Surgeries, responsibilities and Birthday Stuffs

This month has been bonkers.

Well as most of you know, Avalon, my youngest sister has to have atleast 2 more brain surgeries, before Christmas.

Avalon had an Lumbar Puncture on Tuesday the 13th of October. This caused a leak in her spinal column, making her central spinal fluid pressure go way too low, instead of being too high. We did not figure this out until Tuesday night, after she came home. Avalon had to go back to the hospital Thursday the 15th for more tests, to determine what surgeries she will need, and when. The whole time she was at the hospital she felt very bad, and had breathing problems while in with her neurosurgeon, Dr.Kosnik.

She came home midday Thursday, and by 7 p.m. that same day, she was heading back to the hospital to be admitted. She was having chest pains, and severe headaches do to extreme low pressure instead of extreme high pressure for once.

She just came home last night, Thursday the 23rd.

She goes in to the hospital for a PIC line on Wednesday the 28th. A PIC line is a cather placed in her upper arm that runs almost straight into her heart. This is needed because all but 1 of her possible spots to have a vein IV were blown. She has to have atleast 2 possible places to have an IV to be able to have the first surgery.

Dr.Kosnik promised Avalon she would be allowed to trick or treat at least once. She will trick or treat on Thursday the 29th, then probably have the first temperal decompression on Friday the 30th. Either she will have it on the 30th, of on Wednesday the 4th, it depends on one of Kosnik's other patients, and his surgery.

Hopefully that cleared up any kind of confusion I've caused lately.

Ok so on to Responsibilities.

While mom has been in the hospital with avalon recently, I've had alot more responsibilities. I don't hate being more responsible, but it is weird. I feel older. I'm not sure how to take it.

Last but not least, Birthday stuffs.

I turn 15 on november 2nd. I'm very excited but in a way, terrified. Time is flying too quick. I feel like I should be turning 14 instead of 15. I start driving in just over a year. That's scary.

Ok so I'm done now.

hopefully I'll be blogging more often, I don't know.

-Aurora