The Story of Brian.....Read from bottom to top

Over the course of the next month, Brian slowly got better. After the first week, we started to see signs that the cough was becoming less frequent. Into the second month, he was completely normal. I can't help but think of how the story would have ended had we not gone to the Mayo Clinic.

I think the Moral of the Story is to follow your motherly instincts when it comes to the health of your children. Make sure to get a second or even a third opinion when you feel it is necessary. Don't just take the word of a doctor as being 100 percent correct. We owe it to ourselves to do our own research.

Organizing Idea......

A great way to organize your scarfs or even his ties.

Put shower curtain rings from your local dollar store on a hanger. Put each scarf or tie thru the curtain ring. It is easy to see what you have and does not take up a ton of space.

Pineapple Marinated Pork Chops

6 pork chops
1 20oz can pineapple chunks, including juice
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons soy sauce

Put pork chopes into a plastic zip type bag. Mix remaining ingredients; pour over pork chops in bag. Store in refrigerator overnight. Put everything into a crockpot and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until done.

Yum

Herbed Garlic Bread

1 Stick butter (1/2), at room temperature
2 garlic cloves, mashed to a paste with a pinch of salt and extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 loaf crusty baguette
Extra-virgin olive oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For bread, stir together with butter, mashed garlic, and herbs in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Tear open the loaf of bread lengthwise, spread the herb-garlic mixture over both halves and sprinkle with a little olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes.

The Story of Brian.....

After the allergy test, we met with the doctor again. He told us to immediately stop all medication. The pills, the 7 different inhalers that he was currently on, and the breathing machine. In his opinion, Brian did not have asthma.

We could remain at the clinic and go to the scheduled appointments the balance of the week....but he did not feel it necessary. With everything that we had been thru and everything that Brian had been thru...we packed our bags and headed for home.

We could not have been more thankful for this doctor and for The Mayo Clinic. We were very hopeful and very scared. He concluded that over the past couple of years, the many doctors and specialists, that Brian was being over-medicated. He never did want to see any of Brian's medical records. He did not want to be influenced by the past couple of years and the fact that Brian slowly got worse, not better.

So we started our journey home....