Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Dr. Visit #2
I am starting to think that Mama Bear is here to stay. We go in for our CT Scan and everyone is mesmerized by Maggie. Her story seems to bring many people to tears on the spot. I ask God to use her story to plant seeds of His Grace and Mercy. They come in to sedate her and the meds are not working. I am sure she is thinking "not going to sleep in this crazy place." The nurse comes back in and decides to up her dose for fear her tantrum will wear the meds she already has off ... Second dose kicks in pretty fast and off to the CT room we go ... Can I just say my heart leaped to my stomach as I saw my precious little one under that huge machine lifeless... The nurse then says that instead of letting her sleep it off for 20 minutes we should probably let her sleep for 45 minutes ... My MIL went with me and was a huge help. She goes to get coffee comes back with a brownie (she knows me so well). I go to the bathroom and while I am gone a new nurse comes and decides to ignore the other nurses orders. My MIL is calling my cell phone while in the bathroom and I run back in to a screaming child who is being woken with out me there with a cold wash rag ... She is in a full on tantrum ...Kicking, screaming, eyes closed, throwing her head back, etc ... The nurses are not sure what to do ... I let them know quickly that she was not suppose to be woken up yet ... They aren't sure what to do and they are trying to tell me to watch her head ... LOL ... I said I have been dealing with this for a month, I am fine. They said they wanted her to drink before we could leave ... I let them know very quickly that this would last for at least 2 hours and that she would not be drinking ... I don't think they believed me because I walked around with her for 20 minutes waking up everyone else, until they decided to discharge us ... Should have listen to the MOM !!!
As soon as I walked out of the hospital she calmed down and feel asleep to High School musical in the car..
I will be honest I have never really had sick children that needed to be brought to hospital and I am learning quickly that I will have to be a Mama Bear quite often since I will be Maggie's only advocate ... We see the specialist Monday morning for him to go over the CT scan and discuss our surgery options ...
I am so encouraged by everyone and know that you all are in my prayers as a Thanksgiving to the Lord ...
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29 kind words.:
My prayers are with you, Mama Bear. You are an inspiration!! May you have a peaceful weekend. I'm already looking forward to your Monday blog entry after specialist appt.
Blessings,
Kim K.
you are the best mama bear ever, and isn't it wonderful our Heavenly Father is a daddy bear for us! :)
Love
Connie
You go mama bear. You know how crazy nurses can be-- think they know it all (ha ha) Love ya, praying for you, without ceasing.
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go Mama Bear...you know what is best for your daughter!! Sorry MIL had to deal with it for a minute but glad you arrived : )
prayers continue for all of you
Love that sister pic...such sweetness
What a great insperation you must be to others.
I do not know if you did or ever will post the story on little Maggie, but I am sure the two of you and the rest of the family will touch many a hearts.
God Bless you and please know many are continuing to pray for all of you.
Hugs,
Mr.Brian
Oh, how your beautiful girls take my breath away....
I have often referred to myself as a "She-bear with rabies protecting her baby cubs!" lol You're her Mama! YOu do what you have to do!
Sometimes I am baffled by the lack of "knowledge" by certain professionals.
You are in my prayers.
God bless and sweet dreams.
I agree with mommy24treasures -- you are the best Mama Bear ever! You handle Maggie's tantrums with such love and patience. She is so blessed to have you as her Mom. I am sure you are exhausted so please take good care of yourself too.
OMW.....I can't even get through a post of your's anymore without bawling my eyes out. I am just so thankful to our wonderful, heavenly Father for placing that beautiful, precious girl with you Gwen.....God knew you would be the perfect Mother for her! I know that it is all going to be ok.....I just know it deep down in my heart!
Hugs.....
S*
You go Gwen! We do sometimes have to let professional know that we do know more than them. It's like child birth. Your telling them that it's time and they want to tell you, not for another 2 hours. Till they check you and then they're running to get a doctor. =]
Have you noticed how much Emily has grown since you've brought Maggie home?! WoW! She is such a big girl now and a Wonderful big sister. It's written all in her smiles.=] I love the sister pictures! Thanks Continuely praying, the Medlin's
Gwen... You are an amazing woman... The picture of the girls is priceless... I love it...
I hope there are not anymore of those nurses.. becuase they may get a big ole claw from Mamma Bear...
Maggie is going to be fine.. once the dr's get her surgery done.. she will be fine...
She has the best family for her.. she knows that everyone loves her..
My thoughts and prayers are with you always..
Hugs to you..
Those dang nurses...gotta listen to Mama Bear! ;) Praying every night for you Gwen! God is GOOD!
I am continuing to pray for sweet Maggie. I love the pic....such sweet sisters :)
Mama Bears are the bestest advocates! You just follow those instincts and make them listen to you! Am LOVING the book and have just barely gotten started...can't wait to see what the next year brings...thank you! Thinking of you daily! Call me when you're sitting at the hospital with time on your hands....I'll take a break and come hang with you if you want some company. Love you!
Love you mama bear!
Mama Bear ALWAYA knows BEST!!!
Love you Mama Bear!
It was GREAT to hear your voice today...we need to try and TALK more often!
Look them square in the eye, Mama Bear and be that baby girl's advocate! You are doing exactly what you were called by God to do! He knew who Maggie needed to speak for her! And God DOESN'T MAKE MISTAKES!
Praying from Michigan.
You have been in my thoughts and prayers lately Gwen. I am so sorry Maggie had to go through all of that but it is wonderful that she has a precious Mom who prays over her like you do. It is even more wonderful that we have a Father to call on in our time of need and He takes care of us. Maddie is in my prayers and I pray that she will learn to trust more and more each day.
It's sad to say, but you are exactly right. Braden was very sick when he was about 15 months old. There were many times that if I had not been paying attention and known what was supposed to be done, mistakes would have been made. You have to be on top of it. You are such a great Mama Bear. I am praying for your family.
I am so happy tha Maggie has a Mama bear to watch over her now! Bless her heart!!
They must not see many children or either many mother bears.
As a nurse, I know that there are some people that somehow made it through nursing school, but just don't GET it. As a nurse, I will tell you what I tell anyone I run into...If someone is doing something wrong to you or your child, tell them or demand their boss! Do not just sit by and let incompetence take over the situation. Sounds like you have it under control. I knew you would, Gwen! :)
You are the GREATEST Mama Bear ever!! I am so proud of the way you are loving and protecting her through all of this crazy transition. I am praying and am always here for you!
Love,
Lindsey
Good for you Mamma Bear. You know your sweet little girl best. What a cute picture of the girls in the kitchen together.
Like everyone else on here, I'm proud of you, Mama Bear. You have to be stern when it comes to your children; I don't care who it is. I'm just very thankful to God that she won't remember her hurt when she was in China
your blog is always a period of reflection and prayer time for me. I am constantly amazed by your families faith and the goodness of your hearts. Continuing to pray.
Oh Gwen,
I am so glad to read that there are good options for Maggie. I hope that the CT turns out ok.
I am so sad though to hear that she is still having hard days. I will continue to pray.
I'm gonna say something here that may make you cry, Gwen....but it has really been on my heart ever since reading the story on Maggie..
"Life is not measured by the amount of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away"
Solely speaking for myself - although I think everyone would agree - that Maggie has absolutely taken my breath away...
God Bless you
Oh Gwen,
Unfortunately both of my sons had surgeries as babies and we spent a lot of time in the hosptial. i recently posted about my son's head surgery in fact. Yes, you have to be the Mama Bear. It is sad to say but no one else will advocate for her if you do not. I am praying for your family.
Kim