Do I have anything to say?: Tomorrow

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Tomorrow

Tomorrow my mom's youngest sister will be undergoing surgery for her breast cancer. I bought her a card to send weeks ago, but never sent it. I have only seen her once since her diagnosis and it was only briefly. (I also still haven't written thank-yous from my birthday that was HOW many weeks ago?!) The sad thing is that I don't think I can use the girls as an excuse, because there are plenty of times I just sit around knowing there are things I should be doing...I just don't do them.

So, if you find yourself in prayer tomorrow, I would appreciate them for my aunt, her husband and kids, for my grandparents (especially since one of my mom's other sister's had breast cancer surgery three years ago), and for my mom since this whole diagnosis and helping my aunt figure out what to do has been stressful for her.

Also, tomorrow will mark the fourth year in a row I will be attending a Thanksgiving Retreat. I wasn't sure I'd be able to make it work this year, but I'm so thankful it worked out. Each year, it has brought me exactly what I needed and I have no reason to believe this year will be any different (here is a link to last year's post about it that also contains a link to the previous year).

The teen told me tonight that her friends will not be spending the night after the dance on Saturday. I was really looking forward to hosting a sleepover for her birthday celebration, but it is what it is. I'm not sure if she has other ideas about what she wants to do for her birthday, but I guess will just have to wait and see. So far, I have not heard from her mom regarding birthday OR Thanksgiving plans. I suppose I haven't heard her plans for this weekend either, so I shouldn't be surprised!

Good night.

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Who's Who

Updated September 2013

I have one sister who is married and has two boys. "A" was born June 2009 and "I" was born March 2012. We are both really close to my parents and have lots of "family dinners".

I wrote a lot about my patients when I first started this blog. Some patients are still growing and thriving, and others have lost their battles.

My first foster placements lived with me from June 2010-September 2011. They were sisters who were 15 and almost 3 when they were placed with me and are now 18 and 5. I called M "the teen" and L "the little one". They live with their mom who still has many issues, but are doing well (ok) and I still have (not enough) contact with them.

My second foster placement came to me September 6, 2012. I call her Zoe and she turned 5 in April. She has cystic fibrosis and has been a patient on my floor at the hospital. The plan is still reunification.

Ivy is a 17-year-old whose mom died just before Thanksgiving. She has a Guardian, but is unable to live with him due to some family issues. She has no other family who is willing/able to take her. She moved in with me the beginning of February. She moved to a group home at the beginning of August as her needs were too great for me with my schedule and having another child with special needs.