Dr Mom

Over the 26 years I have been a mom, I have gotten somewhat of an education of odd, random medical terms. One of the first I remember was an axillary temperature. I had no idea that you could do that. I was laying in bed the other night thinking though a long list of words that I know now - medical words or developmental words. Some sound big, but aren't. Like Juvenile Xantho Granuloma. How about Twin to Twin Tranfsusion Syndrome? That was a scary one. That nearly killed one of our twins.

Proprioceptor
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Sensory Integration Disorder
Valvoplasty
Nephrologists
Wry Neck
Auditory Processing Disorder
Transverse Presentation
Accutane and its scary side effects
FLK
Convulsions
Glioma
Astrocytoma
Hematoma
W Sitting

On top of all these illnesses, there is also the normal vomiting, diarrhea, croup, asthma, chicken pox, etc... I have done all that too. All of these words have happened to my kids. All have happened to me too. When your kid has a sickness, you have it too. You feel pain and fear and recovery. Differently than they do, but you still feel it. You sit and wait with them. You worry and pray, hoping for the best. Wonder what will be the long term effects. In these situations, being a mom is draining at best. I remember sitting in the waiting room waiting for Luke to come out of surgery when he was 18 months old. The doctor come out and said he was fine.. that it went well. And I fell apart. Tension had held me together all day.

They don't tell you what you sign up for at the beginning. It is all decorating, picking out names, shopping and dreaming. All of that is great too. But this part is hard work.