Today was a challenging day...the twins 18 month check up, and they clearly woke up on the wrong side of the crib today. By 9am I was counting the minutes til I could indulge in a glass of pinot. And yet, as stressful and chaotic as the day turned out to be (cranky federal investigators hounding me for witness interviews, unavailable deputy superintendents, piles of work awaiting on my desk, an hour long back log at the pediatrician's office thanks to an accident on the beltway, coworkers wanting my precious moments, other coworkers seeking me to do their jobs for them, etc)...I am so grateful to have two healthy and strong toddlers.
A friend from way back has been on my mind as of late. We haven't spoken in years, and I have only kept track of her through mutual friends...thank you Facebook! Yesterday her precious baby girl had brain surgery...and that's not even the half of it. Her first son, healthy, her second son, began having seizures just hours after being born, and medication does little to curb them. He is a beautiful boy, but at 6, is unable to walk. After genetic testing, doctors assured her and her husband there was virtually no chance another baby would have similar problems. Just hours after her baby girl was born, she started seizing. Medication has not done much. The little girl is just over a year old.
Last week she ended up back in the hospital - life flighted back to Miami, home is in Texas - after a 2 hour cluster of seizures, and her rescue meds just didn't make much difference. So yesterday she had brain surgery. They are hoping this means no more seizures...and for her and her mom's sake, I pray it is so.
As hard as twins are, I cannot even IMAGINE how difficult her journey is. Just daily life must be so trying...I am glad she has a supportive family and friends. So as trying as my days are, as much and as hard as it is...when you look at someone else's journey, sometimes, it makes your just little easier to take in.
But I am still having my glass of pinot tonight...
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