There was a time.....

There was a time, not so long ago, when Kellyanne had a fever, I would medicate the hell out of her - for fear of a febrile seizure. Funny, I don't do this anymore.  Two nights ago, she had a temp of 101.5. A while back I would have medicated her and then make sure she was re-medicated 6 hours later - again for fear of a seizure.  Two nights ago, I medicated for the primary purpose of making her comfortable, no fear of seizure, and did not re-medicate during the night.
 
There was a time that Kellyanne would go to bed, fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow and stay in her bed until morning.  Funny, she doesn't do this anymore. No, instead, she goes to bed and lies awake (sometimes creeping downstairs) until she eventually falls asleep.  She sleeps for an hour or two and then comes into our room to sleep.

There was a time when Kellyanne was small enough and young enough that her disability wasn't as apparent as it is now. I would be bothered by people's insensitive stares, glares and comments when she behaved in in a way not congruent with her age.  Now, it's pretty obvious that she has "something" going on.  The stares now seem to come more from children then adults...which is totally forgivable, because they are curious, not mean.

There was a time, 3 weeks ago to be exact, that I knew exactly where Kellyanne would be going to school next year... a second year in 5th grade at DES. Now, it is most likely that she will be moving on to 6th grade, with her class to BMS.  Michael and I have the exciting privilege of visiting the program and meeting with the teacher on Monday!

Time has a way of changing things. Some for better, some for worse - all for a purpose.
Time has a way of changing us - we decide how.