Yesterday my wife and I were walking our dog on a grey, wintery day. Though only 45 degrees, it was a damp chill that felt like 39, what my wife's Cajun family calls "dat wet cold." She was grumbling about it, having grown up in…
On December 8, 1990, I got married. It was my first trip to Louisiana, and my staid protestant family met my new loud, fun catholic in-laws. Like the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, my stiff northeasterners got swallowed up in…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Wesley Adams, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. "Dad, pull over!" Driving across West Texas is a loooong drive, the view unbroken flat…
Today's guest columnist is Dr. Jeremy White, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. "Not the table!" I shrieked, peering through my fingers at the slow-motion tragedy unfolding before…
Baby was starting to walk, holding on to furniture as he toddled around. This time he missed his grip on the coffee table and hit his mouth on it's edge. The cut on his gums bled an alarming amount, to the parents. After…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Lindsey Guidry, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. I was testing for my karate black belt, trudging through the last stretch of a two-mile run.…
Some years the Influenza virus gets a special name for it's strain, like Swine Flu or H1N1. When he had his bout with flu, humorist Dave Barry made up his own: Martian Death Flu. He and his wife spent days in bed achy and…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Christopher Clark, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. The saying "Find a penny, pick it up; all day long you'll have good luck" doesn't always…
In 2014 I reported on a 22 pound cat named Lux who attacked his family. The family's seven-month old baby pulled Lux's tail, so he clawed baby's forehead. Dad kicked the cat, who went ballistic and trapped the parents in a bedroom…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Tyler Hebert, Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. The child wakes up in the middle of the night with a weird-sounding cough, struggling to breathe,…
In previous installments of Traveling With Children, I've discussed avoiding disasters like plane crashes or hotel fires. Traveling With Children now has a new dimension: avoiding getting COVID on road trip potty stops. …
