RockingJuJu

Jacey got sick again this past week. This time she thought she would mix it up a little and got Strep Throat instead of an ear infection...then she so kindly shared it with me. We are both feeling much better. Monday we are headed to the ear specialist. Jacey has been running around having a fit about her ears. Apparently her ears are making popping, cracking and other annoying sounds. She gets very upset about these noises especially when she is laying down to go to sleep. I hear her up in her room yelling at her ears. I am anxious to see what the doctor will have to say about the endless fluid she seems to be carrying around. It is hard to believe but she has had a constant problem with her ears since the beginning of December.

I sat down to fill out the paper work for the doctor and shook my head at each question. You know every time you mark yes to a question they want you to explain. Page 1 I had to mark 16 out of 22 questions with yes. Since this doctor is located at the hospital I have decided to just write "see medical records". The last time I actually took the time to fill out those kinds of question for a new doctor it took me a good hour. The doctor didn't even look at the thing and then I had to spend 15 minutes telling him her history. I have said many times that I was just going to type it all out. I also keeping thinking that we are running out of new doctors that we can visit but Jacey's body keeps seeming to find us a new one.

When we were at the clinic last they gave us a folder from The National Children's Cancer Society. The folder has a picture of a beautiful mountain and lake on the front and it says The Mountain You Have Climbed. My first thought was are we really done climbing it? I guess coming back down the mountain can be just as challenging as going up it. I just feel so overwhelmed lately.

We are going to the doctor a lot these days. She has an appointment with the eye specialist coming up in about a month. We will also be seeing the cardiologist next month. Justin is also still scheduled for surgery next month, cross your fingers that it doesn't get cancelled. The good thing about next month is it will be Jacey's 2 year remission month!

In preparation for the crazy month that is ahead we are taking a short trip next week. I wonder where we are going...well can you believe that it has something to do with Jesse McCartney? He is going to be in Washington DC doing a radio promotional tour for his new CD that is set to release May 20th and Jacey couldn't be more excited. Jesse and his management have went above and beyond for Jacey. They have delivered so many wonderful memories and smiles that there is no way I could ever thank them enough. The kids are going to miss a few days of school but we are going to hang around DC long enough to visit all the educational places they have there.