We Have a Plan!

Macy is improving, and we have some plans put into place!  She seemed better quickly, however by Wednesday she seemed to have a little lung involvement. We headed to see her doctor on Thursday.  They said she was moving air okay, but was very junky.  They started her on an antibiotic to help keep her lungs clear and avoid pneumonia.  We also increased nebulizer treatments to help.  She'll be finished with that by Monday, and will be done on Saturday with the Tamiflu. We head by to the doctor's office on Friday, March 29th for a pre-op visit.  Why pre-op?  Because her surgeries have been rescheduled for April 1st and April 3rd.

We are extremely blessed that we could reschedule so soon, especially because Dr. Superina is a very busy, important man.  Waiting too much longer would put Macy at risk again of another esophageal rupture.  We want to avoid that, and more banding procedures since they only band-aid the problem.  The only unfortunate part of this new schedule is that Macy will miss 2 weeks of school, and I will miss 2 weeks of work.  Fortunately when my students return from spring break, they will see a familiar face.  One of my dear friends, and former co-worker who retired 2 years ago is taking my class for those 2 weeks.  She has subbed for me before, and they are going to be in the very best hands!  I am so thankful for her offer to take my kiddos!  Something else that makes this extra special is that she was Macy's kindergarten teacher!

We are not sure what this means yet for Macy school-wise.  We have always been fortunate enough to schedule most surgeries and procedures when school is on break.  This year has been an exception.  She has already missed 12 days of school.   This is by far the most she has ever missed!  Only 1 of them was due to an illness rather than a surgery/recovery from surgery.  These next 10 will make over 20.  It makes me so upset just thinking about it.  We pride ourselves on good school attendance even through all of the craziness.  Which BTW, McKenna has perfect attendance this year so far!  I am hoping that my mom can head over to the middle school at the end of the first week, pick up her Week 1 and Week 2 work, and bring it to Macy when she comes up to see us. I can guarantee that Macy won't feel up to work the first week, but she might the 2nd week.       

Speaking of my mom.........the flu claimed her as well.  She started feeling pretty crappy on Tuesday.  She's back in sunny Florida now, so let's hope it helps her start to feel better soon.  Being the AMAZING mother/grandma that she is, she will be back to help out next weekend.  She flies in on March 30th.  We are unbelievably blessed to have all of her love and support, as well as my dad's for letting her leave so much.  I don't know what we would do without them!

Continue to pray for clear lungs, and 100% overall health for Macy as soon as possible!  Pray for my mom to recover from the flu as well!  Pray for a calm, relaxing week ahead of us while we put Macy in a bubble to keep her healthy!  Thank you so much for all of your constant kind words, prayers, and love for our family!