sharp words

[gratefuladdict]

“It’s an outpatient procedure - just a minor excision. For an older child, we would just use a local anesthetic, but we can’t count on cooperation with children this young. It’s safer to put them under with general anesthesia.”

Excision. Excision.I can see the scalpel in my mind’s eye, imagine the table of sterile instruments. But every time I

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[murielle]

As always, when you write about your son you touch my heart in a profound way.

Beautifully written. Deeply moving.

[gratefuladdict]

Thank you! He is my whole world. Both of them are!

Precious Little Boy, Wonderful Mommy

[ext_3004982]

*sob* Tears are streaming down my face.

I'm scared to death, though I know it helps nothing.

Much love to you, Dear One.

Re: Precious Little Boy, Wonderful Mommy

[gratefuladdict]

We will get through it!!! ♥

[finding_helena]

It's so hard watching them stick our kids. The first round of shots was particularly hard for me with Amelia. As she's gotten bigger it's a little less so. But I suspect a surgery would still make me go to pieces.

[gratefuladdict]

It's just so hard when you can't explain it to them, when they can't understand why you're doing it, that you're trying to help. Breaks my heart!

[kathrynrose]

When I read this - It was the first time his skin had ever been broken. - I thought, "That's a powerful sentence.

And then I read this - He trusted me less after that, and I couldn’t blame him.

Wow.

[gratefuladdict]

I never could have imagined how much loving a child could build you up and tear you down at the same time.

[adoptedwriter]

Awwwww.... I remember when my Fuzzy1 was hospitalized as a 2 year-old. It was harder on me than it was for her most of that week.

Aw

[gratefuladdict]

I believe it!! We as parents get to do all of the worrying and make the tough decisions!!!