This is what I get for making fun of Hank every time he runs into my trailer hitch...I tried to act like this didn't hurt because I was at the garden shop:(Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
We found out that he was an Eastern River Cooter which is an aquatic turtle. After we put him in the pond we made a raft. It's a good thing we weren't on Gilligan's Island bc I don't think we would have gotten far! This is the best we could do with what we had. Stella wanted to make a sail, but she just ended up splashing the water to get it to go. It was a fun way to spend the morning. 
Hank and Shelby caught this little guy this morning as they were leaving for school. Stella and I decided he would be a good subject for her "homeschool" this morning. We researched what kind of turtle he was, colored a picture of him and I gave her a little test to see if she remembered the info. we researched. Then we put on our boots and went to Flourine's frog pond to set him free!
My kids holding my mom:)
Wanda (Hank's mom)We celebrated mother's day yesterday with our moms. This Mother's Day was very special to all of us because after so much loss (Hank's dad 1 year ago this month, my Papa Jack a few weeks ago and Stella's illness), we realize how lucky we are to have each other. So much can change in an instant!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Notice her new sunglasses! She is very light sensitive right now so we got some new shades:)
Yesterday (Wednesday) Stella went to 2 more dr apts. She had to go have pictures of her optic nerve taken for doctors in Ohio. I will have to scan them in and put them out here. I was amazed at the difference in hers and a normal optic disc. It really made me realize how this affects vision. Doctors in Ohio insisted she start Diamox so we did last night. This should help save her vision. The eye drs explained that the optic disc is an extension of the brain so it's bulging because of her high pressure. The first thing to go is perephiral vision which is something she can't tell us. So Friday she has to have a field vision test which is something they never do on children her age becuase it's long and difficult. She is very cooperative for all of this so they are going to try. I was a little nervous when Dr. Sood said she had never put a child on Diamox (she has like 4500 patients). We didn't have a choice though. She is feeling pretty good right now. I am so proud of her for going through all of this without really complaining. I know she misses her friends. I took her for a pedicure in between apts. yesterday to reward her. In the picture above they were poking this thing right on her eyeball to measure pressure in her eyes and she tried to hard to sit perfectly still. Dr. Roach in Ohio is working very closely with Dr. Sood to manage Stella's care. If we go out to see him we will wait until week after next when he is back from vacation, but I don't know if we will even have to since he is ordering everything to be done here. He is still reviewing MRV to see what he thinks about narrowing.
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