Monthly Archives: December 2012

Ashely got her achievement report from Challenger School. It was the report for the first term of her first grade in Challenger School. The report major subjects included language arts, mathematics, science, logic and history/geography. Ancillary subjects included penmanship, music, … Continue reading →

果果自从一个多月前感冒后就开始咳嗽。感冒好了以后咳嗽却一直没好。儿科医生认为是过敏引起的，除了开了一些普通的抗过敏药(Claritin)之外也没有什么对策。周二见了过敏专家。医生听了果果肺部声音很健康，认为干咳应该不是需要立刻就医的急性炎症。如果是急性炎症， 在短时间内会恶化或好转，如果是慢性支气管炎，咳嗽会有痰。 医生说慢性咳嗽可能有三种原因，一是哮喘(Asthma)，二是过敏(Allergy)引起，三是慢性鼻窦炎(chronic sinusitis)。通过类似测肺活量的吹气测试，果果的肺活量达到了同龄平均的129%。气管和支气管的容量都有所下降，显示可能是哮喘。果果还做了过敏测试。在背后的皮肤上画上十几个一厘米见方的网格，然后用沾有测试液的针头在每个网格的中心扎一下。十分钟后检查小格中皮肤红肿的尺寸。果果对虫螨、花粉的反应都不大，只对狗有强的过敏反应。我们家没有养狗，果果没有机会接触过敏源，因此可诊断咳嗽不是由过敏引起。诊断慢性鼻窦炎需要照Ｘ光。如确诊可以用针对的抗生素医治。为避免不必要的辐射，医生建议先按照哮喘来医治，一个月后复诊如果没有痊愈再查鼻窦炎。医生开了治哮喘的两种药，一是ＱＶＡＲ (Beclomethasone Dipropionate HFA)每天定时吸入两次，二是Ｘｏｐｅｎｅｘ　ＨＦＡ　（ｌｅｖａｌｂｕｔｅｒｏｌｔａｒｔｒａｔｅ）在运动前十分钟吸入，用于暂时扩张气管，减少哮喘对运动的影响。 虽然总是咳嗽，果果情绪一点都不受影响，每天照样开开心心地上学读书和玩耍。  

Today, I had the best day ever. I had a Chinese Test. I got a bag of candy because I got the most stamps on my book. Before I had my turn to read, there was a writing test. After … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I had  a dream that my International U.S. Open Piano Competition  started. All the competitors played 1,2, or 3 pieces. I played the two pieces called:Gavotte and After the Ball. Afterwards, I won 4th place. I had a good … Continue reading →