What a week. Michellie has been suffering through eating this week. She has endured stabbing pains, cramps, fatigue and clouded thinking. We have also noticed her fuse is shorter, and she has a reduced amount of concentration abilities. We should be all done with this nonsense by Sunday.
Michellie put her best foot forward to try some of the techniques in her "depression" handout. She and her buddies at school noted that it really speaks for pretty much all teenagers. So, Michellie is feeling a little less threatened by the whole thing. She went jogging to get more active, and she went with a group of friends hiking in the Coal Mines on Saturday. She really has tried to be active, engaged and participating.
Michellie's surgery is Thursday morning at 9, so we are heading to Halifax in a few minutes. David has pink eye, so he is staying to hold down the fort and recoup. (In fact, Michellie had to drive him to emergency yesterday because the eyes were swollen to golf balls. Thank goodness for her Alberta Learners). After surgery Michellie has a CT scan at 2, and then we hope to be on the road for home. Thank you for holding her in your thoughts tomorrow morning as she celebrates this momentous occasion. She is very excited about getting the bump out of her chest and getting back to a more "normal".
I met with the teachers yesterday to determine Michellie's preparedness for Grade 11. She has done extremely well with all of her assignments and the teachers were very pleased with her efforts and her work. With all that is still going on for her, we are in awe at the strength and determination that she continues to shine with. She is still working at Math, and she will have to write an exam next week to show that she can do the work. The math teacher is not convinced she is ready, but Michellie is ready to challenge the odds and show she can complete this course. We look forward to getting off wheat and letting her study with a clear mind next week so she can easily do the exam. Her art work really impressed the teacher, so we know that Michellie has some of the incredible talents that her artist Grandma's possess. Thank you for passing those talents down.
We will try to update the news of surgery as soon as we can. Thank you and HUGS to all of you still reading.
