The other day I noticed a dark red patch on my daughter’s face - it looked like she had been slapped in the face - even though I know she hadn’t. At first I thought I had missed a spot when applying her sunscreen, but as the week went on the redness became splotchier and […]

Posted on June 8th, 2008 by Char
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When my daughter got out of bed this morning, I immediately knew something was not right. Her left eye looked like she had been in a boxing match and it was swollen, pink, and oozy. Looks like we have pink eye - also known as conjunctivitis.

Pinkeye is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the white of […]

Posted on December 13th, 2007 by Char
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