In March of 2004, Mattie was almost two years old. That weekend we took him to the DC Children's Museum. This was the first and only time Mattie visited that museum. The museum featured all sorts of vehicles and Peter was trying to show Mattie the motorcycle. Mattie loved anything and everything that moved. But his eyes were transfixed on the RED fire engine, featured on the left hand side of this photo (out of view).
Quote of the day: I'm exhausted trying to stay healthy. ~ Steve Yzerman
I am working hard at trying to pass a kidney stone, if that is even possible. So much about our physical health is really out of our hands. I learned this early in life, when seeing Mattie diagnosed with cancer. The kidney specialist gave me Flomax to take, which is typically a drug given to men. However, in women,
the drug is prescribed to help with bladder blockages or obstruction to help urinate more easily.
I find all of this immensely funny, because now on top of kidney stone issues, I am facing the side effects of Flomax. Which includes congestion and extreme tiredness. The kind where you don't feel like you can keep your eyes open! The reason I find this so ironic, is that my kidney stones are a result of taking a migraine medication for two years. So I tried to manage the headache, but in the process got kidney stones. It just seems to me when you work with the medical community on one issue, several others appear to pop up!
In the process of all of this, the doctor's office called me to schedule a surgical procedure for March 21, in case I don't pass the stone. I understand the importance of doing this, but honestly I am hoping my body works with me to push this out on its own.
For me, it has been one physical issue after the other, with very few breaks in between. I know I have talked to other moms whose children have/had cancer, and they report similar health concerns. Which simply reminds me how intertwined our emotional health is to our physical health. There is something about childhood cancer that is so detrimental to a parent's health, and though research may shed some light on this phenomenon, I have lots of anecdotal evidence to confirm my feelings.
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