There’s been too much loss in such a short amount of time

I'm spending the day once again with my grandmother and various members of my family, as they sort of come through to visit. It's been a really long day, and I'm physically/emotionally exhausted. There's not a great deal of religion in my life, and that's by design. That being said, watching the priest perform last rites was really hard. I felt like I was going to get sick. I know it was important to my grandmother and my family, so I'm grateful the priest was able to make it out so quickly. There's been too much loss in the last six or right months. I know it's part of life and we all experience loss, but that doesn't make it any easier.

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I’m grateful but heartbroken

I spent the last 12 or 13 hours with my grandmother. I got home a little bit ago because the kids were getting freaked out that I was gone for so long. I'm going to try and grab a few hours of sleep before heading back. My Dad and uncle are staying with her tonight. If anything changes, they'll call me. I'm exhausted in all ways a human can be exhausted. I want to sleep for a few hours and then head back. It's important to me that I be there and Lizze is being a huge help. I'm so grateful for that.. I'm grateful for the time I'm getting with my grandmother. I'm heartbroken it's coming to an end, but I'm glad I've had the opportunity to go through…

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Things are rough right now, but life keeps moving forward

I slept pretty good last night, but I had weird dreams. It's been a stressful week in a number of ways, and I've not really processed much of it. Some of the week's events have been hugely positive, like Lizze not needing surgery and Gavin making it through all his extensive testing. I even managed to get some projects completed. That's a good thing because that means food on the table and money for the bills. There's also been difficult moments, and those have weighed incredibly heavy. I'm spending as much time as I can with my grandmother, and I'm so grateful Lizze is in a place to allow me this opportunity. I'm really struggling with everything going on with my grandmother, and I feel like I desperately need to…

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It’s not at all what we expected

I'm keeping this brief because I'm exhausted, both emotionally and physically. That said, I did want to let you know what happened at Lizze's appointment with her orthopedic specialist. The X-rays came back and apparently; there's nothing that requires surgical intervention. That's awesome but not at all what we thought was going to happen. Lizze has been told a few years back that she needed surgery to clean up her knee. She put it off until her knee was so bad that she couldn't take it. It turns out what looked like damage was a bit of arthritis behind her knee cap. The problems she's experiencing don't seem to be her actual joint physically. What the doctor thinks is happening is that the arthritis is causing something, I can't remember…

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Is knee surgery in our future?

Alright. Lizze had her knee x-ray, and as expected, it went just fine. We don't know what they show, but the process was smooth. She got in early, and we had about an hour to kill before she sees her doctor to learn the results. I was mistaken about her having an MRI on her knee today as well. She needs it and will have it done, but insurance required the x-ray first, and then we can schedule a return trip for the second MRI. It would be nice to knock this all out today, but insurance is being difficult. It's only about an hour long drive to get here, so it's not a huge deal. We just can't get enough of the Cleveland Clinic. 🙄 Hopefully, we'll at least…

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The @ClevelandClinic is probably getting sick of us

We got the boys dropped off and made our way back to the Cleveland Clinic again today. This time we're at the Medina location because that's where her orthopedic specialist is. We have a crazy long day ahead of us and plenty of time to wait between appointments. Lizze is getting an x-ray of her knee first; then she sees her doctor. About two hours after that, she has an MRI with contrast of her brain. This is related to her migraines. You may remember that Lizze has what her old neurologist called, a brain full of cysts. They are not believed to problematic, but her current neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic hasn't seen them, and he wants to make sure all is well inside her dome. We have always…

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It’s eerily quiet in my house right now

It's super quiet in my house right now, and that rarely happens, but I like it. Emmett is watching a video, Gavin is sleeping off his morning meds, Elliott is just sleeping, Lizze is getting ready for her appointments, and I'm writing this. 😊 We have a long day ahead of us, and on the other side of it, we'll know how bad Lizze's knee is and what kind of surgery is necessary. I know she's really nervous, but today is just about gathering information. I'm hoping that anything she needs to have done is minor in nature. It seems like everyone in my life right now is undergoing knee replacement surgery. I'm not sure her knee is that bad, but we'll soon find out. Please keep her in your…

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It’s going to be an incredibly long day and I’m already exhausted

I'm feeling incredibly overwhelmed right now. We made it to the Cleveland Clinic without any problems other than a minor detour. Gavin is checked in, and we're waiting our turn. The paperwork was a bit overwhelming because of Gavin's history being so extensive. It's a lot of information to squeeze into a tiny space, and I eventually gave up. They're going to go over everything again in our initial interview this afternoon anyway, so we'll clean that up then if need be. Gavin's in a really good mood, and he remembers being here previously. He also remembers how badly it went the last time. He feels that he's older now and should be able to handle these questions without much of a problem. I think that's a great attitude and…

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