Almost Back to Normal

The healing continues! HOORAY! Still have some bruising and the "tourniquet" around my hip. The main thing for me is to regain my "normal" balance. Patience is a virtue. Right? It's not that I haven't been reading, it's just that I have a deadline to have this quilt finished for my granddaughter. Time is going by way too fast! The reading that I have done is about...Wait for It...Vitamin D. Didn't mean to but it is still the Vitamin du Jour! It was even in one of my newsletter's that very seldom talks about vitamins and supplements. But there it was. Couldn't avoid it once I had opened the link. However, in my e-letter from the Vitamin D Research Council, there was a very interesting article about dark skinned people who live north of 35 degrees latitude. Seems that there is a serious condition of childhood rickets in their children. The problem is that it can present itself as bruising and tiny fractures and the parents can be charged with child abuse. The real problem is that the "experts" who read the x-rays haven't seen "normal" bones of these children for decades and so they cannot give an accurate diagnosis. Upon giving Vit D supplementation, the problem clears up. Those that have done research, have also found, that when children, who are normal, present with autism symptoms (around 15 to 18 months of age), can revert to normal with high doses of Vit D. Very interesting indeed!!

I still have two squares to finish for this quilt and then the lattice work and putting it all together. The squares should be done in about 4 days, if I concentrate. It is really starting to look terrific! The granddaughter has seen the pieces and she is excited for it to be done, too. Then it will be off to the next project!!! Always need a project! As Always...

Healthy Day to You...Your Smiling Maven