When Parents Worry (10 page)

Janey gets a cold every time she sleeps on her right side. It happens a lot. Is that normal?

Copyright © 2012 by Henry Anderson, MD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-
Publication Data

Anderson, Henry.
    When parents worry / Henry Anderson.
      p. cm.
    ISBN 978-1-4405-4548-1 (pbk.) – ISBN
1-4405-4548-0 (pbk.) – ISBN 978-1-4405-
4549-8 (ebook) – ISBN 1-4405-4549-9
(ebook)
1. Parenting–Humor. 2. Physicians–Humor.
3. Sick children–Humor. I. Title.
    PN6231.P2A53 2012
    818’.607–dc23

2012023730

This book is for entertainment purposes only and nothing within this book should be considered as medical or parenting advice. The situations within are used solely to describe the author’s experiences as a pediatrician. In the event of worry or panic over your child’s well-being, please contact your pediatrician or other medical professional.

While the messages contained within are from actual phone calls, the names, identifying characteristics, and certain case-specific information related to the patients discussed in this book have been changed to protect their privacy.

Henry Anderson, MD is a pseudonym for the author of the book who prefers to remain anonymous.

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