What A Great Day

Yesterday began very early for me. My day began at 5:45 am, and I started with a nice, big bowl of Crispix cereal while watching the morning news for a few minutes. Then, I got the Madore-ables up, dressed, and got a good breakfast into their tummies. I kept watching the clock and we were running on time. I hate being late, and sometimes (especially on days like this) I feel like I have an anxiety of being to my destination either early or on time. On the way down to my Mom's house, I realized a few things:

1. How much I despise traffic because it's usually caused by something that could have been prevented in the first place...is merging really that hard to do?
2. How much I love being a stay at home mom and how thankful I am for not dealing with a morning commute.

So, I then dropped Samantha off at Mom's house and just about ready to go annnnd...smelled something pretty fierce coming from the littlest of the Madore-ables. Sarah always has great timing when it comes to diaper changing. Ahh, time is a ticking. Ok, I need to change her. So once that bomb was detonated, Sarah and I were on our way to Boston Children's Hospital. Tick tick tick tick tick. The ride from Mom's house to Longwood Avenue in Boston takes approximately 35 minutes...without traffic. With traffic? It takes at least 1 hour to 1 hour 30. How did the ride go you ask? Tick tock tick tock tick tock. Not so good unfortunately. I kept my cool. I said several Hail Mary's. I kept telling myself that this was Boston traffic, and there was nothing I could do to change this. Sarah's appointment was at 9am, and at 8:30 I hadn't even hit Storrow Drive. I called Sarah's doctor's office to say I was running late. I'm so glad that I did. On the way down to Children's Hospital I realized several things:

1. I am amazed that people really don't know how to merge
2. I am amazed at how one can put on a full palate of makeup on one's face while driving at 70 mph at the same time.
3. I am amazed at the amount of people who text while driving
4. I am amazed that even with 4 lanes on the highway there is still a backup
5. I am amazed at how confident the bicyclists are in Boston

Once I parked the car, I was a little rattled. I had to laugh crossing the street. I don't know how familiar you are with Boston Children's Hospital, but the entrance to the hospital is at a busy busy intersection. It's pretty crazy to cross the street. Well, I'm waiting for the "traffic beep" to let us cross the street, and I look over and I see a half dozen wild turkeys just walking down Longwood Avenue and Blackfan Street. Yes, wild turkeys. (Not the adult beverage kind, but the actual animal). Sarah yelled out "DUCK! DUCK!" and I was good to go. Who would have thought an almost 2 year old could make me forget that I was 35 minutes late to an appointment?

Sarah and I called for the elevator, and I laughed with a couple of women in the elevator who had also seen the turkeys...mainly because Sarah was yelling out "DUCK DUCK DUCK!" I'm glad that I called the office when I did. I signed Sarah and I in, and was seen in less than 15 minutes. In those 15 minutes, I talked to this amazing couple with a daughter who looked to be around Sarah's age. Sarah and this little girl played wonderfully. They shared chalk together and colored on the very large chalk board on the wall. Then Sarah's name was called. We were shown to the room.

After about 10-15 minutes, Sarah's specialist came in and checked out her eyes, ears, nose and her throat, all to which Sarah giggled. The doctor asked questions, I answered them. Then he said those words that I have been waiting to hear: "I am very pleased with Sarah's progress and in my opinion, I don't feel that you have any reason to come back. You do not have to make any more follow up appointments".

Hearing those words made me realize that all the craziness that morning was totally worth it. I refrained myself, but in my head I was doing several happy dances while Sarah's doctor was talking.

So thank you so very much to Boston Children's Hospital. Thank you so so so very much to Dr. Ostrower (who has now moved onto another hospital in Connecticut since Sarah was first diagnosed). A great big thank you to Dr. Amanda Didas and Dr. Reza Rahbar for your amazing care while we were with you. Jeremy, Samantha, Sarah and I couldn't be happier.

HOORAY FOR SARAH!

WE LOVE YOU!

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!