The Yellow Brick Road Chronicles: November 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Crash Test Dummy

Thank God she is OK, but Jo got into an accident yesterday when she was coming home from school. A car rear ended her as she was in the turning lane. The back end of her car is banged up and the trunk is popped open but she is not hurt. She woke up sore and with a headache today but she has a chiropractic appointment tomorrow and will get fixed up. Poor girl, she was so mad yesterday at the young girl who hit her, but thank goodness she has insurance. One more thing on my list of stuff to worry about. :(

She is Growing Up

On Sunday we let Jo go to a concert in Albuquerque, which isn't a big deal except for the fact that she drove herself! EEK!!! Yes, she drove herself to the concert and back. She has never driven on a highway to my knowledge at least, so this freaked me out beyond description. Nathan informed me that I have to let her grow up and not keep such a tight rein on her so I reluctantly agreed to let her take her car and drive. She left early in the afternoon with directions that Nathan gave her and off she went with a friend. I was a nervous wreck ALL day long. The concert didn't start until 8 or so and was over at almost midnight. Jordyn is a self proclaimed Mac Miller fan, so she just had to try and get a photo with someone in the group and an autograph so they waited at the buses. She lucked out and got a pic and he signed something for her and then they went to eat and gas up and hit the road. She finally rolled in at almost 6 AM!!! I could not sleep to save my life and I wanted to text every 5 minutes but was told not to do it!! Haha! It turns out she did A OK and didn't freak out on the highway drive as I suspected she would. She took it slow and steady as Nathan told her and she did fine. Too bad Mom couldn't relax!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Appointment Results

Her appointment went really well and she is doing better than I thought. Her A1C went to 6.4 and it's down from 6.7. That's good news. She isn't too concerned about the glucose spilling into her urine because she said that can happen with just slightly elevated sugars. She said she follows what the A1C and blood sugar readings show. I'm so happy and Lola was so relieved. Dr. Kauffman was so happy that she grew 2 inches since her last appointment. So the plan of action is to be more diligent with her diet and increase her water intake. We will come back in 6 months or sooner if need be. YAY!!!

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Fingers Crossed

We are on our way to see Allorahs endocrinologist in Albuquerque today. It seems her sugars aren't being controlled by diet anymore and her glucose has now spilled over to her urine. So we are looking again at being on insulin. It's not a good thing for anyone to hear let alone a 12 year old. This will devastate her and I am praying that Dr. Kauffman will have some other idea and route and it won't be insulin. Nathan and I try so hard to watch what she eats and try to limit her carb and sugar intake but it is so hard. Her diet is so limited already and it seems so unfair to keep taking away foods that she can eat. Ugh! It's just so frustrating!! There are days when I just want to scream amd cry and lose it but I can't. She needs my strength and I definetly need hers today!! Please keep her in your prayers for a positive outcome at her appointment this morning.

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Yay Jo!!

I am proud to say that Jo has once again entered the work force!! She starts her new job on Wednesday and is so excited. We told her that if she got a job by the 13th of this month that she would be able to go to the Mac Miller concert in Albuquerque with her friends on Sunday. She is on cloud 9! Way to go Jo, Nathan and I are very proud of you!