Jemma with her hair fixed like her momma got done I left the hospital yesterday for a few hours. A friend of mine from high school set it up for me to get a complimentary hair cut at a local beauty school. I hesitated but asked the nurse straight out if Jemma was good for me to leave and she said she was and to go. So, I did. When I got back, Jemma had the pink barrette in her hair and her … [Read more...]
A small hope from Jemma #PrayersForJemma
This is what I have seen every day for the past week. One week ago today my baby went for a procedure and came back to me like this... my heart hurts. It has been a week since I have seen the beautiful smile of my precious baby girl. A week since I heard her cry. A week since she said "mama" or "baba". Her limited vocabulary grew as we have been here in the hospital. Prior to her PICU stay, … [Read more...]
The continued nightmare
One thing I forgot to mention in my last post was one thing that set me off when we were in APC getting ready for the procedure. They wanted to put dilating drops in her eyes and check her eyes. I was adamant that I did not want her to feel those drops. I have had my eyes dilated and it doesn't feel good. I did not want her to have to deal with that because I could not explain it to her. I … [Read more...]
My worst nightmare
It has been some time since I have been able to get here to the blog. I know that isn't completely new but this time I have a real, and horrible, reason. You see everything in my life changed on January 1st. Jemma was coughing a little bit on the 31st of December and I slept in a chair with her that night. On the 1st, she was still coughing. When I pulled her into my lap for a nap, I heard … [Read more...]
