When it all began... Then, on Thursday, November 10, my mommy and daddy knew that something just wasnt right because this time I threw up twice, so they took me to the ER at Texas Childrens Hospital West Campus (6:30pm). Initially the ER doctor thought it was just my acid reflux and that maybe I needed a higher dose of Zantac since I was getting bigger. Mommy and Daddy werent going to leave with that answer. The doctor decided to watch me a little longer. She wanted me to eat so she could observe me afterwards since I usually had these vomiting episodes after eating. So I ate and we waited. I had two dirty diapers while we waited for the doctor. Mommy and Daddy noticed some small streaks of blood in my diapers. This had never happened before and we later found out it was nothing to worry about, but it did grab the doctors attention and made her take mommy and daddys concerns a little more seriously. She called for an xray and found that all the air/gas was only on one side of my body which is not normal. This led to her sending me for an ultrasound. The ultrasound showed a spot on my liver. All the bloodwork results were a relief because they showed no signs of cancer cells. However, the doctor knew we needed to pay further attention to this spot. We were transported to TCH in the Med Center via ambulance. We arrived about 4 in the morning. A few hours later, I was sent for an MRI. We got some shocking news. Doctors found a large mass on my liver (larger than the liver itself) and also found lots of fluid around my heart. After many, many tests, doctors determined that this was most likely a benign mass causing pressure on my stomach and other organs making it hard for me to eat and keep it down. You never stop replaying it all over again. I know November is always a tough month because it was the beginning of our life changing forever, but I didnt even really know there was something particular about today. Something inside me had me go back to our Caring bridge site...a site I havent revisited in quite a while...as I read the introduction I saw this. Thats when I realized today was November 10th. The significant dates/moments/milestones never leave you...and they can truly haunt you....but today I will choose to react differently than I have in the past...that I have control of...thank God! Zoey- We love you and miss you and will never forget you! But, no matter what reminds me of you, I will choose to remember you with joy in my heart and not anger. 💗👼💗 Love, Mommy
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 20:26:26 +0000
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