Not so "special hand!"

                                                       This is one very tough little girl! 

                 For the past several months she has periodically complained out her "special hand" hurting. At times it looked like the little finger buds were cracked where attached to her hand. We put on lotion, neosporin and other remedies. Some worked for a time. While in Fl last month Annie Kate cried out in pain when her hand bumped into something. I looked at it and it appeared to me to be red and swollen.

             Annie Kate heard me tell her daddy we were going to Urgent Care to have a Dr. look at it. She said: "Mommy da dock-ster is at da e-gent cared?" 

"Yes" I said. 

"Oh, I fought day is posed to be at da hops-is-till!"

           They bandaged her hand and for a time it was ok. This weekend she was really complaining about it. Finally, in the middle of the night, she came into our room screaming. She had (in her sleep) apparently tried to push her hair from her face and several of the hairs were wrapped around the sore little finger bud. I had to cut her hair to get it untangled. Poor thing was half asleep, frightened and in pain.

          In the morning I called our Pediatrician of 31 years, Dr. Nirgudkar.  He said to bring her right in but it may need surgical exploration it he cannot find anything around it.

         This sweetie asked 50 questions before he even got started. "Why yous got dat yite" , Whats dat for? Can I trys it. I need to yook inside dat too...."

        As the Dr. had to manipulate her little would be digits, Annie Kate cried out, "dat hurtses me".  She held still, whimpered and craned her head to get a better look at what the Dr. was discovering.       After he had unwrapped "stuff" and placed it on the gauze Miss Annie Kate needed to examine it intently. She had to use all the instruments in the entire office to fully inspect the item that had caused her the discomfort as if to be sure to recognize it should this occur again. I had to hold the microscopic "stuff" as she announced: "Since Mommy's hand is "berry, berry white, is hards to sees it too good so we needs a yite for it to be sees better." Satisfied we were finally able to throw it away.

        As we exited the office a van with a wheel chair lift pulled up. As the ramp dropped and before I could move Annie Kate was at that van door firing questions at the patient and driver alike.: "Whys yous got dat fing on yous car? How do's you gets outta dare. What's dis for?"

       The occupants were very nice. The women explained she had hurt her foot and..."Ohs I hurt my pecial hand too but da dock-ster he fixed it and nows is all better and I's was berry, berry braves. Are yous gonto sees da dock-ster too?" 

"Yes I am"
"Ok Annie Kate say goodbye and have a nice day to the people."I replied.
Darting out of their van Annie Kate yells: "Bye, has a nice day..." spinning around she adds: " tries to be berry braves."