The Whitehall Times office will be closed this Monday, March 15, and let me tell you why:

On Friday, before I left for work, my son, Lawrence Blake, was complaining that his side hurt, but insisted that he wanted to go to school. When I got home from work, the nurse called and said she was worried that something might be wrong.

The health center where we live was closed, so off to the ER we go. That was at 4 p.m. After the tests and everything, we were off to CVPH at 9 p.m., where the semi-emergency appendectomy happened at around 1 a.m. So, I'm staying home with my appendix-less son today.

Just as an aside, a thanks to all the nurses, EMT's and doctors who treated Lawrence Blake - you were all awesome!!!!