Just a quick note that Ben went into surgery at 8:30 this morning Quebec time. I was able to put him to sleep myself. He continues to amaze us all! His surgery will likely take most of the day. I will do a quick update to this post when he gets out.
Category: Mom’s Blog
If worry was an Olympic Sport
If worry was an Olympic sport, I think I'd bring home the gold. Before you even start reading, I apologize; I have a lot of time on my hands. This is what I think it would look like if worrying was an Olympic sport. ************************************************************************** Announcer Bob: Well it's looking to be a grey day [...]
If this was Survivor…
So here we are at our 39th day in the hospital. That means if this were Survivor we'd have a one in three chance of winning a million dollars. Now as I stand before Tribal council (or Ben's growing collection of bears, stuffies, and Courage) I look within and ask myself ...did I outwit, outlast, and [...]
The Gift of Hope
One of the most difficult lessons that I have learned over the past few years was that I can't give hope to someone. It is not up to me to tell someone else that everything will be fine. I really resisted this idea at first, but over time I think I am starting to get [...]
Pajama Party
Imagine this conversation: Karen (to accountant) Hi there - I've printed out all my profit and loss statements for last year. I wasn't sure if this was the balance sheet you were looking for. Does that look right to you? Do you think I need to include the receipts for the new computer software I've been [...]
Surgery Postponed…
So we took some more x-rays today, and Benjamin's surgery has been postponed for a few weeks to March 27th. At that time we will still be vulnerable to further postponement because we will require an ICU bed at Montreal Children's Hospital, but for now that is our new intended surgery date. Although I am [...]
Beyond Language
I am always amazed at the instant connection hospital parents have with each other. It is a connection that goes beyond culture, language, and class. One of the volunteer jobs that I have at my local hospital is peer mentoring. This job entails the volunteers (hospital parents) to go and orient new parents to the hospital and [...]
Hospital Negotiations 101
Clinic Waiting Area - Shriner's Hospital 🇨🇦
La Culture de Montreal – Part I
So, one of the things that I do around here to keep sane (arguable) is to try to escape (somewhere) at least once a day. I usually try to do this while Benjamin is at school in the mornings. I like to either go for a run around the neighborhood or walk around the shops [...]
I’m gonna need 250 cc’s of Cabernet…STAT!!!
Alright....so today we are at 14 pounds of traction. I have noticed a few changes over the weekend, nothing too alarming EXCEPT THAT MY KID NOW LIKES TO HANG FROM HIS SCREWS!!! Ummmmm....yeah...that's right. No, I'm not joking. The staff here say that Ben is quite the acrobat with his halo...yay! He LOVES doing hangy things, which [...]
Crooked Journey 