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W ell it's that time of year again....coughing, runny noses, fever and sleepless nights. It's hard enough when one child feels ill, but both Mia and Justin got sick at the same time. We were at our wits' end from two sleepless nights that we decided it was time to get them to the doctor. Mia at the tender age of 2 was really feeling awful and extremely cranky that there was no way to get her and her baby brother ready and out the door. I decided to call our family doctor and make a special request.

I n the nearly 20 months since Oliver’s birth, we’ve taken him to the Hospital for Sick Children four times. I have no idea whether that’s above or below average, and in the throes of seeking medical attention, who would care? But yesterday, during our most recent foray there, I started thinking about our frequency because the process of arriving, taking a number and waiting interminably is beginning to feel all too familiar, and not in a good way.