Monday, April 12, 2010

Overdue Taylor Update


It's been a long time since I've blogged here. I can't really give a reason why. I've started several blogs but never seemed to finish them. Maybe I'm practicing a subconscious form of avoidance.


Last week the school kept calling me and telling me that Taylor was running a temperature. It would start off around 100. They would call me an hour or two later and say it's 100.4 and I needed to come and get her. Anything over 100 requires her to leave school.


Of course, Taylor didn't want to come home, she loves school. This is her last year and I want her to get every possible day she can in. On Thursday when they called, I drove over to the school, signed her out, and then went to her class. The teacher said, "look, Taylor isn't acting sick and we know she has a problem regulating her body temperature so she can stay if you're all right with it". Well, that works for me. I told them to stop taking her temperature unless she is acting sick. *laughs*


Taylor was sick a few weeks ago with pneumonia again. I was telling "The Bossman" that Taylor was sick and he looked and me and said, "you know she isn't "sick" really, it's more like she just isn't doing well anymore". Well naturally I started to cry. He's right, but I keep telling myself that she is sick because that implies that she can get better and we all know that isn't going to happen.


She's happy and I guess that is the most important thing. She's stubborn and a fighter so she just keeps chugging along, doing the things that give her joy. She just keeps smiling through it all.


She has a 3 hour test coming up next week because of the poor circulation on the left side of her body. They need to figure out what's going on there. They have a hard time getting a blood pressure on her left side and her left foot and ankle stay swollen all the time. I'm hoping it's just another case of "Tayloritis" (anything that stumps the doctors is called Tayloritis). Sometimes I much prefer that than something serious…if that makes sense.



4 comments:

Becca said...

Dawn, she has seriously got the most beautiful, heart-warming smile. I'm so sorry she's got so many medical problems, and that they won't go away. You and the Bossman are amazing parents. Taylor's a lucky young lady to have you both. *hugs* to all of you.

Dotty said...

Dawn, i dont know you or Taylor, but ive been reading your blog for a few months. she is simply amazing and beautiful!! im sorry she is ill and things are occuring that we wish wouldnt. your amazing, just keep on keeping on...HUGS!!

tumbleweedgirl said...

you're right

that smile is everything. i'm so sorry that things are now along the lines of 'not doing well'. i hope that this test just shows she's taylor and bent on confounding everyone!

i'm glad her teacher is letting her stay in class.

Creating the best of Me said...

Well, I love reading your blog posts you have a natrual way with words. I liked the Tayloritis and it makes total sense to me, havent you heard the saying no news is good news. I think that implies to this as well.