Last week and next week are our weeks of appointments!  I’m not sure exactly how all six of us all need to see the dentist at the same time every 6 months, but we do.  Add to those 6 appointments an orthodontist appointment got Julia, a periodontist appointment for Madi (a receding gum issue), hair appointments for me and the poodle :) , an ENT appointment for Madi to discuss fixing her ruptured ear drum, Madi’s bi-annual Shriners’ appointment, and a neurologist appointment for an evaluation for Madi’s muscle biopsy and nerve conduction study and you have a fairly full two weeks!  That doesn’t even count two Cotillions, leading a volunteer training for 50 volunteers and having regular staff meetings with three groups during that same 2 weeks.  Oh, and we lead a Family Movie Night and we’re involved in a few skits for our students’ Disciple Now weekend.  Wow, can someone say, “you should’ve taken a ‘How to properly schedule your family’s appointments and activities so you don’t kill yourself’ class?”

Seriously, while we are looking forward to having these appointments behind us, I want to ask you to pray for my sweet Madi.  When we went to the ENT to schedule her surgery, we found out she has an ear infection…we had already scheduled this surgery twice but had to cancel both times because of an  ear infection.  There is no need to repair a ruptured ear drum if you are still getting infections that could rupture it again.  The doctor feels like this was caused by a build up of wax and the ear couldn’t drain properly.  Its different that an inner-ear infection.  So, we are treating it with drops and will go back in a week or so (oh, I forgot to add that appointment!) to see if its cleared up and to have her hearing screened.  She then goes back March 2, for a pre-op physical and the surgery is scheduled for March 25.  It is a simple out-patient surgery but she will have to stay home a few days to heal.  Hopefully, some of her hearing loss will return after the surgery.

Also, Madi will be having a muscle biopsy and nerve conduction testing later this year.  These are being done at the encouragement of our doctors at the Shriner’s Hospital to help determine what exactly is the cause of her muscle deficiency.  They are painful and she will have to be sedated.  I am not looking forward to these what so ever, but if it gives us the information we need to help her, it will be worth it.  She is a brave girl but mom’s never want to see their children hurt.  We’ll keep you updated…

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