I would sincerely like to wish each and every one of you a Very Happy New Year! This past year has brought so many changes to us. New house, new pets, diabetes... I keep getting stronger however and I know I can do this... It is hard however.. I'm glad I have my family and online friends to lean on. Have a wonderful and blessed New Year!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Diabetes update
Christmas brought a gift we weren't expecting or asking for this year. Diabetes. My 8 yr old daughter has it. She was acting different for a few days and was starting to have "accidents" the last couple months. On Wednsday she ended up wetting herself while playing and then that night she soaked the bed, herself and me! She had also been complaining of thirst alot. I knew something wasn't right and knew the warning signs of diabetes. I called the Dr office and they were going to see her Friday. I took home a couple chem-strips from work to dip her urine. Sure enough, the glucose turned from blue to brown! That is the highest level on the test. I did mine as a control and it was normal. I called the Dr. and she told me to take her to the hospital. When we got there the nurse skipped right over the urine test and took it by finger stick. The meter said HI. I asked him what the actual count was and he said off the charts. So they drew blood. They started an IV. She was given humalin insulin and had a reaction to it. They stopped that and she was shipped off to Albany med to the pediatric ward because they can't handle ped diabetics at our hospital. So we took an ambulance ride at 11:00 PM to Albany. She was put right in and they stopped the IV and gave her a shot of Humilog. Two pediatricians came in and checked her over and then we got to "sleep". Sarah went right out, but I was very uncomfortable all night and got about 2 hrs until 5 am when the brought in another kid. This one was 3 years old and had a mysterious infection. Every time a nurse or Dr. went in she started wailing. Oh boy this went on all day Friday too. So we met with the diabetes nurses and diatician and learned about diabetes and how to give the insulin and check her sugar etc... There is a 24 hr hotline for me to call if I need it. We were sent home with a truck load of supplies and got 9 prescriptions to fill! I took home a sack of stuff from the drugstore! So her regiment is sugar check before each meal, bedtime and at 2 am. Insulin after each meal and snack. A long acting insulin before bed. It seems like I'm constantly checking her sugar or giving her insulin! Her grandmother is learning too but is very nervous about it and is not jumping right in. Her Dad learned but hasn't called to see how she is. Maybe he called his Mom, I don't know. He will probably see her even less now. Jerk. I had to spend a whole day with him and his breath was horrible as usual and he kept sighing deeply and expelling more and more stink in to the room. Bleck. The ride home was worse because I was right next to him. Barf! I am still not getting any child support from him, he didn't attend a class he was supposed to and lost his unemployment. I guess he is going to the class this week and it should start again. Meantime I got a letter from child support wanting me to fill out a form so they could file enforcement against him. So thats the update. Thanks for everyone's words of encouragement!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Bad news at the home front
A quick note here to let everyone know that Sarah is currently at the Albany Med ped ICU with Type 1 diabetes. She is starting insulin today (had her first dose this morning). This will be a difficult process for all of us, but one that I am confident (sort of ) about and hope and pray that we do well. Please pray for her to stay strong and learn to cope with this life-long disease. We should be home later today... Linda
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Did I leave all you hanging on long enough?
A few people commented about what the coincedence was that happened to me on Christmas day... well sit down and I'll tell you the story.
Last week, I was talking to my Dad and he mentioned that he met this "cute little girl" at Benson's pet shop. He got to talking to her and found out she liked Geocaching too. They chatted for a while. He thought it was neat to find another cacher that way.
Now on to Christmas day. After coming out of the woods and finding myself on the wrong road, I called my Dad and he said I could try to hitch a ride or back track through the woods. I was confused by the trails as it was and my leg was hurting so I took my chances on the road. He put in a call to a nearby cacher and he wasn't home. I tried calling my cousin's house that lived nearby, no answer. So I walked. I got up to this trailer park and saw a person pulling out, so I stopped her. Asked her if she could give me a ride to my car. She said ok and I got in. We got to chit-chatting and I told her I was geocaching. She said "Oh yea, I know about that". She told me she met someone who caches, is he my uncle/brother? I said what was his name? She didn't remember, I asked her if it was Richard E. She wasn't sure but she met him at Benson's Pet shop where she worked! Sure enough this was the same girl my Dad had met at the pet shop a week earlier! How is that for a coincedence?
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Sad Christmas
Yup that was me yesterday, dug myself right into it. Let me start by saying the kids had a great day and got lots of nice gifts! Sarah loved her Eyeclops and Littlest Pet shop toys and her video camera. Travis LOVES his X-box 360 and played most of the day.
I called my friend/boyfriend Dave around 8 and he informed me that everyone was coming around 12. I said good I can be over then. He then told me to "hold off" until about 1:30 so they could unwrap gifts first. I said a little sarcastically "sure I know I'm not family". I hung up and got pretty upset. I felt like I was "not good enough" or not important enough to join with them in unwrapping gifts. I stewed and cried and then called him up and yelled at him that he really hurt my feelings etc... I was really mad by then. After all I had been with him on again off again for over a year and attended all the other family functions, I felt rejected. I told him I would come over at the "appointed" time. So I got Sarah ready to go to her Grandma's and I decided to go geocaching. I should never have gone to the first two I went to. I had to break snow through a field for about 1/4 mile. It was very strenuous. Then after I found that cache, I went on to try and find the next. I ended up going under the road bridge and was exhausted. I climbed up the snowbank which was very steep and got onto the road and walked back to my car. I will go back in the spring for the second one. I drove up the highway to the Wal-mart thinking they would be open. They weren't. So I went north to another geocache. Where I parked said it was .54 miles away. So I hiked in. The trails were well packed down and I found it after about an hour. My right leg was really hurting from the groin to the knee with each step. I must of strained something. After I found the cache, instead of backtracking, because I had taken some shortcuts through the woods, I followed the nearest trail out to the road. Turns out I was on a road about 1/2 mile or more from my car as the bird flies. On foot on the road about 3-4. I was exhausted and though I would hitch a ride. Who picked me up is another story for another day! It turned out to be a very strange coincedence! So I went back home got the gifts ready to bring to Dave's. I was warmly greeted but still felt like I didn't belong anymore. I talked to Dave privately and he said it was his Mother's idea because we were "off and on again". I guess I can see their point, but now it will be off again and permanately. I tried to cuddle up to Dave but nothing was reciprocated, more like tolerated I think. I think alot of it was my fault too, because of my situation I think I used Dave because he was convenient and his family was nice to me. I don't see any future there. He is too attached to living with his parents and has views and opinions I don't like. I think next year, I will make Christmas here with the kids and let it be that. I am tired of having to wait to be invited to someone's house and feeling like a moocher.
I'm sorry this turned into another negative entry. I just had to get it off my chest.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
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