The last few weeks seem like a blur. It has been one thing after another and I feel like we are barely coming up for air. On February 10th my grandfather passed away. He was 92 years old. He lived a long and full life. We were not expecting him to pass when he did. …
5 Reasons We Avoid the Hospital
Growing up I was a pretty healthy kid, as were my siblings. When we would get sick or injured we would go the doctor or hospital, they would give us medicine, casts, stitches, etc and then in a few days we would fine. Medicine to me was very black and white. However, after having Casey …
Beautiful Weekend
It was a beautiful weekend in Austin. On Saturday Casey and her troop went to Wyoming Springs Assisted Living to sell cookies to the residents. They all had a great time. The troop sold 50 boxes in just under 2 hours! They did awesome and I think the residents had fun hanging out with the …
Cookies, India, Nursing and More
A few times a year Tim as had to go over to India for work. He was there all of last week. I am never sure who is happier when he gets back home. They all worked really late one night so that people could get back a little earlier. I am so glad that …
Understanding PTSD
If you are anything like I was 10 years ago, when you hear the term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- PTSD you picture a solider coming back from the war. You picture this soldier with night terrors and rage dealing with the traumatic images and experiences he/she may have encountered on the front line. I talk …
A Little Bragging…
I have said it before and I will say it many times over, I am a very lucky girl. Not only do I get to be Casey’s mom- that on it’s own puts me in a class of lucky all on it’s own. But, I also have a pretty great husband. I have shown a …
So Long 2015!
We are a few days into 2016 now and I am pretty glad to see 2015 has ended. It was a rough year for Casey. I know as she gets older we will have more and more hard days, weeks, months, and years, but I am hoping 2016 is MUCH better than 2015. The Lows …
Caseyisms
Casey was born in 2006. If she had been born even a year or two sooner, chances are she would not have survived her birth. If it had been 3-5 years sooner, chances are I would not have survived either. Medicine is constantly advancing. This has put us in an interesting position. We often refer …
Where are you Christmas?
It has been unseasonably warm so far this fall/winter. There have been a few days with cold weather, but not many. When it is so hot that you break a sweat walking to your car and you are wearing tshirts and flipflops instead of boots and sweaters it makes it really hard to find your …
2015 Special Needs Holiday Party Wrapup
On Saturday, December 12th, we co-hosted our 4th Special Needs Holiday Party. We co-hosted with CPATH Texas for the second time and with the Palliative Care Team of Dell Children’s Medical Center. This was our first year hosting the event at Dell Children’s Medical Center. We took last year off, and came back bigger and …