Friday, February 23, 2007

Nothing terribly exciting is happening here. I finally heard from the Pain Foundation people, and they asked me to serve on their advisory council. I agreed, thinking it would be about pediatric pain but so far there is no focus on peds pain. That means it's up to me to make the focus myself, so I am to work with them on that section to their informational bulletin board for patients and doctors.

That's a lot of responsibility, though. Do I want to be responsible for dealing with frightened parents worried about their children? What could I possibly have to say to a doctor that he doesn't already know they would hear? Did I handle my own experience with sick kids and doctors so well that I can advise anyone else? I'd have to search the net for answers for parents. What if I can't find them? There were so many I couldn't find for us.

That would mean I would just console them - do I have any energy or emotion left over for that?

Lord.