Crazy Summer

The past 6 days have been so busy. My little drummer boy had his surgery on Thursday. The procedure and immediate recovery went extremely well. We were so pleased with the care he received! His recovery at home didn't go so well. He ended up with an infection in the ear that the tube was placed in. He has antibiotic ear drops and seems to be doing much better today.
The same day as his surgery, my family member who received an unpleasant and disappointing diagnosis the week before, went to a different Dr. who didn't agree with the first diagnosis. Instead of "mild early Alzheimers" she is diagnosed with "mild cognitive impairment". The second Dr. doesn't see the signs of Alzheimers just trouble with memory. WHEW!!
I spent the weekend in Chicago with my daughter and some friends. We had an amazing time. It was so much fun to watch the girls at the American Girl Place. They had such a great time. It was great to get away even for a short trip but also to have quality time with my daughter.
My kids and I saw an incredible movie yesterday. Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspien. As my son said several times during the movie..."WHat incredible special effects"!! I think I'm going to have to start reading that series again.
The beginning of summer has been busy and a little stressful. I'm learning to take it as it comes.

Yeah Barack!!

http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=147903&catid=3
This is definately someone I want for President. Someone who will spend time with people on the job to see what they really do and how they are affected by the economy. I would have loved to have been that nurse.

Disappointment

This has been a week of disappointments.
1. a diagnosis of a family member I didn't want to hear.
2. My son's surgery and a vacation will cause him to miss 6 of his last 12 baseball games.
3. Our hometown store didn't have the right granola bars.
4. I have to work on the nights of 2 of the 6 games my son will get to play in.
5. My daughter got black tar on her "favorite" shorts today while eating lunch during a visit with daddy at work.
6. My son's baseball team lost again tonight.
7.My husband put a lot of time and emotion into a job he was asked to do and the end result was devastating to him. This has been one of the biggest disappointments of the week. (#1 has been pretty difficult too) Watching my husband put his heart and soul into a task he wasn't sure he was capable of doing and then become defeated, has been difficult. My prayer is that the saying "time heals all wounds" is true.
2008 has been a very difficult and trying year for this family. June is the halfway mark. I hope we are finished with major disappointments for awhile. I pray that the rest of this year is a little bit easier. We have been challenged enough. I'm ready for a little boredom.

One down

One less thing to worry about. The imaging center had a cancellation today, so I was able to get my diagnostic today. It turned out fine. Nothing to worry about. So, one down one to go. Now I can focus on prayers that our sons procedure will help his hearing. Praise God.

Worry

I am trying not to worry. I heard a wonderful sermon this past Sunday about just that. Jesus is with me through it all. June 5th my son will have outpatient surgery. June 6th I will have a diagnostic mammogram. Everyday I put these concerns in Jesus hands. Thankfully, I am surrounded by an incredible family and incredible friends. I'm sure my son's hearing will improve and the diagnostic mammogram won't show anything. I'm so glad I have Jesus with me. Thanks Alex for the reminder.

First Game

Last night was my son's first Baseball game of the season. He had a good game. I'm so proud of how well he knows the game. He shows good sportsmanship and always encourages his teammates. He evened smiled at his friend on the other team. That same friend did a lot of smack talk after his team won the game. "We creamed you" etc. etc. That was really hard for our son to take. I hope he blows it off.
I love watching him play but I am always a little worried that he might get hurt. He is pretty small compared to some of the other players. There were some minor bumps and bruises last night. Interestingly enough one of them was our daughter. She was playing with the sister of the "poor winner" and while playing they ran into each other. I did not see the collision but our daughter has a very sore wrist, nose and top lip. Her friend has a sore head. Apparently our daughters mouth and nose hit the head of her friend. Both girls were fine and continued to play the remainder of the evening. I hope the rest of the baseball games have a little bit less drama.

allergies and adenoids

About 2 months ago my son failed a hearing screen at school. While we were talking about it with him he said..."I'm sure it has something to do with my ears always feeling clogged". I didn't realize that his ears were always clogged or that he was having hearing problems. He didn't fail the hearing screen last year so at least I know this is something that is fairly recent. We had to wait about 2 months to get an appointment with an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. I didn't want just anyone. That's the problem with being a nurse in a pediatric hospital. You become very selective about specialists. We found out that our little drummer boy has to have minor surgery. If the fluid in his left ear looks "thick like glue", he will get a myringotomy tube placed. The right ear looks good right now. The Dr. will look at it again during the procedure. He will also have his adenoids taken out. Apparently the adenoids in kids his age with allergies, can get swollen and cause an obstruction at the Eustachian tube which causes conductive hearing loss. So, on June 5th, little drummer boy with have minor surgery. I asked him if he was scared and he said....."No, I will be at your hospital and Uncle J had a much bigger surgery and he is OK." He is pretty brave. I think he is also looking forward to the dippin dots a co-worker of mine promised him. :)

So, please keep our boy in your prayers, that he continues to be brave and that this procedure helps with his hearing and his allergies.