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Clearly we can't do anything nice and easy. 

Right after Kindergarten, I took Kean for a check up

with his ENT.  He's had three sets of tubes in those ol' ears

and one of them is no longer in place but doesn't want to come out.

I'm trying to avoid more surgery, so we go in regularly to make sure

that little tube isn't causing problems. And so far, so good.

 Kean had a grand time playing trucks in the waiting room.

But geez, you should have been there for the scene we caused

in the main waiting area.

First, let me set the stage.  I never sit with Kean in the children's

waiting area.  Too many germs and germy kids.

So we always wait in the old folks area- and today we

were the only ones without grey hair.

This lady gave him one of those little Dum Dum suckers

and before I knew it, Kean had bitten off the entire sucker

and swallowed it.  Well, kinda.  He actually choked on it.

Kean is not a choker.  Until today.  He started gagging and gasping.

I jumped up, pulled him into a standing position and started smacking him on the back

and prepared to do the Heimlich.  Meanwhile, a couple of the old ladies start hollering at the top

of their lungs for help.

It was crazier than it needed to be.

Within seconds, he started screaming (to add to their screaming) and crying.

I knew he was gonna be okay since he was crying.  But he was still gagging

and mucus was coming out of his mouth.  What's up with that?  I know nothing

about choking.

Anyway, a nurse came running, a doctor and of course, everyone had to 

lookey look.

Lucky for us, they took us right back to the examining room after

the big spectacle.

 Obviously, he's no worse for the experience.

Fun, fun times.