We had quite a scary day today. I took Max and Madilyn to the Dr. for their routine check ups (6 months and 2 years). Everything was great with Max. He's in the 40th percentile for weight and 50th for height. He had to get four shots but he did ok.
Then it was Madilyn's turn. I had a couple questions for the Dr. So I asked him about her gums. They have been really red for about 4 months now and they don't seem to be getting better. Ever since she got that mouth infection. Anyway, he took a look at them, and he looked pretty confused. He ruled out gingivitis because the irritated area was more like in the crease where her lips meet her gums, rather than where her gums meet her teeth.
He then asked me if she's been bruising a lot lately or if she's been having nose bleeds. I told him she had quite a few bruises right now, but nothing that I thought were out of the ordinary. But she has had a couple nose bleeds in the last couple of months. After that he told me that he wanted me to take her to the hospital and get some blood work done on her to rule out Leukemia.
At first I was just like, "ok, we'll get to the hospital, get this taken care of and ruled out and everything will be fine..". But after it sunk in for a minute I just started shaking so bad and was so nervous. I called Mike and my mom and our families and asked them to pray for her. It just was so scary wondering if this was the moment that our lives would change forever. Mike came home and we had his mom stay here with Max. So both of us were able to be with her when she was having the test.
She did so good when they were taking her blood. I was so proud of her! She didn't move a muscle or cry or anything. She just sat there staring at the needle. After she was done they gave her a stuffed animal and some cookies so all was good! It was so hard waiting to hear from the Dr. It took about 3 hours and then I finally called asking if they had the results yet. She said they had just gotten them in and were about to call us and that everything was great!
Talk about relief!! I felt so overwhelmed with gratitude that she was healthy and I couldn't wait to give her a big hug and lots of kisses (she was napping :). I've had so many mixed emotions today and it's been such a rollercoaster. My heart just goes out to all of those who don't get good news. Who actually have to watch their children go through such scary diseases. I can't imagine how they feel! It has just really put things in perspective and it's been nice to remember what is really important in life. I'm so thankful to Heavenly Father for all of the blessings he has given us.
