{"id":15379,"date":"2015-10-07T11:59:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T19:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=15379"},"modified":"2015-10-08T09:34:27","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T17:34:27","slug":"a-shot-in-the-arm-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2015\/10\/07\/a-shot-in-the-arm-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Shot In The Arm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My resilient mom getting her annual, high-dose flu shot. I have another shot of her grimacing but it was mostly in fun. A short while later she was enjoying her beloved grilled cheese sandwich from the surprisingly good hospital cafeteria. (I had grilled salmon in a mustard sauce.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15380\" style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot01-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15379]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15380\" data-attachment-id=\"15380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2015\/10\/07\/a-shot-in-the-arm-2\/mami-flu-shot01-10-07-15-lo-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot01-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?fit=540%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1444212761&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Shot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Earning her lollipop&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot01-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?fit=338%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot01-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?fit=540%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15380\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot01-10-07-15-lo-res-338x450.jpg?resize=338%2C450\" alt=\"Earning her lollipop\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot01-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?resize=338%2C450&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot01-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earning her lollipop<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15381\" style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot02-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15379]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15381\" data-attachment-id=\"15381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2015\/10\/07\/a-shot-in-the-arm-2\/mami-flu-shot02-10-07-15-lo-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot02-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?fit=540%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1444217084&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Enjoying her actual reward&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot02-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?fit=338%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot02-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?fit=540%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15381\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot02-10-07-15-lo-res-338x450.jpg?resize=338%2C450\" alt=\"Enjoying her actual reward\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot02-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?resize=338%2C450&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mami-Flu-Shot02-10-07-15-lo-res.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying her actual reward<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My resilient mom getting her annual, high-dose flu shot. I have another shot of her grimacing but it was mostly in fun. A short while later she was enjoying her beloved grilled cheese sandwich from the surprisingly good hospital cafeteria. (I had grilled salmon in a mustard sauce.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[12,3,162],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-403","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14916,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2013\/10\/29\/scannning-a-cat\/","url_meta":{"origin":15379,"position":0},"title":"Scannning A CAT","date":"October 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Took my mom to get a CT scan of her aortic aneurism to make sure it hasn't changed since her last check. Since it was so close to Halloween there were a lot of spooky decorations around the hospital. It was cool they did this but seeing a black skeleton\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Mami-CAT-Scan01-10-29-13.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12939,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/31\/masticating-with-two-women\/","url_meta":{"origin":15379,"position":1},"title":"Masticating With Two Women","date":"May 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Met with my long-time friends, Sylvia and Lannie, at Rubio's in Southbay for an early lunch. Wanted to try something new again so I had the Grilled Chile-Lime Wild Salmon Taco Plate with beans and rice. 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