Just checking in.

[Teej]

Oh @CheerBear That is never fun. Two in a year is pushing it I reckon. Have you got support for the other two for now? 

[Faith-and-Hope]

Oh dear @CheerBear ..... big love to you and the arm-fractured one ...... 😕❣️

[CheerBear]

We're home after only a few hours in emergency which is nothing short of amazing here. Plaster on and fractures clinic soon for an osteo review (and to get a certain coloured cast which is the most important thing to middle 😉). The question of bone density and eating issues came back up with the doctor and again at the hospital. It's way beyond what I can think of tonight so I'll try and take that as it comes. Our GP is awesome and will help us work it out.

I had little and middle in the clinic with me for a couple of hours @Teej (big had homework and we weren't far away so they stayed behind) but then someone came to watch big and little at home when we were sent to ED. The clinic was really full on as I had both of them bawling, one with a lot of yelling in pain happening, one with mega worry at seeing the other so hurt and upset, both clinging on to me at times. I had an inside flip out moment thinking I'd have to drag them all to the hospital like last time, but I called around and someone helped which I'm so incredibly thankful for. I'm sure you both know that feeling I had at the clinic, of one person not being close to enough for more than one kid @Faith-and-Hope and @Teej. It sucks lots.

I've been in such a funk and was really caught up in a world of scramble before this happened. This caused a sudden snap (literally) out of it but straight in to a whole different type of chaos. I'm feeling very scatter brained now and really hoping some sleep can happen soon. Days like today can feel a bit much 😏

[Faith-and-Hope]

Hearing you @CheerBear 💜💐💕

[Teej]

Oh @CheerBear  I expect you are totally exhausted - emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted. I hope you got some sleep. It must have been awful at the clinic. I’m so glad you have got a bit of a village to turn to now though, that is a total credit to your village building skills. I’m not sure how your dynamics worked but it won’t be long before big can stay home with a little. Having said that I have a friend who couldn’t leave hers alone together until they were nearly adults, it never ended well when she tried. I think it’s up to the dynamics. I will admit I was lucky with that. It definitely helps though when you have a fairly mature big like it sounds like you do.

I hope hurt one got some sleep and I’d imagine is home with you today....unless they are like my third who would have needed to show everyone his injury and tell his story of it 😄. Little sounds so very caring and compassionate (might be a few mum genes in that one). 

I hope your funk has been squashed by adrenaline of last night. I expect that you will need a self care day today. I am around if you want a chat. Thinking of you 💜 and the :pile_of_poo:iness of having to do this alone 😩. 

Some cheer for you.

[CheerBear]

Thank you @Teej 😊 I was in a very giant mess of feels (probably mostly driven by serious tiredness and a come down from stress) that I took myself off to bed to try and sleep it off after school drop off. I feel heaps better for it and things seem.more doable again 🙂

Even though middle had little sleep and woke for pain meds during that, they're at school today. I think there was a bit of wanting to show the injury and tell the story 😉 (they're like superstars when the rock up to school in plaster 😆). It's also the last day of school too and they have a fun one planned including out of uniform day which is something middle loves, so that gave extra motivation. Gotta love a broken bone to kick off school holidays though 😑:face_with_rolling_eyes:

Thank you heaps for getting it and caring Teej (and for listening so well and often @Faith-and-Hope). I meant to say last night how impressed I was that you have teeth growing powers! It's cool to have hair growing super powers, but teeth growing ones are pretty special! How are you doing today?

[Teej]

So glad you got sleep @CheerBear . Oh the timing of your middle is impeccable 😘. I’m completely ignorant of this and might be off the mark because I know there is always stuff underneath but I was wondering if you could use this as a chance to motivate them to do the things required for strong healthy bones. I know that is hard for kids at the best of times without other issues. Cracked up that they went to school, yep I think it does bring them rockstar status 😄. 

Im ok today. Like you I went back for a nap. I think I’d been running a bit on adrenaline too. You know it could be growing hair, teeth, nails, bits of bone or even eyeballs 😮. That will freak me right out if it’s eye balls as well. Have you anything on for the rest of the day. I expect a tired grumpy one by the end of the day once all the stories have finished and they are stuck with dealing with it. 

[CheerBear]

I'm hoping this will help motivate them to do things they need for healthier bones @Teej (that's a big hope of mine). We started working on eating for healthy bones but that was met with huge resistance, so we focused on generally eating more and a wider variety of foods. Middle has done really well with that and only last week was at the Dr feeling proud about it. This may have squashed that good feeling for them a bit which sucks. I think there will be tests happening that might bring home the seriousness (if there is seriousness) of it all for middle and then some support if they/we need 🤞

I can't help but giggle at that teeth, hair, nails thing Teej, even though it's not funny. I *may* have Googled some awesome pics of all the 😮 that bodies have produced of those kinds of things. Are you going to ask for pictures? (I'd ask for pictures. And probably a jar to take it home in 😉)

All I have on today is early pick up and maybe heading to well and unwell ones. They were both sad that they couldn't help us out last night like they would have been able to do before. It will depend on how tired and cranky (and sore) a little crew is though. Gut feeling tells me we may end up staying home for a movie night tonight.

How about you? Do you know when your thing (have you named it?) is going to be removed?

[Teej]

Lol @CheerBear . You sound just like my friend who had to come over last night to see the scan of it. You can’t actually see anything but a black blob with white bits. The white bit are calcified so it’s teeth or bone, I think with teeth being the more likely. She has told me I’m in for an absolute rollicking at Easter. Being sciencey too she is into it and has insisted I bring it home 😂. I’m fine with the humour about it.  Will ask for pictures. So will my GP. I think she’s just as curious and morbidly interested as we are 😜. 

I don’t know when and what they’ll do yet. Started to get a bit peeved today that I had all this done to work out my menstrual stuff and they found this which isn’t the cause of any of it. I’ve just had a full period when I wasn’t supposed to on the hrt which my GP says is still not right. I have a slight endometrial thickening which GP says the gyno will want to take samples of while they are 'in there'. I’m really not sure of what will happen and when. It’s one of those that isn’t urgent but the bigger it grows and the longer it’s in there the chance of cancer slightly increases. Anyway GP is hopeful that within the next three to 6 months I will have had it out and she’s hoping earlier. I’m dependent on the public hospital system. Wow that got serious. I’m not feeling that serious about it 😄. The operation doesn’t phase me much yet. 

Thats good about middle. Hopefully they’ll see this setback as more of a challenge than a set back. 🤞🏻for all the support you need too. 

Today I have a shark coming for tea. Hoping his big bro will be here too for it. Not much else on. Possibly shower 😳😜

[CheerBear]

I did that awesome mum thing where you lose track of time then have a bonkers rush to get to school in 5 mins, full bed hair don't care style 😆 It's a good look lol 😉

I like your friend @Teej 😁 It's sucks that this isn't the cause of things that you find tricky and instead is an extra thing. Maybe, hopefully, the treatment of it might help even a little (no idea whether that's possible but I'll 🤞 anyway).

I made a decision about 2.5 seconds after picking the kids up, that we won't be going anywhere tonight. Lounge room sleepover instead I think. I hope your dinner goes well ❤