Tonight's picture was taken several days before Halloween of 2005. Mattie was three years old and at that point he was in preschool. Mattie was so excited about Halloween and together we created his calico cat costume. I still remember going to buy felt material at the crafts store and cutting out these patches and gluing them onto a sweat suit. Sweat suit material was Mattie's fabric of choice for most of his costumes! Unfortunately Mattie never made it to Halloween. He got very ill with sepsis and was hospitalized. We spent Halloween at the hospital. This particular hospital did not have a peds program or a child life professional. Honestly the doctors and nurses did not know how to care effectively for a child much less meet Mattie's psychosocial needs. Mattie was upset being in the hospital, but I assured him he could use the calico cat costume the following year. Which we did!
Quote of the day: If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist's office would be full of luminous ideas. ~ Mason Cooley
The saga of my tooth issue continues. I have been dealing with this tooth since APRIL! As I reported on October 10, I had a root canal. It was very needed and I made the right decision. However, the endodontist who performed the root canal, is not the professional who places in my permanent crown. I had to go back to my own dentist today for this procedure. Like before, I felt just great before my dentist touched my mouth. Today he removed the temporary partial crown and placed on the permanent partial crown. I could tell when the crown was popped onto my tooth that it did not fit well. You know the feeling of putting a round peg in a square hole. Well that is how it feels. It feels like a foreign objective is in my mouth and it feels like the crown is so tight that it is putting pressure on my other teeth. I told him this today, and he felt that this sensation would go away in a few days! Needless to say, I am NOT holding my breath. I am SO SO tired of this tooth issue, which I have been living with for almost 8 months now.
Meanwhile on top of that tomorrow I begin the prep for a colonscopy on Halloween. Given that I have never done this prep before, the fear of the unknown is high. It's not the start of a good week!
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