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    What Made You Happy today?

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    hi tangerine, happy to hear that!

    it is the start of the school year? in september? :blink:

    Hi slave to zep, i hope you and your family (and that wonderful man of yours :) ) are doing well and enjoying your summer! Thank you for the nice comment! School here starts either late August or early September. My daughter's school actually started later than many others. The year ends the second week of June.

    What Made You Happy today?

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    The second week of the school year and my daughter is loving her teachers and classmates! While she has old friends in her class, she has met two new very sweet girlfriends. She already has 3 birthday party invitations! I love seeing my daughter happy :) The weather today was gorgeous, too... and i have tomorrow off icon4.gif

    What Made You Happy today?

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    Thanks for the good wishes; I bet your daughter is excited about gymnastics! :cheer:

    I am happy because So You Think You Can Dance is back on :thumbsup:

    Hi Virginia, you're welcome! I knew you could do it! She loves gymanstics, but what was really great was she called me (sadly i had to work her first day of ballet/tap at the new dance studio) and she was so excited. She was yelling how much she loved tap and when i saw her tonight after work she showed me so much she learned! Hip Hop starts Friday and i expect the same level of joy!

    This is really funny. Last night we saw a commercial for "So You Think You Can Dance" and my daughter screamed, turn that back i want to see it. So i looked to see when it was on and told her i would tape it for her. I just checked and it's on the DVR. I have never watched the show but she watches it with my mom. I will let you know how i like it.

    What are you watching on TV now?

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    I just finished watching a marathon of "The Hills". A show I've never seen before today. (I swear!). I hate to say it, but I think I'm hooked. :wall:

    I am still waiting for the spin-off of the Hills, "The City" with the couple i love, Whitney Port and Jay Lyon.

    Just saw Dhani Harrison on The Tonight Show, my goodness he looks and sounds like his dad :)

    Presently watching "A Hard Day's Night" on VHI Classic (i own the movie)... the set where George met Patricia Boyd :) and today is the big day for Beatles fans!

    What Made You Happy today?

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    Glad you are in good spirits Mary Hartman, hope it continues.

    Was happy to watch my daughter love her new gymnastics group. Since we switched the day she's with new friends and a new instructor (who she liked)! Happy to be packing up her dance bag for tomorrow's first day of the new ballet/tap/hip hop year. May need a loan to pay for all the classes and outfits, lol.

    Happy that U2 at Giant Stadium is coming up in a couple weeks!

    What Made You Happy today?

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    I cleaned out my refrigerator, although this could just as easily go under "What made you un happy today" because I HATE cleaning my refrigerator. <_<

    But it looks so nice and clean inside, I keep opening the door, lol :D

    I cleaned up my living room (threw out all my daugther's old toys), took the ones she still likes to my mom's house, got all the clean laundry off the sofas and put away!!! That was over the weekend, but i know how you feel because it felt good. btw... great that you did so well on your run, Virginia!

    I am happy i got through my first day back (well it was a night shift, and that is a pet peeve of mine) after 2 weeks off, but at least i will get time and half for the holiday. Happy my daughter starts her next session of gymnastics today! Will be happy to hit my pillow in a few minutes, but not happy when the alarm goes off too soon (around 2p).

    What Made You Happy today?

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    Hey tangerine! :wave: Congratulations to your daughter on the swimming trophy! That's great! Swimming's the best! :yesnod::D So, she likes tennis, too? :)

    Thank you, Fan_S! She started swim lessons in June and finished two sessions this summer. She went from having no experience to being able to swim! We are going to continue lessons at an indoor facility next week until May. Maybe she will be swim team material next summer :) She also takes ballet/tap, hip hop, and gymnastics. Tennis is one of the many activities available at our swim club, so i played with her yesterday, and she played with another little girl today (just for fun). Next spring, finances willing, we want to start piano lessons.

    What Made You Happy today?

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    Congrats Buckeye Doc on 30 years!That's awesome, especially since you sound like you have a great marriage!

    Dzldoc, understood what you're saying... at least you have freedom now!

    I had a great day. My daugther received her swimmning trophy today! We are both so proud! She showed some of her friends at the swim club! Finally got an attachment for my cell phone to have my pics printed (took it to the pharmacy, not doing it on my own)... gonna go pick em up in a few! Had a great time using my new digital camera today, too! Just finished a delicious Japanese dinner, shrimp hibachi and shrimp and vegetable tempura with soup and salad!

    What Made You Un-Happy Today ?

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    Hi ~tangerine~,

    Somehow I missed your post originally and didn't mean to disregard it.

    I was shocked at how many minutes passed before anyone acted in the back of the room. I don't know how long it was because I couldn't see in the back. But the lecturer did yell to call 911 right away once he realized that something was wrong. And someone must have called, because the paramedics arrived very quickly, surprisingly so, within 5 minutes. The fire station had to be close by. This happened near Kings Island, an ammusement park, so the station was near by for it. I wouldn't have hesitated to do CPR if I was close to him.

    And it was extremely weird to me that everything went on like nothing happened, like it was an everyday occurence that someone has a heart attack all the time. And no one said a word, not even the lecturer, about what happened. I asked the organizer after the class was over if he heard how the doctor was doing, and he didn't know, but stated that the squad didn't speed away after they loaded him in, so that was not a good sign. I was only one of two people who stayed afterward to find out how he was doing!

    I think that everyone was in shock.

    And the crowd psychology definitely took over, and no one wanted to look un-cool and show any emotion at the situation.

    Edited to say: Maybe my perception of time was distorted due to the situation. But my perception was that people didn't react immediately, and there definitely was hesitation waiting for someone to take charge and do something, even the lecturer showed hesitation, and he was not the one to do CPR. He had to ask if anyone knew CPR! Maybe people were waiting for him to take the lead and be the one to act since he was in charge of the class as the speaker.

    Hi Buckeye Doc, i gave this some thought and wonder... i work in critical care so the people i work with are all quick to jump on a patient having problems. We have too many codes in a years time (due to the level of sickness we deal with in our patient population). The doctors at your conference probably rarely or have never had an emergency situation arise before their eyes. I don't consider that an excuse, but maybe it's an explanation. Any person, even a layman, who has taken BCLS, should be willing to help someone in need. CPR is crucial right away until someone can be shocked, so the people closest should have been quick to act. I have heard many stories of average people in shopping malls running for the automated defibrillator when someone is found down. I believe that every doctor there who saw but didn't react should be ashamed. I can't explain how the conference went on so thoughtlessly...seems a break and discussion on what just happened might have been appropriate...

    thanks for sharing your story. It's ashame you weren't sitting nearby or maybe this man would have had a better outcome. At least you care... hopefully others did too, but just didn't know how to show it (maybe a little shock set in)?

    What Made You Un-Happy Today ?

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    A couple of weekends ago, I attended continuing education classes in Cincinnati. I have to take 25 hours of class every year to renew my Optometry license. After a break for lunch, as our speaker was beginning his afternoon lecture, he walked to the back of the class, and asked "Does he have a pulse?" I was sitting in the front row, and everyone turned around to see what was going on!

    One of the doctors attending the class had slumped over in his seat. A female Optometrist sitting next to him was holding him up, thinking that he just fell asleep (you know how boring these lectures can be!). But he had lost consciousness. They put him on the floor, and it took several minutes for anyone to start CPR. Everyone in the room could do CPR, but no one would take the initiative to do it. I was in the first row, and the incident happened in the next to last row. There were about 100 Optometrists there! I ran out of the room to get a lifequard with a defibrillator, as the meeting was at a hotel with an indoor water park in it. As I came back with the defibrillator, the police were arriving, followed within a minute by the rescue squad. They got there within about 5 minutes of the incident, very fast. We were ushered out of the room while they worked on him. When they took him out, the paramedic was on the guerney pumping his chest. It didn't look good.

    I just got a letter today from the seminar promoter saying that the doctor died.

    Here is my take on the situation. It was amazing to me how long it took for those sittng next to him to do anything, even to alert the speaker that something was wrong. And then there was a long hesitation for anyone to start CPR. Everyone was waiting for someone else to take charge. Then afterward, everyone in the class acted like nothing happened. No one talked about it. Everyone was stunned. The speaker just started lecturing again, without delay. The class finished on schedule. The entire delay from the incident was only about a half hour. When I ran out of the room, people sitting around me looked at me like I was nuts for doing something. I just couldn't just st there and do nothing. I am just glad that they sent us a letter to let us know the outcome.

    The reaction to this incident represents a classic study in crowd psychology.

    Wow Buckeye, that is some story. I know if it had been at a conference i was attending (nursing and/or nursing and doctors mixed) there wouldn't have been hesitation to start CPR. There would have been too many people trying to help. It's shocking that nobody else thought to find a defibrillator except for you. Since you were so far away from the incident to start with, i fully understand why it took so long for you to realize what was happening. But, with everyone being BCLS certified, someone should have checked the doctor's breathing and pulse, and appropriately started CPR and appointed someone to call 911/find a defibrillator. Very sad story to me. If this wasn't a conference filled with medical professionals i would understand the reality of what happened... but this sounds inexcusable to me.

    The nonchalant manner in which the conference continued on seems insensitive as well. I'm sorry the doctor didn't make it. I'm sure this will weight heavy with you for a long time to come. At least you had the good judgement to do something.

    What Made You Happy today?

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    oh, what a lovely thing to say! it's not easy, but we do the best we can, eh? i can tell you are an excellent mum. i hope your daughter knows how lucky she is to have you. xo

    Very true. Parenting is the most challenging thing i've ever done. I know this is something felt globally among moms :) Thanks for the compliment and same goes for you (i know you are an excellent mum)! My daughter and i have a very close bond and she promises it will stay that way "even" when she's a teen, lol. I hope so!

    I finally put away the canon sure shot 35mm camera and bought a digital one today! Canon Power Shot with HD/ digital camera/recorder. I can't wait to start using it (hopefully in the next hour)!

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