I take Brooke to the helmet specialists tomorrow to be evaluated. I guess this has been a mix of good things and bad things. Obviously the bad being that my daughter will spend most of her babyhood in a helmet. I think what I'll miss the most is kissing her sweet head. And I guess I'll miss smelling her hair after she's had a bath, and I'll definitely miss putting little bows in her hair! And I can't imagine how it will feel nursing her with a large helmet rubbing against my arm. . . but enough of the bad!
I can definitely say I have a greater appreciation for people who have children who endure serious hardships. I take great comfort in knowing that Brooke's ordeal will be short-lived so I can't even understand how people deal with life-long ailments. My heart truly goes out to families in such situations.
Speaking of family, that is another thing that I have further appreciated. I have always felt like I have been blessed with a wonderful family, but it's nice to be reminded of just how great they are. I guess this is my thank you to them. It really touches my heart knowing that I have a mother who stood by and cried with me with the doctor was diagnosing Brooke and twisting on her neck. And what a blessing to have sisters who cried with me when they heard the news of the helmet. And in a disturbing way it was even a comfort when my father and brother made tasteless jokes in order to make me laugh through my tears! I sincerely hope Brooke can one day feel the same way about her family as I do.
And as to the helmet, the people said it typically takes anywhere from 3 weeks to a month to get it made so somewhere in the near future we'll be posting pictures of our peanut in her new duds!
I can definitely say I have a greater appreciation for people who have children who endure serious hardships. I take great comfort in knowing that Brooke's ordeal will be short-lived so I can't even understand how people deal with life-long ailments. My heart truly goes out to families in such situations.
Speaking of family, that is another thing that I have further appreciated. I have always felt like I have been blessed with a wonderful family, but it's nice to be reminded of just how great they are. I guess this is my thank you to them. It really touches my heart knowing that I have a mother who stood by and cried with me with the doctor was diagnosing Brooke and twisting on her neck. And what a blessing to have sisters who cried with me when they heard the news of the helmet. And in a disturbing way it was even a comfort when my father and brother made tasteless jokes in order to make me laugh through my tears! I sincerely hope Brooke can one day feel the same way about her family as I do.
And as to the helmet, the people said it typically takes anywhere from 3 weeks to a month to get it made so somewhere in the near future we'll be posting pictures of our peanut in her new duds!
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I know how upsetting it is when things happen to our children, things we can't immediately fix and make all better. The time will go by quickly though and in the end all will be okay. Unfortunately for you the memory will always be there but Brooke will have no memories of any of this. She will look as cute or probably cuter in her little helmet. Thank goodness she is healthy in everyway and the time will soon pass. She is still a little peanut. Let me know what I can do to help.
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