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Suzy
I know what you mean about spell check.
I discovered that google has a spell check for the web.
I feel I lost my spelling ability when I lost my dominate hand.,
Kath

Thank you, I actually think I get the stretches! I'll try them a few more times out on me, but I may give you a call...Thanks again, this is really helpful stuff!

Suzy,

Thanks so much for the description of these stretches! I have a perpetual problem with my upper traps being tight (that's just me, nothing to do with BPI) and I tried these stretches... WOW! They feel wonderful!!

Kate

Thanks for the idea - just wanted to know how comfortable the silicone was and if there was any discomfort when it was removed. My daughter's skin seems very sensitive but she also has the same problem.

Hi Kath,
Kaitin also has red hair and freckles. She also has a lot of sensory issues! We did a ton of infant massages but she will not wear anything tight. She just stopped wearing her socks inside out but only has one brand that she will wear. When she was little, dance recitals were a nightmare.
Eileen

Did you all hear off the latest findings with redheads having a higher pain threshold and requiring different anesthesia levels? Probably KateP can pinpoint the studies and give a read on how real or fluffy they are, but it was on the news last week as one of those "isn't this weird" stories. Funny eh?

Suzy,
These stretches have helped me too. I cannot afford massages, so it works great to loosen my shoulders which have always been tight, especially after an hour on the computer. Those letters I had to type out individually for our Camp 2005 Capital Hill visit requests were murder on me and took me 5 hours to do. It's only because I felt sorry for all you board members from WA that I suffered thru it!!.....poor Carolyn,boo hoo!!LOL--yes I amLOL!

Hugs all around,
Carolyn J

Lisa
I think it was a study at National Institute of Health.
I always have trouble with anesthesia. It's crazy first they can't get me to sleep and then they can't wake me up... I wake up laughing for some reason or another.

When I was much younger the doctor use to tell me it was not good to ignore pain, he said Irish had high pain threshold and the fact that I was a redhead added to it. I thought he was just making it up...

I thought I was the only one who paid attention to that news slot... and the one that said red hair is very rare... duh not in my family... LOL.

Kath

And here I thought the high pain threshold in Irish was from our stubborness (won't let a bit o pain stop us!!), now I guess there's more to it in our genes!!!

Funny what you said about the anesthesia. My other dd, non-bpi, and started red then turned blonde (we have lots of red in our family too) had tubes put in her ears. The doc said that most kids go under quickly. They have the parents hold them as they go under and he said that rarely do the kids fight the anesthesia. He was shocked at how long my daughter fought going under, had never seen a kid last that long! I, of course, was heartbroken holding her as she struggled to stay awake and then finally went limp under the anesthesia. I don't know if she took awhile coming out though....hmmm.