Ok, it may be easy, but I'm just fine with the Bard! Yes, I'm a big = chicken and I hate change...:) I will keep that in mind for the future, = however! Jennifer Vanderbeek, mom to Elanor, 5 (T18); Arwen, 7; caregiver to Joe, = 26 (cerebral palsy); Eric, 20 (cerebral palsy); and wife to Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = On Behalf Of Karen Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:10 PM To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tri-med] Re: feeding tube question from a former list member ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Jennifer Vanderbeek" > From what I understand, the Mic-Key has to be changed, and is changed = =3D > at > home. Have you ever changed your earrings? Changing a Mic-Key is no more = difficult than that - honest!! Seriously, if I the person who cannot give her son a suppository, can = change a Mic-Key then anyone can!!! (and yep thats me - we go to the ER for a=20 suppository.....) The hospital changes the Mic-Key on my girlfriends son but I definitely = do=20 ours - thats why I got it. I couldnt see the point in a hospital trip = for=20 something painful when it could be done painlessly in 2 minutes at home. "We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see = an=20 imperfect person perfectly" Sam Keen Keep Looking For Rainbows!! _--_|\ /Karen \ \ _.--._ / v Karen, Mum to Alex (11 years, T-18 Mosaic) http://members.optushome.com.au/karens Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line --=20 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.5/150 - Release Date: = 10/27/2005 Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line