I grew up hearing my grandmother say, “Never tell anyone anything because then they will be smarter than you. They will know what they know and what you know, too.”
But now, I have another reason to not tell anyone anything.
See, Fox News web site had an article about a little girl that had a sudden onset of paralysis for no apparent reason. Her mother took her to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where the child was admitted.(1) While in the hospital, the mother found 2 ticks behind the child’s ear. The tics were removed and the paralysis resolved.
“The infectious disease doctor of 30 years said he’s never seen [anything] like it,” Avery’s grandfather, Dave Goslin, told Fox 19.
First off, I’m not sure, but I think the infectious disease doctor was aware of tick paralysis and just hadn’t seen a case in his practice. I hope so, because tick paralysis is well known and considered in any case of new onset paralysis in the fields of infectious disease, neurology, primary care and emergency medicine.
Second, it is embarrassingly obvious that somebody didn’t do a very good physical exam when the girl was admitted to the hospital.
So, now I say, “Never tell anybody anything because you may read about it on FoxNews.com
From your grumpy Uncle Dave, sure that CCH is embarrassed.
- https://www.foxnews.com/health/ohio-girl-paralyzed-tick-bite