Hanging in there.

We have had some major disappointments this summer. A teacher's strike since May which has left us without our main source of income (strike  continues to go on with no end in sight). Due to the teacher's strike Shaelyn's elementary school days came to abrupt end and missed all the "graduate" things to do. Todd continues to battle painful kidney stones.  A major incident at my job that has caused chronic shoulder problems, nightmares and fear -  I  have continued to work since I am bringing home the only source of income. Kourtney worked diligently doing physio with the goal of getting enough range of motion so she could drive.  Kourtney was later told by a "professional" that she might as well give up on driving because it will be too expensive. Then Todd's dad, Dave, fell and broke his hip requiring surgery, plates and screws. 

Kourtney is doing well, but that does not mean in any uncertain terms that her care has changed. Although it may seem mundane, I remind myself, "who goes home after a 12 hour shift and does a dressing change?" Although we have so much to be thankful for from where she came from a short two years ago....her disability still stares us in the face even more as she transitions from being a child to an adult. All I want to think about are grad dresses and college applications.