Ivey-Lou-Hoo had her cast removed today. Leg looks great. And yep, it was a nice little break. Still no idea of how or even when she actually broke it, but all in the clear now. And even though I know we did pretty "good" getting her to the right doc in a reasonable amount of time - still I can't imagine that Ivey actually had a broken leg and we/I didn't know instantly. But in good Ivey fashion, a broken leg didn't slow her down... not one bit. I, on-the-other-hand, not so much. Seriously, how do you not know your child broke her leg? So as you can imagine this has spun me into a tailspin of wanting to give her communication skills. Where we try to make light of so many things, for sanity purposes, things like this seem to whisk me back into a sharp state of reality. So today I did what I have done on countless attempts, all unsuccessful, but I keep thinking that eventually someone out there will do this tiny little thing...write a book on the...
Confessions from the mind of this sleep deprived mom navigating the world of complex medical needs, deafblindness, and special education. And y'all, it may not always be pretty, but it's real, and it's always for the love of Ivey.