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Vulnerable.

That is the best way I can describe Kendall right now. Very very very vulnerable. Sometime yesterday morning (while i was home with the big girls and Ben was up here with Kendall), she started showing us signs that she was not tolerating the infection well. But they were soft signs, things that could be …

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July 25

Last year, on this very day, Kendall came to the hospital to have her bladder surgery. She apparently has a thing for the PICU in July, who knew?We are hangin out here, waiting. Waiting for the bugs to grow, waiting for her smile to show. Waiting for  the lab to call waiting for the shoe …

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The Ride.

And so this is what it is like to be Kendall’s mommy. You are shaken awake at 5 am by your husband. He tells you that Kendall says she is cold but feels burning up and her heart rate is in the 160s. You know instantly that this is not good. You leap out of …

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smile.

My baby’s smile. such a small thing – i admit i took it for granted many times. But seeing it again, after 7 long achey days – was so amazing. Truly amazing. I find myself torn between wanting to rehash down to the most minute details what transpired this past week, and on the other …

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