Just a little story about Miami and the night Katrina hit....Well they  
didn't implement a hurricane plan, but Renee B., the LC and I got sucked into  
staying until 11pm when "someone" would come in to replace us....RIGHT! (Didn't  
happen)
So as the winds howled and rain blew in from places no one saw...Renee  
mopped and I was charge.  As I made rounds to check on my patients, I went  into 
one room of a patient who was totally in the dark.  I told her that I  would 
leave the hall door open so the light would shine in somewhat and leave  the 
bathroom door ajar as another barrier. She was happily in bed with her  little boy 
nursing away.  I had to stop and admire the image....I told her  that it 
seemed like the best place to be on a night like "tonight" and she  agreed.  She 
said he would suck, drop off and root back on and he seemed to  be quite happy, 
so she was happy.  By the way he was her 4th child and she  had never quite 
gotten it down as well as she was doing that night. I also  reminded her to 
treasure the moment and remind him of the night he was truly the  "only child".  
That moment in time helped make all the mopping and whining  by the ones who 
said they had no TV, lights were flickering off and on, AC  wasn't working 
worth the stay.  I don't know how many times I said to the  whineys..." I know , I 
hate when that happens too, but we ARE having a  HURRICANE."  
Well Renee and I got to leave at 1 AM and thanks to her big SUV and luck we  
made it home.
No electricity, no cable, but we were happy to see we had no flooding, I  had 
a house, she had hers (especially after we saw my neighbor's house had a big  
tree on it and all the electric lines dangling all over).  So yesterday we  
got water and hot water in a dishpan can be very orgasmic and today we got 
cable  (so the old boy is happy) and my two daughters with new babies are happy 
they  didn't have to worry about formula...Now we pray for Louisana.
They will be having THE HURRICANE.
Tidying up in South Miami,
Leanne Jewell RNC, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE

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