When we left the hospital last night, we felt like we did when we first took home Jessica as a newborn: terrified. We had no idea what the future would hold, but we were ready for anything. Or so we thought.
Today has been quite the roller coaster ride. One moment everything is going smoothly, and then in the blink of an eye things skid in the opposite direction. The care of the biliary catheter which Dennis came home with turned out to be more difficult than either of us imagined. The visiting nurse arrived this afternoon at just the perfect time, calmly reassuring us that our concerns and fears were unfounded. And then she left. We promptly collapsed into second guessing our medical abilities before her car even left the driveway, just like in those early first days of parenting a newborn.
Dennis and I are able to actually enjoy this crazy roller coaster ride together. We manage to find humor in the absurdity and strangeness of this ride and are able to marvel at each others' strength. An exhilarating but exhausting ride.
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Hello folks, just wanted to drop you a line and let you know my thoughts are with you all. Thanks for sharing this personal journey.
ReplyDeleteSteffen reached out and let me know of what was going on and I'm kicking myself for not stopping by when I was at Arcadia for our Alumni Soccer game last month.
Stay strong my friend...