July 16, 201511 yr for sending me a PM to ask after my well-being! I've been MIA these past few days as a result of a disruption to my usual routine LOL!!! In a nut shell.... My youngest daughter, Heidi, in Vic, with 2 kids, (I'm in South Oz) another daughter in Darwin with 5 kids, and another in Qld with 4 kids, and 3 grandies (yep! that makes me a GREAT grandie) anyway, my 'baby' has a little girl, Lucy, 20mths now, born with Di George syndrome.... Mercifully, her lip was fine.. in fact ALL of her outside is fine, but cleft palate, heart problems, 1 kidney, etc.. means a few ops between now and ...? her first is the cleft in her palate, as that stops her from forming words... at the same time they've inserted grommets into her ear canals so she can hear better too.. ANY way, I've always "popped over" each and every time Heidi needed me, but this time, I couldn't ... so promised I'd "be there" 24/7 via mobile phone! and many a time, we've spoken including 1 morning at 4.30am when a nurse told her "you're her mother, you do it!" in regard to administering pain meds into her mouth...! Well, Heidi is shall we say, "highly strung" and gets upset EXTRA quickly, but all in all, handles Lucy's issues SOO well!! I mean, in the beginning, I was there a lot, so she could sleep, as Lucy would burp and choke (due to the cleft) and so she was afraid to sleep... There's a LOT more, but suffice to say, it was taking it's toll on me.. not the BEING there for her, but the uprooting my 'home' my haven... y'know? and living out of a suit case... no peace.. So this time I 'took a stand', given Josh, my SIL, had 10 days off work, and HIS family is there.. just around the corner!!!! Lucy is recovering well, thank God, and Heidi is doing well, given the circumstances... and I believe that this experience will strengthen her, if that makes sense... This is also for anyone else who's been wondering if I'm ok! and it dawned on me, when I saw the email, that I've been through this rather emotionally taxing time, withOUT cigis!!!! Once again... THANK you Beacon, for caring enough to message me!!! xox :wub:
July 17, 201511 yr My goodness your plate is full! I had wondered also. Thanks for letting us know. Hugs!
July 17, 201511 yr Good for you going through this stressful time without having to smoke. Smoking never helps or adds value to any situation.
July 17, 201511 yr Good news that you've done it minus cigs. It means the next time a similar trigger occurs your brain will remember we can do this without them - it makes each trigger faced down easier the next time until it doesn't trigger. I hope things improve soon for Heidi and her daughter, and you of course. That all sounds pretty stressful. x
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