on the few occasions i have tried to run over to the computer and file a quick post, i am envariably dogged by technological mayhem. internet too slow, computer hung up on memory hogging virus detection software, or the computer just plain crashes.
anyway, where was i? oh yes. lice. the post below was written in early march. i managed to resolve the bug problem with my own head in two easy treatments, but inexplicably madeleine's remains a constant battle. i simply can not understand the tenacity of these creatures. no matter what i do, they come back, after weeks of checking and seeing absolutely nothing. here's what i have NOT done: i have not tried mayonnaise; i have not tried olive oil; i have not tried the electronic Robi Comb; i have not tried combing through her entire head every single day of the week, which by the way takes an hour at a minimum, and washing her sheets every day, and cleaning the entire house every day, and getting rid of all hairbrushes and headbands and hats and all whatnot. i HAVE tried Rid, cetaphil (the Rid plus cetaphil combination worked on Morgan), Resultz (which cured me), and just plain combing on an every two to three days schedule. i clearly will NEVER get rid of them, so i might as well just get used to it! i'm going to try next the "Head Lice to Dead Lice" program, which involves olive oil, and is meant for 'persistent infestations.' and i promise not to bore you with any of the details anymore. ugh, on top of everything is the tediousness of it all!
What about those old ladies who make a business out of visiting people to tenaciously comb out every louse from the family's heads? Perhaps this is only a New York City industry, though. I've heard it works very very well.
Posted by: Laura | May 07, 2008 at 02:20 PM