tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post7274368184118882750..comments2024-03-29T06:38:52.164+03:00Comments on A Soldier's Mother: Thoughts that Break the HeartA Soldier's Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-32566653051202024682009-11-17T03:24:51.620+02:002009-11-17T03:24:51.620+02:00I didn't read through anyone else's commen...I didn't read through anyone else's comments... so not sure if anyone commented that Israeli Army medical facilities sound a lot like American military medical facilities. Its so infurating how long you have to wait.<br /><br />So glad he is better.RangersGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487459418685498824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-56677164770637915402009-11-11T00:57:20.878+02:002009-11-11T00:57:20.878+02:00So good to hear Elie is feeling better.Yes, no mat...So good to hear Elie is feeling better.Yes, no matter how old our babies, when the docs do not respond as we mothers know they should, we become tigers. Been there, done that, and NOT a pretty sight.;)<br /><br />And yes, I often think of Gilad, and how he must feel so alone when he is sick..:(<br /><br />We pray on.brathttp://assolutatranquillita.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-45747504865363821682009-11-10T11:04:36.914+02:002009-11-10T11:04:36.914+02:00I can't believe Israeli army doctors could be ...I can't believe Israeli army doctors could be so callous. I'm seeing a different side of Israel's humanity which is not very flattering. Glad your son made it. Your reference to Gilad broke my heart too and I'm hoping that when he has no mother to look after him, God Himself will undertake for him. After all, doesn't the Lord say: "As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem." (Isaiah 66:13).A Bereanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610305333642792364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-61976649673300934732009-11-10T10:26:24.690+02:002009-11-10T10:26:24.690+02:00Next time push the chicken soup too. It is light,...Next time push the chicken soup too. It is light, full of vitamins and protein, and very easy for a sick child (no matter how old they get, they will always be your child) to digest.<br /><br />Did they even consider that he might have the flu?Findalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881549378886491540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-55480730662364544882009-11-09T09:23:25.404+02:002009-11-09T09:23:25.404+02:00We know one IDF doctor personally. He's a fant...We know one IDF doctor personally. He's a fantastic person and though I have never been treated by him...I'm betting he's a fantastic doctor. He's more in the field, though. I think these doctors are more for triage. Anything serious...my guess...they send them to a real hospital. <br /><br />Elie has had physical therapy - that was done not in a clinic like this one, but in a full medical center located on a huge base. I think, now being calm, that this center is responsible for giving out notes to excuse soldiers and to determine whether they are sick.<br /><br />Given how fast Elie recovered...not that the doctor could know that...it obviously wasn't something nearly as serious as it seems. <br /><br />For the most part, these are strong young men, healthy, in prime physical condition. Usually, all the doctor has to do is decide if the person is faking or not. If not - give them a few days off...if yes, refuse and send them back to the unit.<br /><br />Otherwise, as I saw from the limping soldiers who probably hurt themselves while hiking with their friends, send them to an x-ray...or not; give them time off...or not.<br /><br />From what we could tell, they process at least one hundred soldiers an hour in this place, if not more. <br /><br />Anyway, whatever the case is...at least Elie is home and feeling better.A Soldier's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-82255317115121580612009-11-09T05:39:50.062+02:002009-11-09T05:39:50.062+02:00Idiot doctor.
I admire your restraint. I would ha...Idiot doctor. <br />I admire your restraint. I would have slugged him. <br />You know, you (or Elie)could report that doctor for not providing adequate care. There are tests that he should have adminstered, and medications that he could have provided to help Elie. IDF soldiers deserve better care than what this doctor grudgingly gave. <br />I am so glad that Elie is feeling better.SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-49129470902210724162009-11-09T04:19:13.743+02:002009-11-09T04:19:13.743+02:00My son is a lone soldier in Israel and once had ho...My son is a lone soldier in Israel and once had hours to travel alone on buses with high fever to see an IDF doctor. I could not help him but only could encourage him with my love and words while we spoke on our cell phones. He was well treated by the doctors and I am so grateful that there are those in Israel to help him when his father and I cannot. I love to read your blog; I wish you strength and energy to keep writing and I often think of your son.fawt616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-67084968220227203592009-11-09T04:08:48.351+02:002009-11-09T04:08:48.351+02:00I was thinking H1N1 as well. Very glad to hear Eli...I was thinking H1N1 as well. Very glad to hear Elie is recovering. It's quite unsettling when an illness strikes a young, healthy individual so quickly, especially when it's your child.Long-time RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301386934882781722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-32566409415974839862009-11-09T03:14:32.609+02:002009-11-09T03:14:32.609+02:00It's difficult to believe that all a doctor wo...It's difficult to believe that all a doctor would prescribe for a high fever was tea with lemon. How odd! Glad to hear he is doing alot better.yorksnbeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374648174893672244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-35147670956482918022009-11-09T00:03:00.810+02:002009-11-09T00:03:00.810+02:00We're lucky-- the army has a big base (transla...We're lucky-- the army has a big base (translate= a resonably good doctor) one 30-minute bus ride away.rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-83453566019584488282009-11-08T23:59:57.476+02:002009-11-08T23:59:57.476+02:00Thanks, Lady-Light - he's already doing so muc...Thanks, Lady-Light - he's already doing so much better.<br /><br />Hi Caroline - afterward, I realized that was one of the tests I should have insist on...but no, the doctor didn't order it...which still bothers me. However, given that his fever is basically gone less than 24 hours later, it truly does seem to be a 24 or 48 hour bug. He's home for 2 more days and then he'll either go back to base or back to the medical clinic, depending on how he feels.<br /><br />He's already so much better. He calmly explained to me why the thing with his hands and lips happened...and said thank you every time I brought him something to eat or drink.<br /><br />It would have been nice to know what was wrong, but more important now is that it just stays right.A Soldier's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-55539864143750761402009-11-08T23:26:23.218+02:002009-11-08T23:26:23.218+02:00Didn't your son has a test for the H1N1 flu ? ...Didn't your son has a test for the H1N1 flu ? <br />May your son get well soon.<br /><br />Regards,CarolineCarolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-62360402360424300902009-11-08T21:15:49.610+02:002009-11-08T21:15:49.610+02:00So sorry--I was actually worried, reading this pos...So sorry--I was actually <i>worried</i>, reading this post--that your son was sick. I kept thinking of my children...we mothers are all the same. <br />May he have a complete and whole <i>refuah shelemah</i>, Amen.Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.com