One week from today. That's when the munchkins' surgeries are scheduled.
I am stressing about this waaaaaay too much. I am not in control. I am not in control. I am not in control.
OK, not doing well turning it over to the One who is in charge.
Let me back up for you. When we scheduled these surgeries, we decided that having the surgeries on the same day is best for our family. Some people think we're nuts, and some people are super-supportive. It seems the super-supportive people are the ones who have done this sort of thing themselves, or who know us best, or who work at the surgeon's office. Anyhoo, the surgeon and the ENT were available together on September 28th so we grabbed that date up. The operating room peeps needed to juggle some surgery rooms around, but they made it work and got us in. Now the next day that both docs were available was November 22nd. So IF we can't do surgeries next Wednesday, September 28th, we're looking at postponing for months. And who knows if November 22nd is still available for both docs. And wouldn't it be not fun to be recovering around the holidays?
The reason it is best for the munchkins to do the surgery sooner is this: the sooner we close up their palates, the sooner we can start speech therapy so they can start learning to use their mouths correctly to eat and speak intelligibly. In the U.S., we do cleft lip surgery around 1-3 months old, and the palate surgery is done around maybe 7-9 months old. Yes, the munchkins are still young and they should do just fine, but David is already three years past when U.S. docs would have closed up that palate. That's alot of time in kid-years.
The reason I am stressing: we have a cold and cough living in our house. Great time to visit, you $@*)!# stinkin' cold/cough! Josh had the cough first, and he seems to be doing better already. He still has a runny nose. Now David has the cough, and today he is the one I am most worried about. Samuel has a runny nose, but I'm not sure that is anything new and he isn't coughing yet.
Please pray for the munchkins to get healthy. At least healthy enough to have surgery next Wednesday.
In the meantime, I'll work on trusting that it all will happen according to God's plan. I know it always does.
The Lord is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Psalm 28:7
Not that it matters, but I'd probably do them together too. I'll be praying they're healthy and that all goes well. I know this is a really BIG deal. But God has your precious boys and YOU in his tender hands...His love for you is great!
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you want Allison to come by and help out. She can play with Josh or give you a hand.
ReplyDeleteWe will be praying for all.