I've had a bad attitude this week about X's feeding tube and everything that goes with it. Sleep deprivation definitely plays a role and I think the fact the we are coming up on the year mark for the tube also plays a role. And sometimes, my attitude just stinks. I go through cycles with a good attitude, then a bad attitude.
Today, I am going to list the things I am grateful for instead of whining (which is what I want to do).
It has only taken a week for X to get through his illness and for the throwing up to stop. This is a record for him and tells me he is, in fact doing better than a few months ago.
The feeding tube is working. Although he has lost a pound, he can now afford to lose a pound because he has a good weight.
We have good insurance. That is two things to be thankful for. The fact that we have insurance and that it is good.
X has a good team of doctors and nurses caring for him. I've read some horror stories about medical professionals who were not as good.
Whenever X is having a hard time medically over the weekend, his family doctor or his GI doctor (and sometimes both) are oncall the same weekend. Every time. That is a huge blessing.
X slept in until 10:00am today and took a 3 hour nap yesterday. Those are two beautiful things.
The weather is beautiful.
These are all good things to be thankful for even though life is a bit more challenging at the moment.
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