Truth is always stranger than fiction.
So far this year, the family has had two hospitalisations. Not mine. Nevertheless, It's been a worrying time. Adding to the overall stress is my final term at University. One last push for the BA, and I'm just not feeling the joy. If you really want a handle on how things are going, take a look at this:
That's a surgeon holding a test tube with a dog claw inside. Where did they find it? In a toddler's lung. I have temporarily renamed the child Claude. The dog shall remain nameless.
No wonder he had a cough.