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[vicodincrutch]

To hell with it. No doom so far. And if it happens, I know who to blame. Or if reason has any weight in this ridiculousness, since this is a later challenge there could be time to prepare, call in bribes. Whatever means necessary.

Growth hold obvious relevance in the medical world. From the time we are born to the age of two our craniums are measured regularly to check growth progress. Abnormal numbers above or below the norm could be a sign of one or more of the following:

• Chronic disease
• Emotional (psychosocial) health
• Genetics
• Infection
• Poor nutrition

Life is still in the equation. Big or small headed people alike can tell you that. Look around you. With the aid of hormones and with a possibility of a close to normal life outside of the circus or the next Austin Powers movie. Dramatic differences on the other hand leave the door open for other issue possibilities gastrointestinal problems that prompt a slow or stunted growth due to digestive enzymes, cerebral palsy to throw out a few rockstars of the category. And all of this is possible within the first leg of life. Makes you wonder by what miracle or luck of the draw this many people pass through the first round of the real Real World.

And we continually grow. We get older, our capacity for learning becomes more complicated with critical thinking, memorization, and any kind of social upbringing. These are all dependent on were we go from the start. Genes get blamed, it's the genetics passed down from our parents and their parents. Health is more than possible in early life. Then comes that oh so sudden decline of aging, ready willing and able to put it's hand into the grab bag of genetic issues that your Grandma's cousin first removed had.

Growth usually has such a positive connotation. You grow ill. You grow weary. Growth can also mean progression. Tumors for one thing. Flesh eating viruses grow.  Or Joseph Merrick experienced growth and then some. Who said it was a happy subject?

There.

Give me my prize.

Comments

[an-alkahest.livejournal.com]

Deterioration isn't growth, Mr. Medic.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Mister Medic.

[an-alkahest.livejournal.com]

Is that too forward? Well, I never liked "Doctor." It's too ambiguous, since these days, you could be a Doctor in anything.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Right. Don't want anyone who has gone to school for years and studied to get that title to have any funny ideas. God forbid treat a patient. Then who knows what would happen.

[an-alkahest.livejournal.com]

Was that the wrong thing to say?

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[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

No, it's perfect.

However luck of the draw, you yo're say that to a doctor. I'm Mr. Medic House. I have a playhouse where people go when they have ailments and somehow manage not to kill people. What are the chances.

[an-alkahest.livejournal.com]

Not that small, Mr. Medic House. Mentioning all these ugly things, you hardly seemed impressed at all.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

It comes with the territory. I didn't take it up because of the scenery.

[an-alkahest.livejournal.com]

Say, if you're a real medic... do you have suits?

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Yes. On a scale of one to ten, one being discount bin at the Salvation Army and ten being the cover of Vogue, they're a three.

[an-alkahest.livejournal.com]

What a coincidence! I'll take three. It's for my health.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

I thought you got the detail that I'm a doctor. Now get that I'm not in retail.

[an-alkahest.livejournal.com]

It's a matter of life and death.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Why would you subject yourself willingly?

[an-alkahest.livejournal.com]

I think that assumes a premise.