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Thanks all for the prayers for my daughter, Kayla. Here's what happened.
I started telling her about the test on Saturday, she remembered it from last year and wasn't that excited to hear it was coming again. She tried to talk her way out of it, and she is a pretty good negotiator to be 4 years old.
Talking to her about it helped a lot in dealing with the actual test.
There is good news and so-so news. The good news is that the test itself wasn't as bad on her as in the past. She didn't scream as bad, she kept calling to me, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" over and over, which darn near killed me. Once the tube was in place, she seemed to do OK, lots of tears but not as much screaming as past times.
The test results showed that her condition is the same as last year, no better and no worse. She still has a chance of growing out of it, but we have to go through another year of medication and test again next year.
It's hard to understand why these things happen. I have no idea.
I believe that although she hasn't healed yet, that the prayers from everyone helped to reduce her pain and suffering through the test. It was a big difference from last two or three years.
After that, I took her to her very favorite restaurant, Cracker Barrel, where my little four year old girl ate an adult Chicken n' dumplings, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese and fried apples. All by her little self.
A trip to the toy store after that, and tonight she is in grandma's hands.
I'm emotionally depleted for the day, at the same time I feel so much love from her that I feel full.
Sorry for rambling, I felt moved by the response when I posted about her last week, and I wanted to share. Thank you all so much.
BTW- On a lighter side, I got this new Naval Jelly cleaner that I've been chompin at the bits to try on my tarwar and khuk's, been in my truck for two weeks and I hadn't had five minutes to try it out. Maybe now that this is over, I will and can give a field report..
I started telling her about the test on Saturday, she remembered it from last year and wasn't that excited to hear it was coming again. She tried to talk her way out of it, and she is a pretty good negotiator to be 4 years old.
Talking to her about it helped a lot in dealing with the actual test.
There is good news and so-so news. The good news is that the test itself wasn't as bad on her as in the past. She didn't scream as bad, she kept calling to me, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" over and over, which darn near killed me. Once the tube was in place, she seemed to do OK, lots of tears but not as much screaming as past times.
The test results showed that her condition is the same as last year, no better and no worse. She still has a chance of growing out of it, but we have to go through another year of medication and test again next year.
It's hard to understand why these things happen. I have no idea.
I believe that although she hasn't healed yet, that the prayers from everyone helped to reduce her pain and suffering through the test. It was a big difference from last two or three years.
After that, I took her to her very favorite restaurant, Cracker Barrel, where my little four year old girl ate an adult Chicken n' dumplings, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese and fried apples. All by her little self.
A trip to the toy store after that, and tonight she is in grandma's hands.
I'm emotionally depleted for the day, at the same time I feel so much love from her that I feel full.
Sorry for rambling, I felt moved by the response when I posted about her last week, and I wanted to share. Thank you all so much.
BTW- On a lighter side, I got this new Naval Jelly cleaner that I've been chompin at the bits to try on my tarwar and khuk's, been in my truck for two weeks and I hadn't had five minutes to try it out. Maybe now that this is over, I will and can give a field report..