Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Today is the Greatest...

It's 2008 and I'm still stuck on Siamese Dream. Maybe my co-worker's right. Maybe I'm "stuck in the 90's"

Whomever offered up the advice on the last post. I appreciate it. I just... I don't know. I tried getting the hell outta dodge for a few. I wound up with an IBS flareup the likes of which I've never seen. I thought returning to work would make things better, but all I want to do is leave work and go pick up my kids. I've tried leaving the kids with a grandparent on a Saturday to go have fun and I just wind up missing my kids.

Andy is now involved in a University of Minnesota study called HOPE that is trying to find out what causes hepatoblastomas. The idea that we're doing our part to keep this from happening to other parents does seem to help.

But not much.

I'll get over this in time. Julie seems like she's doing okay. Hopefully I'm soon to follow. Andy's doing great. Like nothing ever happened. This is a good thing.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You have an fantastic support team...... an amazing family.... an incredible marriage.... friends that love you.... and your adoring Drummer Friday groupies!!! Anytime you need to talk, vent, discuss, bounce some ideas around.... you know where you can turn......
hugs.....
B

Anonymous said...

From a fellow IBSer (Crohn's Disease is my condition) you may want to check out the below website if you haven't already. I have lived with my condition for the past 17 years and have had ups and downs with it. The good news is that your condition can get stabilized and you can get to a point where you are medication free. http://www.ccfa.org/living/?LMI=1

Anonymous said...

I think a lot of parents, even those who have not gone through what you have, miss their kids and find that they enjoy being with their kids more than anything/anyone else in the world.I know that this is true for me. Maybe it is because my experience in healthcare has made me realize how quickly children can go from being healthy to very, very ill. While I give it my all at work when my eight hours is up I am out the door with the mission of picking up my daughter and spending time with her. Even if it is just to help her with her homework. Time flies and things change soon enough. There will come a time when she will be too busy to spend the amount of time she does now with mom and dad. So for now, I am taking advantage of the fact that she enjoys our company as much as we enjoy hers! :)