Ames’ tests at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are officially over (whew). It was a long night for the both of us. Here is a picture of her all hooked up (small photos because I took them on my phone):
And one with the infamous Ducky:
A long night, but a smiling girl on the bus afterwards:
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Hey, new reader here. Sorry this has to be the post I drop a comment on. Glad things appear ok though, what a cutie.
From the posts I’ve read so far though, you are totally my heroine!
That is so Amy (or any of your kids for that matter) – to be smiling for a camera even when she is covered in tape and tubes!
I’m not entering the holidays in a “dark mood.” As far as being thankful . . . if I get bummed out I just remind myself that my friends in Louisiana and Mississippi have been through hell and are still in it, and I was very lucky not to have lost anything more than an AC unit and other minor things to Katrina. After living down there for most of a decade, I learned that hurricanes put life in perspective, just as devastating tornados did when I was growing up in Kentucky and we lost trees and a garage and our sandbox (on a roof several miles away, after my brother had been playing in it moments before the 74 tornado hit), but never our lives or all of our belongings, scary as it could be. Family photos, people, life .. . that’s all that matters. And we’re here. And for that we should be grateful. Past generations had far worse luck and far shorter lives. Kelly, you and Chris have SO much. I’m glad you’re both smart enough to see it.