2yrs; Day 800 – Pituitary Tumor

Hi Everyone, As you know we saw all of Corey’s doctors prior to our Thanksgiving trip. The preemptive checkups were needed to clear Corey for her first flight. We returned home to a mountain of mail and several phone messages which included a generic voice mail from...

2yrs; Day 796 – we miss you mom

When you’re a child your Mom protects you, feeds you, teaches you to dress yourself and do your hair. She plays with you, shows you how to draw a cat on a fence, how to cook, plan parties, wrap presents and cover a school book using a brown paper bag from the grocery...

2yrs; Day 795 – MRI; can we both fit?

Hi Everyone, Well…this is one day I hope we DON’T have to repeat anytime soon!! Poor Corey was an anxiety riddled mess. Normally she handles getting blood drawn quite well, but Medicaid changed their provider from Quest to LabCorp so the office was brand new…NOT a...

2yrs; Day 730 – Earthquake analogy

Hi Everyone, One of my favorite analogies to describe the affects of Traumatic Brain Injury is the Earthquake Map. Imagine taking a trip in your car (using a road map not your GPS) and you happen upon a section of the road that was destroyed by an earthquake....

2yrs; 2 months – our first dance

Hi Everyone, I closed Friday’s post with the correct adjective ~ Celebrate. I will be turning 50 on the 15th but we started the celebration on the 1st. It was a great night with Family and Friends. We danced, laughed, told stories and of course one of the highlights...

2yrs; Day 786 – met a “new” parent

Hi Everyone, Corey was very tired today…could still be jet lag. She barely made it through her session with Kate from 11-12. (When her eyes start to droop we call it 5 o’clock eyes). Nothing a nap and lunch couldn’t cure. Then it was back to PT. During our session...