RockingJuJu

Little Miss Jacey has been home from school all week. She is sick of being sick, I am sick of her being sick. I am sure the school is sick of her being sick as well even though I suspect they think she is faking it. I really wanted to send her to school today just so they could look at her and see how sick she really is. She just felt so awful this morning that I couldn't bring myself to do it so I guess they will just have to go on thinking we are lying about it. I should have had the doctor write her a letter explaining what was going on but I didn't want to take up any more of her time. By the way she is sick of seeing us as well. I am also sick of giving her money every time I turn around as well as the pharmacy.

As you may remember Jacey had ruptured both of her ear drums about 3 weeks ago. The doctor put her on meds and made us swear that we wouldn't get one drop of water in her ears for the next 3 weeks. I can wash my own hair and manage not to get water in my ears but for some reason this is much harder to do on someone else. Jacey hair has been rather funky for the last few weeks to say the least. Jacey took her meds and all was well. We were just days away from the 3 week mark and what happens? Her left her decides to rupture again. Her appointment was so soon that I just decided to wait to take her and not call and make another appointment. Then out of now where she wakes up with both of her eyes crusted shut. Her eyes are all swollen and puffy and it really looks like someone punched her in both eyes. Her vision is blurry and they burn. So off to the doctor we go. The doctor decides to look at the right ear first to see how it is doing and before she can even get a good look she is saying, "Oh my lord!" Apparently it is only a matter of time before the right ear is going to rupture again. She looks at the left ear and lets out a nice loud EWWWE! She can't believe that her ears are in such bad shape after a dose of meds. She looks at her eyes and tells us that it is just an infection that is being caused by all the stuff going on with her ears. She writes us a few prescriptions and tells us she will see us again in 3 more weeks.

So here we are just waiting for Jacey's right ear to do it's thing. Popping pills and dropping drops. I feel so bad for her because you can just see how bad she really feels. She can't hear and can't see. I know she is tried of it all. She hates to miss school because everyone always questions her so much about it. I don't understand why it is such a big deal everyone gets sick! I do see that Jacey gets sick more than others but you can just trust me when I say I would make her stop getting sick if I could. Her body getting run down is not good. It is just opening a door for the leukemia to strike.  And then when things start piling on top of each other it starts me with all kinds of worry.

I clearly am going to have to push to have someone do something about her ears. She has had around 6 ear infections in the last year. Before cancer Jacey had maybe one at the most two ear infections in her entire life. I am adding it to my list of things to talk with the doctors about when we go to the clinic in 2 weeks. Don't get me wrong I am SOOOO GRATEFUL that Jacey has thus far beaten cancer but it just amazes me how many things about her are broken now. I guess it is more that we just want it all to be behind us but just can't shake it because there seems to always be something waiting for us around every little corner.

Other late breaking news. Justin has finally gotten what everyone would refer to as a real job. I am not sure how much he is going to like it but I know he will enjoy making so much more money. It will be nice not having to deliver the paper EVERYDAY. I am probably looking more forward to the end of that than anyone because I can tell you I have only had about 4-5 days off the whole time. He got a call yesterday from Fishers and has to go in next Friday to fill out paper work. I guess we  find out then more about his schedule. For now we know that he will be working at the Cherry Ave store. That brings back some memories because that is where his father worked when I met him. Jacey is now taking voice lessons and loves it. She had to miss them this week because she was sick. She is also doing another play and is really excited about that. I will get the info up about that soon so keep checking her acting page for that. The children are also rejoicing that I have finally had to turn the furnace on. Not that they have been freezing but the there is a big difference between real heat and wood burner stove heat. I am very grateful for that stove though. I hate messing with it ALL the time but I am glad that I have not had to try to figure out how to pay the gas bill this year.  I am still not ready to leave it on though so I think their happy dance will be very short lived.