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On Twisted Ankles and Other Hazards
Stuff happens... let's be careful out there!
"Geocaching? What is that?" Doc wondered. The next 15 minutes of the visit was filled with questions and answers about one of our family's favorite outdoor activities. Doc was intrigued; he said it sounded like a great way to encourage kids to get out on the trails more often. Then he patted my son on his back and reminded him to be careful when jumping around on those tempting rocks.
Over the next several months, we had a few other visits with that same doctor, many of which were the direct result of being in the great outdoors such as a poison ivy rash and a suspected spider bite.
Let's fast forward to this spring. While on a family vacation in Gatlinburg, my daughter fell on a playground and broke her arm. She was with my sister while her dad, uncle and I were, you guessed it, searching under rocks for the elusive micro. I had to take her to the pediatrician for a follow up when we got home. When he asked her what had happened, she began her tale with, "I was geocaching with my Mom…"
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