(Avett update, day 14)
I don’t know what y’all did, but you definitely did something. Yesterday was one of the gloomiest days I’ve had, not just as a parent, but as a human. Tyler witnessed, and coached me through, my first panic attack. As someone who doesn’t have a lot of anxiety (yes, I realize I’m blessed), it came as a complete shock and I didn’t really know what to do. Thankfully, Tyler spotted what was happening and helped me through it.
Then, almost existentially, things started getting better.
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First, Avett got his NG tube out. He’s cordless! Wireless! Unplugged! That’s a big deal because it means he is eating enough on his own that they don’t have to feed him through a tube.
Then, it was determined that Cece isn’t going to need surgery on her leg! Just a ginormous cast (and her baby doll got a matching one.
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I handle good news way worse than I handle bad news – I try to never get my hopes up because I don’t want them to be crushed. (who else is like that?) But y’all, things are looking up!
Talk to you soon,
Dale
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