Lots of tears today.
This one ranked pretty high up on Katie's emotion scale.
It's as if the immediate reality of the situation is hitting Tessa — and watching her trying to process it is almost unbearable. I don't want to go into all the sad details. She's just battling through it.
There aren't really any new developments from a medical standpoint that are worth mentioning tonight.
I guess the extreme optimist would say that Tessa's show of emotion today is clear evidence that's she's getting more with it...after all it's a natural reaction that you would expect and even hope to happen for any 2 year-old that's going through something like this. I might even be more worried if I never saw her shed a tear at all. So from that standpoint, the show of emotion is reassuring...but it's just hard to witness as a parent.
TESSA, thinking of your constant tears and the agony that your mommy and daddy are experiencing while caring so lovingly for your needs, is forcing me to look for some way to view your situation from a brighter and simpler perspective--one with lots of sunshine. Maybe we can all view this period of torrential tears as your awakening towards the end of a horrendous thunderstorm that has temporarily stopped you, and your mommy and daddy, from getting on with the joys of your vibrant young lives. I am going to think of your continuing tears as raindrops and view them from the context of this simple poem ("I'm Waiting For A Rainbow," By Judy Lalli):
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for a rainbow,
I'm waiting for the sun.
I'm waiting for the rain to stop
So I can play and run.
I know I should be patient,
But waiting's such a pain.
I guess I'll have to pass the time
Appreciating rain.
Tessa, get all that rain out and chase the clouds away. Go girl!
I feel you on this one. Keeping the positive vibes flowing on this end ... Elijah is looking at an 18 month recovery from his own surgery, similarly with lots of ups / downs ... so I can relate. big love,
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