Thursday Colby got massage therapy. It's one of the services
he gets through Hosparus. The lady who does it says it's actually touch/relaxation
therapy, not really a massage. Whatever you call it, Colby seems to really like
it. This time I sat him up on his side so she could get to his back. He was in
relaxation heaven. The massage therapist has been asking me for months if I
would like a massage, too. I finally got smart and said heck yeah! So when she
comes next month she'll bring her massage chair thingy. Need to make sure I
have a nurse that night so I can actually enjoy it and not have to worry about
Colby. Can't wait.
Friday while Colby was at school I made some phone calls.
Wish I had a shiny quarter for every gosh darn call and follow-up call I've ever
made. I called the nurse in Ortho regarding scheduling Colby's pre-op appointments.
Aren't you proud of me? Then I noticed Saturday she had returned my call and I
missed it. What?! How in the world did I miss her call?! I was home all day!
She must have called back in the 5 minutes I was outside helping get Colby off
the bus. Figures. I'll call her back today, and we'll see if we can't get that
process started. Yuck. Apria has finally billed Colby's secondary insurance to
see if they will pay for his Neocate Jr. The status is "pending."
Yeah, pend this, you freakin' dipshits.
Our weekend was uneventful, which is a good thing really. Colby's
dad and stepmom brought him 2 new fish for his fish tank. One gold bubble eye
goldfish and one black bubble eye goldfish. They are very odd looking
creatures. So far, so good. The 3 are getting along swimmingly (haha) and no
floaters yet. When the nurse got here I went to work to make up for the hours I
had missed earlier in the week. We're supposedly getting a new nurse. She
called off her first day, which was supposed to be Saturday. That didn't settle
well with me at all, as you can imagine. She did show up yesterday, so we'll
see.
Colby is off school today for MLKJ Day. I'm getting ready to
get him up for the day. This boy is definitely going through puberty! A year
ago he would have been wide awake by 8AM, but he's in there now just snoozing
away. The apartment office sent out a memo that they need to turn off the water
today from 10A to 3P because of "major plumbing issues" that they
need to resolve. In other words, they need to batch up some ghetto pipes around
here. I absolutely hate it here, have I mentioned that lately?! Of course they
need to turn off the water on a day when we're both home all day. I'm prepared,
though. I've already had a shower. I've made Colby's food and have filled all
my pitchers with water to have throughout the day. Colby is getting pet therapy
today, another service through Hosparus. When I first thought of pet therapy, I
thought of a cute, yippy little lap dog. Oh no. The dog that comes here for
Colby is a black lab mix. Her name is Sugar and Colby absolutely loves that
dog. We lower Colby's bed and let Sugar get in bed with him. It's amazing to
watch Colby relax with Sugar. His heart rate drops down into the 80's, and he
moves that little hand all he can to pet Sugar. It's so sweet and touching to
watch.
Okay, off to get kid up. Sorry there's nothing more exciting
to report. We've just been trucking along, getting through this cold, dreary
winter the best we can. Colby remains healthy and I remain sane, for the most
part. Guess that's news enough to report, really. There was a time when "uneventful,
survival, healthy and looking forward" was all I wanted for us. Now it's
here and I'm not really sure what to do with it, but I'm learning!
No comments:
Post a Comment