Hello all, Time sure does fly by! I have been wanting to write an update for a while now and looked back at the last post and it was a month ago. We have been pretty busy here in Oneida. When we returned from South Carolina, we had an important appointment for Henry. It was a milestone type appointment that would either require he obtain services to speed him up to his age level in movement and communication. I have always felt he was about 3-4 weeks behind because he was forced out of the womb at 37 weeks. He wasn't quite cooked yet! We settled in after returning from SC and everyone but Rick got sick. Laura got it first, then Lisa got sick and then I got sick. Laura and I were freaking out thinking we got COVID, but it was a cold. They do still exist. The symptom difference is that with COVID, you get a severe deep cough, a fever and rarely nasal issues besides a loss of smell. We had sinus infections or something nasty...
I'm Dr. Nate Spangler and I'm traveling across the USA with my wife Laura and my new son Henry. 2020 was a year of great loss balanced by incredible joy. The pandemic, losing my father, nearly losing my businesses, then losing my grandfather, put things into perspective. Ending the suffering of 2020 with a true blessing, the birth of our son, Henry Calvin Spangler! We made the unanimous decision to leave on a long sabbatical this year to not only heal but grow and bond as a family.