Illness and Injury

Well, we had about 10, maybe closer to 15 days with Lily not being sick and then she got another ear infection. She had one in January, February, and now late March. We have an appointment set up for her to see the ENT. Her tubes are in but it's possible that they're blocked. We went awhile also with no seizures, but with the ear infection back, the seizures are rearing their ugly heads as well. Hopefully they will pull back as the antibiotic starts to work!

I sometimes worry about carrying Lily down the stairs because she is not only a whopping 33 pounds now, but she is a wiggle worm! Well about 2 weeks ago, while carrying her down, I started to fall but caught myself on one heel. I was just relieved that Lily was ok! But my foot hurt so I was walking a little limpy and two days later I slipped and hurt that foot again--that's when it started to swell. I didn't break it, but it was impossible to walk on it the pain was so intense. The doctor put me in a cast boot and on crutches and told me to stay off of it. I was thinking, yeah right...like how am I going to carry my daughter up to bed, or get her wheelchair out of the van while I'm on crutches! Thank goodness, my sweet husband was immensely helpful and did all the lifting! For the weekend, Kayla has come in for extra hours to help as well. I still cannot walk on my foot very well, but I think it has brought up the fact that we need to consider either a stair lift or a house that has a bed and full bath on the bottom floor. Oh, and I have a cold. I seriously hope Lily doesn't get it. Fingers crossed!!!

I really hope we're getting all of this sickness and injury out of the way so that we can have a healthy and fun summer!!!