First, the good news:
Madeline has officially been released from any further check-ups following all the problems she was having with her eyes and cranial pressure from just over a year ago. We are SO glad to finally have all of that completely behind us, and are eternally grateful that all ended well. It was a terrifying, immensely stressful time, but other than a lingering dislike of doctors, Madeline appears to have no lasting ill effects. Her vision is perfectly normal, and there is no sign that there ever even was swelling in her cranial nerves. Here are some pictures from those days, showing what a trooper she was, even in the midst of it all:
After good news like that, our "tragedy" is not actually all that awful, but we are sad to report that we have lost Madeline's beloved "Puppy". Puppy was a gift from Aunt Karen, from before Madeline was even conceived (though we were trying), and has been one of her all-time favorite "friends" for her whole life. He accompanied us on a journey to the store on Friday, and sadly, upon arriving home, was nowhere to be found. We tried calling the store, and customer services checked everywhere we'd been, but to no avail. After returning from our trip to Cambridge to see the doctor, we retraced our steps and checked all the stores again ourselves, but still no luck.
Puppy, we will miss you...
For nostalgia's sake, here are a few pictures from the early days, when he still looked new and fluffy, rather than raggedy and "well-loved" (he can also be seen in the picture above, helping Madeline through the ordeal of her weeks in the hospital...):
9 comments:
I am so glad all is well with your daughter!!! I had no idea you guys went through so much during the last year...what happened? did she fall? I can imagine how relieved you are...
Also, I am sorry about the puppy...he was a cute one :) My kids have their puppies and animal friends as well...so cute...
No, she didn't fall. Her eye just suddenly turned inward, out of nowhere. From that, several other problems were discovered, all of which are fine now. They never did really figure out what actually caused all of the problems.
I am so glad to hear everything is okay with Madeline. The pictures are absolutely precious! I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of the puppy. Hopefully she can find another toy just like him to spend lots of time with. ;o) She is a blessing!
I didn't know madeline had eye problem until I saw the pictures. Glad that she is fine now. She is a happy, smart and active girl. Sorry about the puppy, hope she could find another one soon.
hooray, you're all done! i can't imagine the relief! big hugs for you! and so sorry about puppy. thankfully, my kids don't have anything they would be devestated to loose...but i still have my blanket from babyhood, lol! ah well, c'est la vie...
Your daughter is so lovely and you are so blessed that all is well with her. With a family so loving the loss of puppy will soon be forgotten. Bless you all!
So happy Madeline has a clean bill of health-I can't imagine how stressful that must have been on you guys! How are you??
Emily- I am so glad to hear that all is well with Madeline! She looks like a bundle of energy (I wonder who she gets that from!). And it looks like you guys are having tons of fun in England!
I am so happy about the clean bill of health though! But I'm so sad about puppy. We'll keep an eye out for any stray white puppies...
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