Thursday, May 2, 2013

Muppets and Momentous News

So.....my daughter sounds like a muppet. Not a Fozzy or a Rowlf. More llike a combination between Scooter, Kermit and Janice from the Electric Mayhem...all with peanut butter stuck in their mouths. And without the celebrity power like Harry Belafonte and Doug "It's an ilLUSsion" Henning. We went to visit the pediatrician to make sure she hadn't contracted yet another illness and to gain some perspective in the midst of the onslaught of information. Basically, she got herself a good ole' case of the mono. There is absolutely nothing they can do or give her to help her with her swollen lymph node fever stuff. She just has to couch potato her way through it. Going to the school building is done for the year. Contact sports are done for a while. Walking or moving about any area by herself is done for a while. Guess we'll have to have a yearbook signing party later on in the summer. Oh well. It could always be worse.

Today, baby Drew had some major surgery today. Major major. This is a day we have all known was coming since before young Drew was born. I speak of him as though he is mine. Honestly, I think if you talked to anyone who knows his family, seen his picture or read his Caring Bridge page, they would speak of his as though he was theirs as well. We all have begged for mercy on his behalf. We've cried with his family. We've rejoiced inhis triumphs. And today is no different. He made it through his surgery like a champ. He has some very scary days ahead. These doctors are the best in their field and I am so grateful they have been called out to work on this precious warrior boy. I am just so grateful to God, to Vanderbilt University Hospital staff and to the Ballinger family....they have allowed us to be a part of their most intimate pain and joy. Their defeats and their triumphs. And I cannot wait to see what is planned for Drew. He has quite a story to tell...and I want to be in the front row when he starts talking.




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