Being Me…

Exploring what that means…

Swine flu and general misery…

What a week…basically, our entire house is miserable.  I guess that is usually the way it is, but this is particularly bad.  I have bronchitis and swine flu (possibly), my husband has swine flu (possibly), my daughter has a very bad cold, my son has a cough…and my uncle died today.

If things like this don’t make you want to just curl up in bed and pull the covers over your head, I don’t know what will.

I really dream of feeling normal again…lol, whatever that might actually be.  Seems like this has lasted forever, even though it is just a week now since it started for my husband.  I know this will pass, and really fairly quickly, given the medicine we’ve been given, but it sure doesn’t feel like it when you are going through it.  I will say that I am much for grateful for small things like clean laundry, peace and quiet, a good nap…

December 9, 2009 Posted by mmiller | Family | , | No Comments Yet

Great News indeed for our little one…

Well, as of 6/7, Alex is a big, “old” 4-year-old (ok, to him, old is dirty, but you get the meaning…).

On 6/11, Miss Sophie will be 2…sigh…I remember when I could hold and love on both of them…not so much these days.

Sophie had an appointment with the neurologist today. Her sleeping EEG isn’t as good as the doctor would like, but waking is almost normal! YAY! So, she will be starting another medicine day after tomorrow that the doctor says may make the seizures STOP…

I cannot begin to tell you what that would mean to me. Words fail me.

She had lots of seizures this past week…the idea that something could make them stop is unbelievable.

I cannot begin to put into words what this journey is like. I know some of you who read this will understand…but it is unreal.

June 10, 2009 Posted by mmiller | Children, Family | , , , , | No Comments Yet

The sound of pure joy…

It is 9:44 pm, my daughter (16 months) is still squealing with joy…and I am so very grateful.  She’s been so quiet and solemn for so long…I wondered if I would ever hear this.    I cannot even begin to describe what I’m feeling today.

Today, she’s been squealing, she smiled all day, she’s started picking up her cup and drinking out of it.  The progress that she’s made since she started her injections is UNBELIEVABLE.  I am so grateful for medical science.

I could listen to those squeals forever…   :-)

October 28, 2008 Posted by mmiller | Children, Family, Gratitude, Personal | , , , , | 2 Comments