She is off

Typical learning session; Mr. Lewis, Kourtney, iPads and Lexi

Well, Mr. Lewis pulled it off! Kourtney now

has officially passed Science 10!  Mr. Lewis said goodbye to our family on Friday and Kourtney is returning to school on Tuesday. As much as this seems like a no brainer for Kourtney to become a part of civilization again, I have very mixed emotions about it. While Kourtney deals with anticipatory pain issues, I have anticipatory issues about Kourtney getting worn down again. 

We made the decision to change schools. A part of me (OK, all of me) wanted to keep Kourtney at the high school where she was going. It would have made the transition back easier on both Todd and I. But Kourtney could not go back to that high school where she felt betrayed, friendless and found no place of refuge. Although we don't expect the grass to be greener, somehow switching her to a smaller, private Christian school seems to be better fertilizer to make the "grass greener". Kourtney made the choice of school she wanted to go to, hopefully this will give her some motivation to get out of bed in the morning and face the day with courage. I also have to keep in mind that Kourtney's pain is way better controlled, she has uninterrupted sleeps and her body is so much stronger. We have "safeguarded" this semester by enrolling Kourtney in two classes, English and Math. Everyday will be different as far as times she has to be at school, and although it is a scheduling nightmare for our caregivers, it will allow Kourtney to have some "sleep in" days. Although we are not going through a crisis now, it many ways we need just as much prayer as we did a couple of months ago. It is the daily grind that wears us down, and although there have been many positive changes, the bottom line Kourtney still has EB and that in itself says it all.

We did manage to go to Kelowna for two nights. Kourtney was able to go shopping and wasn't as worn out after it all. She led worship with Todd at my brother's "church". It was a sweet moment for us as it was 3.5 months ago when we were in Kelowna when we first noticed that there was something really not right about Kourtney. So, for her to be back there doing what she loves most was reassuring to us that she has indeed become well again. But once again it is about balance . . . . . if we all could lead a life of balance, how much better our lives would be.