fascinating to watch, especially when they start to learn things like repeating your actions or babbling. Your partner will probably be exhausted, especially if breast feeding - it takes a lot of effort, and results in the baby sucking nutrients out!

Every baby is different, and you can't tell in advance what they're going to be like. Babies of calm parents might be demanding. Babies of active parents might just want to lie down all the time. They might change this preference every couple of months. You might think you've got a routine, only to find it stops working the very next day.

All this means that it is very difficult for a generic "this is what fatherhood is like" guide to exist. And that's before taking your lifestyle into account. For example, I work full time, but mostly from my home office, so I see my baby throughout the day. If you work full time in a remote office, you won't - and your experience will be different.

There are some books on being a dad around, but they often tend to have a jokey style, as if fatherhood is something that doesn't need serious details. It's a bit frustrating...

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    WRT "sucking nutrients out," all that milk takes a lot of energy for the body to produce. Breastfeeding is actually a very good way for the mother to lose the extra pounds left over after pregnancy. Dec 27 '16 at 3:35

No one seems to have put it the way I would. Many years ago I was browsing in a bookstore with my daughter on my shoulder. An older gentleman asked her age. I told him; she was about 1 at the time. He looked at me wistfully and said, "enjoy them while they're young. They grow up very fast."

Now I'm the older man, as that little girl is now 23, and visits from time to time. Being Dad to her and her older brother was the greatest thing I could possibly imagine. Sure there's a huge number of things you have to do, and it's impossibly exhausting. You give up a lot. But I look back on all the teaching, the coaching, the reading, the bedtime stories, the sports, all that driving, and wish it was still happening. I look back on those sleepless nights, being exhausted, the hours and hours of rocking a sick child to sleep with regret, because they're over.

Because I'll never get to do anything that was more fun than that.

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    "...I'll never get to do anything that was more fun than that." +1 - So true. But no one knows that going in, and in retrospect, one doesn't remember all the worrying, doubts, and second guessing that occurred. Dec 25 '16 at 5:34

I hope that if you and your wife are ready and truly want children that you will go ahead. However you have to be prepared to parent which is another full-time career and one that should have priority over any other one. In a perfect world, you'll have perfect children. I am not trying to be a naysayer, but if you would be unhappy giving up your usual freetime activities, parenting may not be for you. It could be years until you and your wife have the freedom to go out to a late party or concert. Parents should not ever be so inebriated or stoned that they pass out, for example.

What happens if your child has special needs or a health issue? Special needs range from full time intensive care to gifted students who also have important needs -- and everything inbetween. Health issues cover anything you can think of. Most kids are thankfully average, but you have to be willing and able to parent the child you have.

Children are expensive. Children need positive attention. If the very thought of watching your kid at the hockey rink or gymnastics classes bores you to tears -- would that mean your child would be denied those sorts of activities?

Also remember that your wife's priorities will change with pregnancy and giving birth. Her children will become the centre of her life and you will take second position after the children. This is a normal biological function of motherhood.

Day to day will depend of how organised you are and the well-being of your children. (My niece did not sleep through the night until she was six, though by five she could entertain herself and not disturb her parents. Now she's a teacher, so they do grow up and become independent.) You'll have to feed everyone and get them to school or daycare. You need to make arrangements for them being ill or school holidays. They have to be picked up after school and they'll need some free time activities or sports and homework time. There's bathing, reading and TV that is suitable for kids. There's watching them when they are on social media. Your free time is when they are safely asleep or in the care of another trusted adult. Weekends are about family activities. You and your wife might take turns sleeping late, but kids do not often sleep late. I loved these weekends, but if it isn't for you -- decide that ahead of time.

I think parenting is extremely rewarding and could easily be the best thing you'll ever do. BUT, please go into it with your eyes open.

For me, it has been absolutely fantastic. Really fun.

I have worked in exciting careers, and had the opportunity to travel extensively to many parts of the world. I have partied all night in many cities, and done many crazy things. I have worked in science, and experienced the thrill of discovery. None of these activities comes even close to the joy I've experienced in raising my son from birth to 4 years old.

He was so cute as a little baby - I saw him learn how to see, how to operate his fingers and arms, and really felt his happiness when he learned how to smile. As he learned to walk and now starting preschool, it has been fantastic. Reading is a very difficult thing to learn, but he seems to be just picking it up. He likes to play in the snow too. Really silly.

Of course, it hasn't been 100% easy; there were (are?) many sleepless nights, just like college. I remember the first time I slept 6 hours straight when he was about 8 months old; it was crazy. Around 2 years all-night baby care became rare.

So the question is, what becomes of the old life? Working late at the office, heading to the bar, drinking all night, going to fancy restaurants, spur of the moment road trips and weekend travel? I found that while I miss that lifestyle a bunch, I'd rather be spending time with my boy. The local public library has a nice play area. This is more fun that anything.

What has seemed to happen with work is that instead of wasting time on the internet and socializing, when I have time to work (I am a student), I am very focused.

My partner and I followed advice similar to what Stu W wrote in his answer; we downsized our apartment to make more time. What if you prefer to work like crazy and own a huge house and all kinds of really expensive crap? I have a friend who did this - when the kid was about 6 week old, they put him in daycare 15 hours a day, and went to work like crazy. The kid after a few years seems normal - they choose a nice(expensive) daycare - and their life wasn't that impacted.

The biggest challenge for us was how having a baby changed the relationship with my partner; instead of a two person relationship, there are 3. Combined with the exhaustion in the first year, there is a huge potential for conflict. This is one reason why they say it is important to be married an in a strong, committed relationship. Because it is natural to want to take part in the raising of your kid, if there is separation it generally leads to 20 years of suffering.

  • I liked your answer -- Welcome!
    – WRX
    Dec 25 '16 at 19:29

As others have said, there are many variables that affect the overall impact on your life.

I'm just going to talk about time. I only have an 18 month old thus far. I'm speaking as a father who works full time (not at home) with a stay at home mother/wife. Babies and parents differ. YMMV.

Truth be told, the absolute time, so far, they require isn't as much as you might think. The real catch is that you can't much control when they need it.

For example, when younger, my daughter would sleep 4 to 6 hours during the day. But it was spread over two naps. That gives you just a few hours of "you" time at a time, which isn't much. Similarly, when they're awake, they generally operate on 90 minute cycles, and then they tend to get fussy for a bit. Again, not much time to do something.

In the evening, they usually go to bed around 7. They usually sleep through the night. But not always. So you have to make a cost/benefit gamble: stay up a few more hours, or get some extra sleep? Staying up late and then having to wake up a couple hours later to a crying baby is very hard.

When they're awake, they don't always need 100% of your time, but again, regular doses. Not much time to yourself to focus on something.

So, how much can you adjust your time allotment? I used to play videogames for 6-8 hours on the weekend. Now I only have a few hours here and there. I can still play games, but have to approach it differently.

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    "you can't much control when they need it" is a key insight. One of the most difficult adjustments is that children tend to operate on their schedule, not yours. Dec 25 '16 at 22:50

Labour of love - children give deep meaning to your life, but you must embrace that to succeed

Once you become a parent you have to learn to love and embrace the work of parenting and (sometimes) the struggle. You have to love your children. Appreciate that everything children do is from curiosity and learning and requesting help with their basic needs.

You have to come to terms with the fact that it's not about you anymore. That life has more purpose than just you. Your life will end and theirs will be a continuation of yours, in some form. It's increasingly about their future and less about yours. It is impossible to be a successful parent and be self-centered. But if you can embrace the sacrifice and responsibilities joyfully, you will be rewarded beyond measure with their joy, perspectives and companionship.

One final note remember, that everything you say to your child, becomes their inner voice.

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    "...remember, that everything you say to your child, becomes their inner voice." What a great comment! +1 (wish it were more.) Dec 26 '16 at 19:35

Every child is different, as Matthew said, but as a rough approximation expect that raising children is a full time (24 hours a day) job for years or decades.

Caring for a child is great, but trying to do it while doing anything else is often very challenging because children want/need your attention. You can be lucky but you need to be ready to deal with any other situation. For example, I could bring my daughters to my office; with the older one it went fine for more than a year and we just worked a little less than when she wasn't there, but when my younger daughter was in the office at least one person had to stop working to be with her.

The same is true for any other activity you want to pursue with children around: cooking, reading, enjoying a film, working... and sleeping.

The first months are the worst for the sleeping issue. It's often said that it takes until the child get used to sleep all night, but I'm afraid that it takes until parents get used not to sleep - or to sleep in short periods. It becomes less a problem when children grow up, but it may take a lot of months, and even when children are a few years old they can often have bad nights that need attention.

That said, having children is great if that is what you want, but expect to do it instead of whatever you do now, not in addition to it.

I'm not sure if its like this in Germany, but in the US, people tend to live in the largest place they can afford in the nicest neighborhoods. Thus two incomes are necessary.

If on the other hand you find the smallest place you would feel comfortable in, probably a rental, it can still be in a nice neighborhood, but you will allow one parent to stay home.

There is no comparison in the day-to-day benefits to your child or yourselves by having a full-time parent. You become not only your child's caregiver but also their best friend.

There's plenty of evidence regarding the benefits of a full-time parent, but if that is what it takes to consider this, there are books on the subject.

Take-out can be your friend, but drink your coffee at home for a little extra family time. As hard as you try, your sex life will suffer. This is highly variable of course, but that's just the way it is. The last thing you want to do is wake your sleeping kid with crazy monkey sex with your partner.

  • But this is extremely risky, it can be impossible to get a career back on track after taking care of kids only for a decade. Much better to both work four days or so.
    – Remco
    Dec 25 '16 at 13:37
  • Perhaps. That suggestion is far more likely to work in Western Europe than the US. When God closes a door, he opens a window?
    – Stu W
    Dec 25 '16 at 16:43

Ok, I'll speak from my experience. Yes, babyhood is hell in some ways. They don't sleep through the night for several months after birth (on average), so someone usually has to get up with the little bugger every night for a while. So the unfortunate truth is that sleep will be at a premium for several months. But after a few months they sleep all night and you're good to go....until about six in the morning.

As it shook out with us, I would get up with the kids at about 6:00, I'd make us breakfast, and we'd hang out until Mom got up. (This was her break from taking care of them during the week; on my salary we can just manage the stay-at-home mom thing).

There were several unexpected things I found hardest about parenting. One was the whole 24x7 nature of the job: even when the kids are in bed, you're still (potentially) on duty. You can be happily enjoying your favorite pre-kids activity, whatever it is, then suddenly brought back to the parental grindstone by a wail from upstairs.

Because of that 24x7 thing, for a few years it made it almost impossible to really focus on projects. You know how you set out to get something done on the computer, or whatever, but something that you have to focus on to get done? Well, knowing in the back of your head that you can be interrupted at any time gets in the way of concentrating on those projects and getting them done. That fades after a while; several years after the kids were born I was able to focus on projects just fine.

Also because I was getting up at six on the weekends in addition to during the week for work, my body clock got into that habit. So once the kids were taking care of themselves in the morning (getting their own breakfast, playing quietly so Mom & Dad could sleep), I woke at six anyway. It's taken several years to be able to sleep in again on weekends.

Oh, I should mention the elephant in the room. If you're the sort of guy who's interested in sex (and who of us isn't?), having kids is going to Ruin Your Shit. Remember, when a woman hosts a pregnancy, her body gets flooded with all sorts of hormones etc. that are intended to get her through the pregnancy, not get her into another (i.e., not geared toward the activity that causes pregnancy). And then she's flooded with hormones for the care of the results of the pregnancy. That's kinda nice at first, because it means the Titty Fairy comes, but now those are for the baby.

And mom's not interested in the activity that could get her pregnant (i.e. sex) but in dealing with the Little Pooper. So even if she assures you in advance that having kids won't interfere with your sex life, IT WILL. She doesn't mean it to; it just happens. It's not her fault--she didn't mean it to be that way, but the end result will be that your sex life may well take a tumble. YMMV, and that depends sharply with age, I think. We started late, so our marital bed is pretty sterile, though from what I hear that's not universal. So at your age it'll probably be a temporary lull. Just be aware that it's very likely to happen, especially if she assures you it won't.

Another thing to be aware of is that having children really chops up your day, because you're forced to punctuate it with things that were no big deal before but are productions now. Going out anywhere (say, to Grandma's) is a production because it's not everyone grabbing what they need and piling into the car. You have to stop and think what you and, especially, them are going to need (pak 'n' play, books, toys, sippy cups, etc.), then gather all that stuff, and round up the kids and corral them into the car. And you know how on a given weekend you'll have a particular project that will take part of Saturday or Sunday? Now that project becomes your single goal for the entire weekend, because you just can't get as much done as you used to.

Your day to day life as a father would depend a lot on the choices you and your girlfriend make about parenting. For example:

  • I heard of a family of six kids, where the parents were drug addicts. They would leave the kids at home alone to fend for themselves, and go and get high on drugs with their friends. The day to day life for these parents was just as if their kids did not exist! (Fortunately, child protective services removed the kids from these negligent parents, and they were adopted by a caring couple.)
  • On the other hand, suppose you and your partner decide to practice attachment parenting, which Google defines as

    an approach to raising infants that aims to promote a close relationship between the baby and its parents by methods such as feeding on demand and letting the baby sleep with its parents

    Clearly, your life after baby will be dramatically different if you choose to practice this parenting way of life.

So you will need to talk with your girlfriend about what your parenting philosophy will be. For instance,

  • Will you both be working, or will one or both parents stay at home?
  • How involved does she expect you to be in your child's life?

When my first child was born, my wife was a stay-at-home-mom, so she was responsible for most of the childcare (breastfeeding, changing diapers, etc). We were fortunate that my mother was able to travel to live with us for the first few weeks, and help with cooking, cleaning, laundry and childcare.

After a few months, we figured out the routine of naps, but it took us a few years and additional kids before we really figured out sleep training for night sleeping. You should really read books and talk to people about sleep training, it is extremely important!

As the kids grew into toddlers and kindergartens, my interactions with them as a father have changed. I would have to read books to them, sing songs with them, and play with them. My eldest can now read by herself, and sometimes the kids will entertain themselves, such that they don't need my attention so often. But as the kids have gotten older, I find myself spending more time teaching them things, such as piano, writing or math.

One of the other most significant differences before and after kids is that you and your partner will have much less time without kids around. Almost all of our time is spent with at least one of the kids. You will have to consciously make time regularly to leave the kids with parents/babysitters so that you can find time to enjoy your marriage/partnership.

I would also encourage you to see if you can find other families from which you could learn by observing, or even by asking them questions. In addition, you could try to babysit for a family with young kids. Another possibility, if you attend church, is you could try to help out in the Sunday School to teach young kids.

We cannot answer this for you, it depends 100% on you, your wife, your children and your circumstances. There is a spectrum ranging from pure, lifelong bliss to pure, lifelong horror.

One thing is clear: a child, much more than a pet, is something you do not simply send back if it is not to your liking. It will bring out the best, and the worst in you and your wife. If you have been fighting a lot before, you will fight more later, very likely. If you didn't fight before, you probably will, now.

It will constrain your choices in many decisions much more than before. You will find out emotional things about yourself that you never knew. You will find out how much stress you can really stomach, and you will find out what happens with you if your maximum stress level is exceeded substantially.

Back to the question: the day to day life as a father is simply what you make it. If you decide that the child is the business of your wife, then nothing much needs to change. If, instead, you decide to go all out, then you will re-prioritize literally everything and your life will change totally.

  • These are very good points. One of the stereotypes out there is a woman getting pregnant in an attempt to hold onto a guy, but the reality is that that would be more likely to break up a couple. Children add stress to their parents' relationship; they amplify whatever differences/disagreements you already have, so if you don't have a very solid bond to begin with, they can cause your relationship to fail. That's part of why there are so many divorced parents out there.
    – peyre
    Dec 26 '16 at 17:06
  • "If you decide that the child is the business of your wife, then nothing much needs to change." .... weeelllllll, that could be true if your wife also agrees and if she also continues to agree after the baby is here and if you consider a massive realignment of your wife's entire life to be not much of a change, then, sure. If that's not all true but you go in with that "decision", you are in for a shock!
    – mattdm
    Dec 26 '16 at 17:47
  • Yes, of course, @mattdm. Read the "you" as plural, and of course it is a very theoretical point. As in the first paragraph, the last one is there to define the range of what could happen, more to make sure the OP sees that it does not make much sense to ask what will happen, but to work it out on his own (with the knowledge he has about himself, his wife and so on).
    – AnoE
    Dec 26 '16 at 17:53

Your genes tell you to reproduce but it is a serious task that needs rational decisions. Asking other people what you should do is not the right way to rationality. Nobody will admit that they made the wrong decision in taking children. Make a list a give each item a value. Do you mind being the responsible person. Can you withstand a whining child. How are you when you are kept awake. Do you want to invest most of your time in a child. What will you do when the child is born with a defect. Parenthood does not stop at a certain age, you could very wel have worries for the rest of your/their life. How are you with children. Take some for staying for a week. Making sure it is not the genes talking is the hardest bit. Do read some literature but be realistic about it. As it is the basis of all life it will probably be rewarding, but many people have children because they want sex not because they want children. It is a hard bargain to make the right decision and you will never be sure. just hang on to your decision, however hard it is at some times, and you'll be all right.

I have 6 kids, 2 by blood and 4 by adoption. They are ages 15-24. As others have said, every kid is different. But all of them are hard work for the first couple of years. That being said, is there anything greater to do with you life than to bring up another human being? Make no mistake, to be a good parent, you will have to sacrifice at times. You will have to serve and not just be served. But think it is worth it. As for books, "Bringing up Boys" by Dr. James Dobson is very good.

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    I highly recommend discarding any book by James Dobson. Just my opinion as a doctor, mother, wife, Christian, female and former operator of a free drug addiction and mental illness clinic. Dec 25 '16 at 5:41
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    For an opinion from an atheist, father, husband, IT professional, I'd agree with anon on the James Dobson stuff. Some misguided, unhelpful stuff in there.
    – Rory Alsop
    Dec 25 '16 at 9:45
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    "Bringing up Boys" doesn't sound like it would help much with daughters, and there's a 50% chance that's what the OP would have.
    – Acire
    Dec 25 '16 at 15:11
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    I have to agree with anongoodnurse & Rory. Steer clear of anything by Mr. Dobson unless you're willing to bring your kids up emotionally scarred. He heads an extremist Catholic organization that makes the current Republican party look wildly liberal.
    – peyre
    Dec 26 '16 at 17:01
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    The gentleman asked for a book. As a dad of four sons, I recommended one by the former head of Focus on the Family. That program was on over 1200 radio stations at one time and he has spent his life writing books on the family. Perhaps your views don't agree with his or mine. But he is as mainstream as you can get. I would love to hear from some more "tolerant" and "open-minded" people.
    – Dadofsix
    Dec 27 '16 at 1:21

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1975 The church of St Thomas More opened with its the Liturgy Centre. The church is designed for ease of participation in the mass and for liturgical experimentation. The Liturgy Centre led liturgical renewal, producing new texts and music – a group of church music composers was also based here – for church services. A team led by Father Winstone translated the text of the mass from Latin to English.

1980s the hostel closed, the area around the church developed into affordable housing and the nuns opened a nursery on Adolphus Road (Ursula Mews marks their presence in the area). The Liturgy Centre, now led by Father Michael Shaw, left for larger premises and was replaced for a few years by Pax Christi.

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The parish continues to serve the wider community through collaboration with local Citizens networks and international development organizations such as CAFOD. The offices of the Catholic Association for Racial Justice and the Irish Elderly Network are to be found at the side of the building.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Here are a few pictures of Preston's arrival! I'm so sorry for the delay in posting! We have had a beautiful and very busy few days once arriving home from the hospital and I am still trying to recover as well as make sure every single heart is doing okay here and isn't feeling left out in any way....that is so important to me.

Minutes old with Big Daddy. He is overwhelmed by the Father's love and bursting with gratitude!

These tiny feet have increased our household made a permanent impression on our hearts forever.......

I was worried about our youngest and how he would respond since he has been the baby in our house for 2 years and 5 months.....

We brought him in first and alone to meet his baby brother for the first time.....

This was his immediate response. All worries were put to rest and there were lots of tears of joy.....

The baby girl in our house took to Preston like a mother hen. She was SO sweet to him!!

Big brother had the same response. Grateful. Thankful me.......

And sweet Bella with baby brother.....oh the joy of these two together.....sweetness magnified.

Big brother and big sister gifts for all the kids hand delivered by my sister.......I have always wanted my sister to be present for the births of my children and the distance separated us and she was never able to be present.  But God is so good.....she was able to be present this time and she blessed my family in such beautiful ways. It was like Christmas for my babies! She picked out multiple gifts for each child based on their likes and interests and blessed them so much!!! My heart was bursting with joy.......

Big Daddy and the girls with Preston....

Meeting brother for the first time.......

Little Mama Bears.....

My beautiful niece....she loved holding and cuddling baby Preston!

Toy city in my hospital room thanks to YaYa! We even had a tea party!

My first born and my youngest gifts.......His grace poured out......

Mae~ Mae and Preston.

My three sons!!!!!

My beautiful sister, me and the Prince!

The tiniest feet....

Our sweet boy......

Leaving the hospital!

I hope to post again soon with more pictures and things to share. Trying to rest and recover this week. Thank you again for all of your love, support and prayers! It has meant so much to our family....

Friday, January 21, 2011

A Beautiful Birthday

Our oldest and our youngest!

Sweet baby Preston Grant made his arrival today at 4:24 p.m.! Weighing in at 8 pounds 12 ounces and is a beautiful 20 inches long! He is healthy and whole in every way and we are overjoyed and so very thankful in a thousand different ways tonight!

Most importantly we wanted to thank each and every one of you who prayed and interceded for us! We've had a long day and a long labor due to the position he was in but your prayers helped bring him to us beautifully!

So a million thank yous. My heart is singing and I am holding a great big, beautiful, bouncing baby boy.

Glory to His precious name....

I will try to post pictures in the morning. Mama is tired and so very thankful.....

Baby Day

Our little prince is making his arrival today!!! Be still my heart....

We arrived at the hospital to be induced early this morning and my water broke on it's on for the very first time ever shortly after we arrived.  Thank goodness we were already here! Just wanted to give you a little update and ask you for your continued prayers. We can feel them!

Mae~ Mae and her sweet friend Andrea are with all of my babies and the schools are closed for a snow day today! So all of my little pearls are well taken care of and I am beyond grateful for that. It couldn't have worked out any better!

We are praying for a supernatural day and hope to have pictures to post along with the good news before the end of the day today!

I can hardly wait to hold this precious promise in my arms.....

Thank you for your love and prayers.....

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Still Waiting

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Oh I wish he was here! Soon but not today. I can hardly wait for the day!

I was sent to labor and delivery yesterday. We thought for certain he was making his arrival!

After several hours at the hospital this mother of five children was sent home.

Contractions still 7 minutes apart and only 3 centimeters. Apparently that is not considered active labor.

You'd think I would know that.

So we are nesting today and I have changed around the furniture and washed tiny baby loads of
laundry in lavender detergent and arranged the diapers and the changing table goodies at least 3 times.

I've been busy doing those very important kinds of things instead of tending to the mountains of regular laundry that awaits me. Which means I may have had to "break in" to my hospital bag to steal a pair of clean undies this morning.....giggles.

My bag is almost packed.

The call list is almost finished.

The kids outfits are ready.

The cameras are charged.

The blue polka dot delivery down is ready!

And I'm praying for the sweet Lord to go before us and prepare every detail in advance.

He's so good at that.

I have taken some pictures of Prince Preston's nursery and will share those with you in my next post.

Even though we are awaiting his arrival with great anticipation I am enjoying these last few moments of pregnancy. It is the most miraculous time. And I absolutely love every second of it.

Thank you to each and everyone of you for your prayers, emails, messages, comments and support....

You all are the loveliest.

May He be glorified.....

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

From Our House

Hello Sweet Readers!

I wanted to give you an important piece of information that I left out of my post for Edie by mistake.

She is receiving mail. If you would like to send her a word of encouragement or a gift card or any wonderful thing you feel led to do, please do so!!

Edie has mentioned that she is being very well taken care of and her needs are all provided for, but her sister has offered her address if anyone would like to reach out during this difficult time.

I just know it would mean the world to her.

Here is the address:

Gina Williams
506 Helton Road
Maryville, TN  37804
We love you Edie!!!

Let's see what else.....

We moved. About 13 days or so before Christmas.

Let's just talk about that for a minute. I don't ever want to do that again. Moving or moving right before Christmas. Or moving right before Christmas almost 9 months pregnant. No thank you.

And let's add in a birthday for a very special little girl. And Nutcracker rehearsals down at the City Ballet.

And then, just to see what I'm made of. Let's see what happens when that very special little girl comes down with pneumonia in both lungs and almost ends up in the hospital.

My sweet girl has never been so sick. She missed the entire last week of school, her school Christmas performance and 4 out of her 5 Nutcracker performances. We had also just moved and so our home wasn't exactly organized just yet.. I have never felt so out of sorts.

And then, the rest of the family was hit. Ear infections, the flu, labored breathing, the croup and I ended up in the ER with bronchitis. I lost count with how many times we visited the pediatricians office and the hospital. But I'm pretty sure we paid the equivalent to a huge car note in insurance co-pays.

It wasn't our best Christmas. But we were so thankful that we were all together and on the mend by the time Christmas Day arrived.

The move is over. The holidays are over. And I am still expecting! I absolutely love pregnancy. Love it.

We are so anxious and excited to meet our sweet Prince Preston.... and after my appointment this morning it looks like it's going to be any day now!

I don't think that he is going to be as big as his brothers were. Thank you Jesus.
I would rather not deliver another almost 9 and almost 10 pound baby again!!

We are praying for a beautiful, healthy and supernatural labor and delivery and ask you for your prayers too. We are grateful for every, single one and it means so much to us to know that you will be holding us up during this time.

There are some logistical issues that keep me up at night. As you can imagine with a family this size.
And with trying to get our oldest home from college to spend the night with the little kids and to stay with them during my short stay at the hospital. And with trying to get everyone to school and home from school. Homework. Dinner. Ponytails. Dressing the Polly Pockets. Playing Star Wars. You know....the usual things.

All the things I love to do but just won't be able to for a day or two. Hopefully they can survive if their favorite Superman shirt isn't clean and they have to eat Macaroni and Cheese. Again.

Thankfully Macey has the sweetest friend in the world, Andrea (we all love you so) who just so happens to love babies as much as I do and has offered to drive Macey home from college to us no matter what. But I worry about the girls missing their classes and the long drive in this horrible weather we have been having and so on.

A Mother's love. We worry about them. No matter their age.

But God. He is bigger than all of our needs and all of our worries. I know that He will divinely orchestrate it all, even if it seems impossible right now.

I wanted to thank you all so much for your sweet comments on my New Years post.  I know that we have all walked through something similar to some degree and your encouraging comments and support mean so much.

It is amazing to me, the more transparent I am here on the pages of P and G, the more I open up and share the real. The true. The genuine. The good. The bad. The wonderful. The painful. The beautiful.

The more you seem to resonate and relate and respond. Grateful me.
The human spirit is an amazing thing.....

Some of you sent e-mails that caused this very pregnant woman to bawl her eyes out and I shared them with Mr. P and G and he was speechless. And teary eyed. Thank you for taking the time to write to me.
I want to write you back and know that I will when I can find a moment and the right words to respond to so many beautiful e-mails.

I'm piled up in bed with my babies right now on this special snow day and we are counting contractions......

7 minutes apart right now.

I'll write again as soon as I can and look forward to sharing tons of pictures.

Love and Miracles......

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Pearls For Edie

I wanted to send some love and hope today to our amazing friend Edie. I know that she is loved by many and has a tremendous presence in the blog world.

I had the privilege of meeting her at Blissdom last year. And I loved her.

She came bearing gifts and hugs.

The mark of a true southern woman.

We love the same Jesus and the same cupcakes. The more frosting the better.

She is bigger than life.

She is real. She is true. She is genuine.

She has an inner radiance that shines outward and she is even more beautiful in person.

She is part Lucille Ball, part Beth Moore and part Paula Deen.

But looks like she could be on the cover of the latest issue of Glamour.

She is stunning.

She has a great, big, beautiful spirit and a magnetic personality that draws you in and leaves you
wishing she lived right next door.

As so many of you already know, Edie lost all of her worldly possessions in a horrible fire the week of Christmas. My heart breaks for her. She has written about her experience and shared her heart so beautifully and so humbly that there is no denying that she knows Him.......

In a very real and very tangible way that goes way beyond just sitting in church on a Sunday.

She will make you want to know Him too, in more ways than one.

Today is Edie's birthday and the blog world is celebrating her post by post. Maybe you would like to join in too...

There is so much to say. So much to share. So much to offer her.

Dearest Edie,

We rejoice over you today with singing and with words of hope and life and encouragement!
We celebrate the incredible gift that you are and trust Him that He is bringing you through and giving you beauty for ashes. We all love you and honor you today and wish we could be with you in light your candles, to share some cake, to offer a gift, to listen in love, to whisper hope, to sing your praises, to give back to you in some small way the many ways you have given to each one of us.

Happy birthday beautiful Edie... You are His pearl.... Romans 8:18

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory which shall be revealed in us."

Saturday, January 1, 2011

A New Decade

Photo Credit: Martha Stewart

A happy and blessed new year to each and every one of you! I am so thankful for new beginnings. For the chance to start again. A fresh start. For another opportunity to do those things that I think I cannot do. To push through. To learn from what I thought were limitations. To rise above the obstacles, adversity and incredibly painful experiences that tried to take up permanent residence in my life and in my heart over the past year.

2010 is the end of a year that we are thankful to let go of but more importantly it is the end of a decade.
The end of a ten year long lesson on overcoming. Rising above. Coming undone. Being unraveled.
And most importantly learning, growing and becoming closer to Him through it all.

I have clung to Him. In ways in which I could never write about here. Through experiences that I am saving to share about in the book that I believe He is bringing forth. Things I never dreamed I would have to walk through.

But I am thankful that I did.

Over the last ten years I have been pressed down so hard I didn't think I would ever recover. We have walked through so much and our testimony has grown so wide and so deep that at times, our circumstances caused us to question our faith.  Do we really believe what we say we believe?

Yes. We do. I do. I know that God is good and that He is for me and not against me no matter what the circumstances look like. I trust Him still . Even though He has allowed untold hardship and adversity. Many years of it.

I know Him to be good, and loving, and faithful even when our lives and situations do not match His promises.  He is still good.

He has blessed me with a family of my very own and woke me up this morning and gave me the start of a brand new year with each and every one of them.

I can't sing His praises enough for that and that alone.

Last year during this time I prayed a prayer that changed my life. I asked in that prayer that God would fulfill His purpose. That He would have His way. That His will would be done- no matter what. And that He would remove any and all hindrances. That He would unravel any false beliefs or anything that was keeping me from Him. That also, He would remove any person from my life who was not really for me and my family. Who was not the real deal. That He would show me - clearly- so that I did not waste any more time and energy and effort with things, situations and friendships that were not from Him or that were not of Him.

Not everyone is meant to be a part of our destiny. There are just a few. The faithful ones.

And I wanted so desperately to know them.

I wanted the divinely orchestrated in every single area of my life.

I have such a big family whom I love caring for that I no longer wanted to waste any time away from them on friendships that weren't at all what He had planned for me.

I wish someone would have warned me what was about to happen when you pray a prayer like that.

He is faithful.

Talk about unraveling my life. Talk about revealing the hidden things. Talk about showing me clearly who was really for me and my family.

Imagine how heartsick I was when my own Mother walked out of my life. Again. There are days that it is still so hard for me to believe. Especially after all the years that the Lord restored. Or so I thought.

There have been days over the past year that I could barely stand because the process that I prayed for was just too much. I wanted it to stop and did not want to know another thing. I pleaded with Him as one by one He uncovered betrayal after betrayal and mean spirited hearts. I was being unraveled as He revealed the hidden things in my life......

Sweet Jesus.

He showed me friendships where I had given way too much and was just being used over and over again. He showed me a friendship that was so one sided and was completely for the sole benefit of the other person- who seemed to have developed a hobby of copying every single thing I did. Whether it be my clothes. My children's clothes. Things in my home. The way I write. The way I talk. The way I give gifts and pull things together in my home.  The way I decorated my nursery- as humble and minimal as it was.  Everything and made no apologies about it. She was relentless.

It was heartbreaking for me to feel so used after giving so much.

He even allowed my cell phone to ring by mistake one afternoon and allowed me to hear a conversation between two "friends" who were with one of my children on a play date. I sat and listened with tears streaming down my face as my "friends" criticized and judged me up one side and down another about the size of my family, among other things.  I remember hanging up the phone,  going straight to the play date to pick up my child and never mentioning a word to anyone. I was thankful for the knowledge as painful as it was but I was so hurt and felt like giving up on ever finding a single divine friendship.

He showed me very clearly exactly what I had asked Him to .....He also allowed me to even discover someone doing her best to impersonate me on line- even stealing my posts and highjacking my spirit and doing her best to emulate me. Someone who caused a lot of problems for me in real life was now attempting to do the same thing in the blog world. A true enemy.

And He challenged me to pray for them. All of them and so many others and other situations that I haven't even mentioned. They are too numerous to even mention.

I pressed through praying for them one by one. All of them. Through tears and what felt like a pain inside my bones, I have spent the last year praying for and blessing those who have hurt us, rejected us, wronged us, betrayed us and who have spitefully used us- just like He asked us to.

And it has pressed me and challenged me in ways that I never knew were possible.

All of this and so much more made me want to never write another post again. Go private or close it down and retreat to simply be alone with my family.

Exactly what the enemy wanted.

From the very first post ~ the very first day~ over three years ago,  I have given Him the glory and written about Him and my own personal experiences that have tied me to Him.

It wasn't something I saw someone else doing- and then tried to copy it. I knew no one in the blog world and I knew of no one in real life who had a blog.

It is completely and one hundred percent original. So it is painful when someone tries to steal what He has done. It cuts down to the bone and marrow. And has made me want to stop writing. Completely.

It is and has always been His original idea~ and I have always felt humbled and honored to be the vessel typing the God-breathed words out on the keyboard. I have always loved writing here and am very passionate about it and have felt such despair over what I have walked through this past year personally.

It has definitely been reflected in my lack of posting.

And so after spending some time with Him and receiving those things that only He can give....

I am going to press on and press in and refuse to retreat or shrink back or write less in the new year. I am keeping closer to Him than ever before and refuse to be less than who has called me to be but desire to continue on no matter who or what tries to stop what He wants to do.  I hope and pray at the start of this brand new year and brand new decade to receive every good and perfect gift that He has for me and my family and nothing less.

And the hearts deepest desire. ......I am believing this is the year.

I pray that this would be the year of the fulfillment of His promises and that ALL we have experienced and walked through and survived during the last decade would become the raining down that He talks about so beautifully in His word. That we would receive the former rain and the latter rain and every beautiful thing that He has stored up for those who love Him.

We have been praying for the raining down of recompense in the spiritual and in the natural. So you can imagine my heart singing when I woke up this morning, on the very first day of this new year to ....
the rain absolutely pouring outside. Only He could do that.

May you receive it all in the days and weeks and months to come sweet friends.

Happy New Beginnings...


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State of the Region

This annex presents the findings of a survey of the Asia-Pacific policy community conducted by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council from 13 August to 19 September 2018. The survey was disseminated through PECC member committees, the APEC Policy Support Unit, the United Nations Network of Experts for Paperless Trade and Transport in Asia and the Pacific (UNNExT), the Asia- Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNET); the US APEC Business Coalition; the US National Center for APEC; Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association (GSMA) Asia Pacific; Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA); the Internet Society (ISOC) Regional Leadership Group; Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International); and the Papua New Guinea Committee on APEC Policy Issues (CAPI).

This is not a survey of public opinion but rather, a survey of those whose views influence policymaking, especially at the regional level. As some of the questions tend to be technical, they require a relatively deep knowledge of developments at regional level. However, we do believe that those surveyed include those who are responsible for influencing and often making decisions on various aspects of their economy’s positions within different regional groups.

The guidance for identifying panelists is as follows:

Panelists should be either decision-makers or senior advisors to decision-makers. As a guide, the government respondents in previous years included a number of former and current Ministers, Deputy and Vice-Ministers, Central Bank Governors and their advisors for Asia- Pacific issues, current APEC Senior Officials, and a number of former APEC Senior Officials.

Panelists should be from companies who have operations in a number of Asia-Pacific economies or conduct business with a number of partners from the region. This might include each economy’s current ABAC members as well as past ABAC members. In last year’s survey, these included CEOs, vice presidents for Asia- Pacific operations, and directors of chambers of commerce.

Panelists should be well-versed in Asia-Pacific affairs, being the type of people governments, businesses, and the media would tap into to provide input on issues related to Asia-Pacific cooperation. These included presidents of institutes concerned with Asia-Pacific issues, heads of departments, senior professors, and correspondents covering international affairs.

We do not disaggregate results for each economy but rather by sub-regions – Northeast Asia, North America, Oceania, Pacific South America, and Southeast Asia.

  • North America: Canada, Mexico, and the United States
  • Northeast Asia: China, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, and Chinese Taipei
  • Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea
  • Pacific South America: Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
  • Southeast Asia: Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

1. What are your expectations for economic growth over the next 12 months compared to the last year for the following economies/ regions? Please select/tick the appropriate box.

2. Please select the top five risks to growth for your economy over the next 2-3 years. Please select ONLY five (5) risks, using a scale of 1-5. Please write 5 for the most serious risk, 4 for the next most serious risk, 3 for the next third highest risk, 2 for the fourth highest risk and 1 for the least serious risk.

3. By 2030, how do you think new technologies (for example but not limited to artificial intelligence, cloud-computing, 3D printing, blockchain, and advanced robotics) will impact the number of jobs in your economy overall and for the list of sectors below?

4. Now turning to specific occupations, how do you think new technologies will impact the number of jobs in the following occupational categories in your economy by 2030? (tick one box in each category)

5. Which occupations do you anticipate will develop shortages or surpluses of workers in your economy due to new technologies by 2030 (tick one box in each category)

6. Thinking ahead to 2030, which specific skills and abilities do you anticipate will be the hardest to find in your economy? (tick one box in each category)

7. Please rank the following in terms of their preparedness to deal with the training, upskilling and possible disruption coming from new technologies in your economy.

8. More specifically on labor and education issues, how satisfied are you with the following in your economy?

9. Please indicate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements:

10. How do you assess the political environment for freer trade and investment today? Please tick the box that best fits your assessment.

11. What do you think should be the top 5 priorities for APEC Leaders to address at their upcoming meeting in Port Moresby? Please select ONLY five (5) issues, using a scale of 1-5, please write 1 for the issue you think is most important, 2 for the next most important issue, 3 for the third most important, 4 for the fourth most important and 5 for the fifth most important.

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What Causes Lethargy?

Patient Presentation
A 3 year-old male came to clinic with a 2-day history of cough and runny nose. He had a fever to 38.4°C and complained of a sore throat that worsened with the cough, but denied any other pain. “He’s totally lethargic and is just lying around,” according to his mother. She stated that he was sleeping poorly because of the cough. He was drinking and urinating. He was in daycare. The past medical history was non-contributory.

The pertinent physical exam showed a tired appearing male with temperature of 37.8°C, heart rate of 98, and respiratory rate of 22. HEENT showed copious rhinorrhea, mild erythema of the posterior pharynx without exudate and shotty anterior cervical nodes. His lungs had coarse breath sounds and transmitted upper airway sounds, but he was in no respiratory distress. Neurological examination was normal and the patient was quieter but carried on an appropriate conversation.

The diagnosis of a viral upper airway infection was made. The mother was counseled about symptomatic treatment and reasons to call or return to clinic such as signs of respiratory distress. The patient was tested for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and eventually was negative also.

Lethargy is a common word used to describe a person who is drowsy, sluggish, listless and apathetic. Concentration may be difficult and they may have problems doing simple tasks. Many people actual mean fatigue or lassitude or being more tired when they use the word. In medical terms, lethargy is usually used to describe patients who have some type of excessive tiredness and usually have mental status changes with decreased alertness or arousal. Patients and health care providers both usually qualify the term and give more description to better communicate what is implied when using the term. This is true of many words such as “irritable” or “diarrhea” which again are used frequently but may be less precise as to their meaning, or that have different meaning for laypersons or health care professionals. In medicine, true excessive tiredness can be caused by many problems. History is very important. Is this an acute change with a profound decrease in alertness (e.g. sepsis, meningitis, drug toxicity, etc.), or is this more chronic and the patient and family have noticed a slower onset that is just now causing changes to their activities of daily living but not their mental alertness (e.g. anemia, hypothyroidism, etc.).

Learning Point
The differential diagnosis of fatigue (a review can be found here) and lethargy are large with much overlap. Every organ system can be a potential cause, as the body obviously wishes to conserve energy and rest more when it is ill. Also any extreme state can often cause derangement or distress that manifests in some type of mental status change. One must consider what is meant by the term and especially the onset.

The differential diagnosis for lethargy includes:

  • Acute disease presentations
  • Altered homeostatic states
    • Fever – very common cause
    • Dehydration
    • Malnutrition
    • Insufficient sleep
    • Temperature regulation – too hot or cold
  • Chronic disease of major organ systems and/or organ failure
    • Central nervous system
      • Myasthenia gravis
      • Post-ictal state
      • Unrecognized seizures
    • Cardiac
      • Arrhythmias
      • Congenital heart disease
      • Endocarditis
      • Myocarditis
    • Endocrine
      • Addison’s disease
      • Cushing’s disease
      • Hypothyroidism
      • Hyperthyroidism
    • Gastrointestinal
      • Hepatitis
      • Pancreatitis
    • Hematologic
      • Anemia
    • Pulmonary
      • Respiratory failure
      • Severe asthma
    • Renal
      • Pyelonephritis/Urinary tract infection
      • Renal disease
  • Drug – side effects, abuse
  • Electrolyte abnormalities
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Hyperglycemia
    • Hyperammonemia
    • Metabolic abnormalities
  • Infections – acute and chronic
  • Mental health
    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Substance use/abuse
  • Trauma
    • Abuse and neglect
    • Traumatic brain injury

Questions for Further Discussion
1. What other terms are commonly used imprecisely by laypersons and healthcare providers?
2. What causes fever? A review can be found here

Related Cases

To Learn More
To view pediatric review articles on this topic from the past year check PubMed.

Evidence-based medicine information on this topic can be found at SearchingPediatrics.com and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Information prescriptions for patients can be found at MedlinePlus for these topics: Fatigue and Traumatic Brain Injury.

To view current news articles on this topic check Google News.

To view images related to this topic check Google Images.

To view videos related to this topic check YouTube Videos.

Illingworth RS. Common Symptoms of Disease in Children. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford, England. 9th Edit. 1988.

Sheldon SH, Levy HB. Pediatric Differential Diagnosis. Raven Press. New York. 2nd Edit. 1985.

Donna M. D’Alessandro, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa