Yesterday was a horrible day even though it was my birthday when I turned 10—double digits. We left Fattoria Viticcio and went to Lake Garda but I haven’t even seen the lake yet. It was horrible because I had an ear ache and we didn’t know what was wrong with it. We just knew my ear was hurting and then later when we went to dinner, by ear hurt so bad that I was crying. Our really nice waitress offered to take us to a farmicia that was open because the one that was near where we are staying was closed. I couldn’t eat my ear was so bad.
After dinner I had to go to the hospital’s emergency room which in Italian is called “pronto soccorso.” There was really nice doctor who looked in my ear and said that I had an infection from swimming too much. He said we needed to go to a farmicia in Lonato that was open 24 hours a day. If we didn’t have a GPS it would have taken forever to get the hospital and to the farmicia. Lonato was several kilometers away—about 10. We had to get ear drops and pain pills; they start working right away.
But the good part of the day was I got a card from my Uncle Jeff with €13 inside and I got a phone call from my Uncle Dan and Aunt Glennis wishing me a happy birthday. They called all the way from Auburn, California.
When we got home from the hospital and the farmicia, my grandma put my ear drops in and then I went to sleep. By the time I got to sleep, it was after eleven o’clock.
Gotta go, bye……P.S. Fred says ‘hi.”
3 comments:
Oh I am so sorry to hear that! What a way to spend a tenth birthday! I am glad you were able to find the hospital and then get some medicine.
Happy Birthday! I am so sorry your actual birthday wasn't a good day. I am SO glad you could find medicine to fix you right up! On your grandma's blog I said I was glad you could spend your birthday in such a special way...I had Gardaland in mind when I said that. Your earache on your actual day was certainly not fun, was it? I am really glad you are feeling better!
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Hey, Casey! Yesterday was my birthday too, but also double digits.
I feel really bad about your ear-- I used to have earaches and they are terrible. But the good news is people will help you out and not let you suffer, right? Look at all the loving care you got! Knowing that you can always find good people may be the best present of all-- ever.
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