Love For Ashley

Sometimes it's good to be busy; it keeps your mind off of things that can drive you crazy. Brads weekend baseball schedule and the Red Sox/Rays game have helped keep my mind off what might be going on with Ashley. Lately, Ashley has been looking a little pale, sleeping more than usual and her appetite isn't what it should be or what it has been in the past. She is still complaining of tummy pains, headaches and a sore throat. These complaints have been going on for a few weeks if not a months. She has more bruises on her body and in some strange places; places one would not normally see bruises. What does this tell me? The easy answer is Ashley's platelet count is lower; probably under 100K. Her platelet count being low is pretty obvious with the bruising and the pale look. However, the tummy pain, the headaches and a sore throat remain a mystery not only to me but to her doctors too. Her labs don't tell us anything except that her platelet count and white blood cell co...

This last week has to be the busiest week I have ever had as a mom; with three days of dance classes, two days of recital rehearsals, and two days of recital for Ashley plus a couple days of baseball practice, Karate classes and a weekend baseball tournament for Brad. Honestly, how in the world did I get myself into this? Is this what I signed up for when I decided to be a mom? Not only did we have all of the above this last week but my mom and my 15 year old niece, Marisa, was in town as well. I feel sorry for Marisa, we were not able to do anything exciting with her while she was here; no Disney, Sea World, Universal Studios, etc. We have done nothing but local shopping, a half day at our local city water park and a very wet and nasty day at the Kennedy Space Center. It was hard to schedule activities first because I still work from 8 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday and second because things cost so darn much these days not to mention the gas prices. Even though we live in central F...