My heart was broken....
I had to take Ally to the ER Sunday night. If you have ever taken your child to the ER then you know what I am talking about....your heart aches, your stomach is turning and you know that this will get worse before it gets better.
Last Sunday night, before bed, Ally was lying on the floor and reached her hand up for me to take and help her up to her feet. Well, I did and she dislocated her elbow. Can you see now why me heart was broken??? I felt TERRIBLE, actually I felt more than terrible! (But I am proud that I didn't burst into tears.) Ally, of course, cried and screamed "owee" and held her arm close to her body. When she wouldn't move it, we knew that something was really wrong. And to the ER we went....
The ER doctor assured me that it was common and actually showed me how to pop it back in, because it would probably happen again. (Please pray NOW that Ally will be the exception!!!) Four HOURS after arriving at the ER, we were on our way back home and didn't get to bed until 2:00 a.m. My brain was fried and my heart ached. As tired as I was, I kept replaying the events of the night over and over....
The next morning before I took Ally to the pediatrician to check her arm, I saw Kitty (Amy to some of you) my sister-in-law, as I was dropping Maddie off at school. She has no idea of what had happened the night before. There is something about looking into the eyes of someone you love and someone who knows you so well and telling them something that has broken your heart. I cried...for the first time since our ER visit. I have a problem, one that I admit, of bottling up all of my emotions until it becomes too much for me. But for some wonderful reason, Kitty helps to me release those emotions and to feel "free" from them. Thank you, Kitty for being there and for being unaware of what you did for me that morning when I was feeling so low.
I know that I have said this before...but family and friends, those who know you to your core are so amazing and so special. I don't want to ever take these relationships for granted. I can only pray that God guards these people close to his heart. They are amazing and a blessing from Him.
My heart was broken...but it is not anymore.
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Sus,
I KNEW that story, and you had to go and write a sweet note to "Kitty" and make me cry, too! I love you the same, and I know you know that. I pray that God watches over and protects your family always as well. Thank you for listening to my "cry" this morning. . . the irony! If anyone is reading this, they'll think we're a bunch of crying crazy girls! I love you!
Love, Kitty.
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