An Update
I don't want to take the time to summarize the past few days. That I will save for times of reflection and processing.
Wavey is still with us and bringing joy to each and every moment. She had a little rally over the weekend with some brighter eyes and even a tiny smile for me yesterday morning. Yesterday afternoon she began having more neurological symptoms. She was having small seizures and then one large one that was terrifying for all of us. Her little face looked so pained and she cried for the first time in weeks. It was heart wrenching. Her medications didn't seem to break the cycle and it took multiple doses before she finally fell asleep in peace for the night.
Last night our favorite doctor popped in for a visit. She has been out of town and after a long day at NIH drove to our home to see Waverly. It meant so much to us to have her here. She *knows* Wavey. And we trust her implicitly. We talked through what we have seen, what decisions we have to make, what is to come. Over the past few days I have felt overcome with feelings of regret and fear. Nervous we missed something or made a wrong turn. Her reassurance filled me with such a sense of peace.
Day by day.
Moment by moment.
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Thank you to everyone who has brought food, sent flowers & balloons, mailed cards, delivered candy, prayed, thought, texted, emailed, drove Oliver around, visited, shopped. We are grateful for our tribe of support and love.
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"The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.
So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.
It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts."
You certainly have embraced "Holland" each and every day. so much so, that there doesn't seem to be any room for regrets or wrong turns. How wonderful for Wavey to have you and Matt as her mum and dad. She is one loved and adored little girl...her cup is overflowing :)
xoxo
Laura
Heidi
Laura