Sprout and I went on a little field trip this week. We’ve been dying to get her into Nemours Children’s Hospital for well over a year now, but the gears grind slowly. First I thought our insurance wasn’t accepted there at all because that’s what I’d been told. Then I found out it could potentiallyContinue reading “A World of Difference”
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A wheelchair = liberation
Having kids with physical limitations is illuminating. After a battle with insurance, they finally approved an adorable little yellow smiley face wheelchair for Sunny. I pushed for it because there are so many things we can’t do with her now: we can’t go to the mall, or the State Fair, or the little village festivalContinue reading “A wheelchair = liberation”
Mom Life
Today is a virtual miracle. I am getting the kids up and clean and fed and dressed and out the door for the bus to school this morning. But then? I have the day off until 4. This is a startling and welcome event. People seem to think that because I’m a stay-at-home mom andContinue reading “Mom Life”
Persistence Pays Off… Maybe? 🤞🏻
After my last blog post, I wrote a frustrated Facebook post on a foster care group page about the misery of this situation with being unable to get the girls medical care they desperately need. I got a lot of “don’t give up, you have to do something” comments which didn’t accomplish anything but annoyContinue reading “Persistence Pays Off… Maybe? 🤞🏻”
Working hard, but not Working
Work is where it’s at… or is it? I’ve worked since I was about 15. I first started as a receptionist at my family’s church, plus some babysitting gigs. Then I switched to working at the rare books department of the nearby university. I worked there summers for years, including while I was in college.Continue reading “Working hard, but not Working”
Summer Heat and Fun… with a Side of Fatigue
So far this summer I have taken one or both girls to: A carnival with rides and fireworks Swimming at a local lake Swimming at the local pool Wading in a stream at a nearby park looking for crayfish On a boat ride along the Erie Canal To the MOST (the local kids’ science museum)Continue reading “Summer Heat and Fun… with a Side of Fatigue”
Setbacks Suck
I’ve been doing grandly in my ankle brace. I took the kids on all sorts of adventures over the long weekend. It hurt, but I just ignored it. Then Tuesday when I went to PT, my ankle was so swollen it was barely recognizable. I had a cankle for sure. I explained I’d had aContinue reading “Setbacks Suck”
Could it be? Possibly? Maybe?
I woke up at 2:20 am, wide awake. You know the feeling. Thoughts about random nonsense marched through my brain like ants at my sleep picnic. I eventually got myself up and came downstairs for some guilty pleasure: HGTV. I shared the watching with a house centipede walking around my ceiling above me, keeping meContinue reading “Could it be? Possibly? Maybe?”
Adding up the Fun Diagnoses
Yesterday I saw my gastroenterologist for the first time since he did my colonoscopy last August. It was an interesting appointment. It’s been an interesting ride at his practice. It’s been a series of issues in his office that has kept me from seeing the actual gastroenterologist for so long. His office cancelled and rescheduledContinue reading “Adding up the Fun Diagnoses”
Life Serial
A little over a month ago I posted a general update about my health, and all the myriad things I have going on with it. I’ve made progress on a few things, had a few setbacks, and I’m slogging away at others. The Ankle I Did In Let’s start with foot and ankle surgery. IContinue reading “Life Serial”
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