My last post was about one frustrating night with running around changing fire alarms at 4 AM. I realized it was actually a blessing because I did not have renters in our unit and I could take care of it without disturbing anyone but myself. The next night we had a family book with us who is here in San Diego for a conference. They have a 4 year old girl and a little 3 year old girl with anoxic brain injury from a really bad shoulder dystocia. The 3 year old can't move her muscles and has to be fed with a peg tube every 3 hours. It seemed like such a difficult life for the family and for that sweet little spirit. They flew everything from British Columbia and we're getting some sort of therapy by a doctor in orange county. Talking to them and hearing their story made me so grateful for 2 things: #1: I have never had a shoulder dystocia that could not be resolved in a few minutes and no babies that I've delivered have suffered any permanent damage #2. I have 2 normal, beautiful, and healthy children. You never know what can be thrown your way, but I'm grateful that that is not my cross to bear. I gave them a discounted rate and we're giving them free Legoland tickets tomorrow(had some extras).
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