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Category Archives: Quinn’s new kidney adventure
Dear Quinnlin, with a lin.
Dear Quinnlin, Being 10 is big! It’s a decade. It’s officially double-digits and now I can no longer deny your approaching teenhood. It was so much easier ignoring in your 0-9th years on the planet. Happy Birthday! This past year…so … Continue reading
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Unexpected Photo
Last night I was going through some photos to put one on the home page of Support for Special Needs and I was searching Quinnlin’s kidney transplant photos. I came across just 2 photos of the day we took Quinnlin … Continue reading
The Decade Birthday
Dear Quinnlin, You’re 10! Well, that’s not EXACTLY true, you’re 10 years old plus 7 1/2 days. I tell you that because you like the details. You’ve had an amazing year. From your 9th birthday to your … Continue reading
Two years and What it Means
One week prior to kidney transplant. Cheryl and Quinnlin. Quinnlin received a kidney from Cheryl 2 years ago today. Twenty-four months (I wrote about the one year anniversary here) of normal kidney function, yellow pee, and enough energy to sass. … Continue reading
Experiencing. Living.
We are only a few days into our European vacation and besides Jman being sick (he’s on the mend hopefully) we’re having grand time. Because of a heck of a lot of sky miles (1,000,000) and generous friends (Kirsten & … Continue reading
Telling the girl “It’s complicated.”
Jman and the Gage are out of town. Whenever they are out of the house us girls have a marvelous time together. We do lots of snuggling and talking and sometimes the conversations get kind of deep. Deep for the … Continue reading
A Trip of Wishes Granted
When school ended this year we embarked on Quinnlin’s Make-A-Wish send off party and Disney Cruise trip. It’s been in the works for a couple of years. There was that kidney failure and transplant. Then she waited on a “celebrity … Continue reading
A Letter to Our Peds Office
Dear My Pediatricians, I think we might have to break up. It’s me. Not you. Well, it is kind of you. It’s because not all the doctors in your office can deal with kids with special needs. I know it’s … Continue reading
Spoken in the Mutant Family, Being Normal Edition
A few weeks ago Quinnlin was diagnosed with asthma at the ER. She’s always had allergies with running nose, coughing and watery eyes. This time is was something more. I took her to the ER and sure enough, it was … Continue reading
It was good, it was bad.
So, my last post in 2010 is well, late in the day. I’ve been reflecting on the past year and coming up to the realization that it was both filled with joy and sadness. Our family struggles were heavy this … Continue reading
