This blog was created to document our experience dealing with Bailey, our 16 year old daughter's stroke. Until September 15th, she was a perfectly healthy, active teenage girl. She is a junior in high school this year. She has a part time job, many friends and a busy social life. She is involved with the marching band, cross country skiing and the school theater group. Her class schedule reads like that of my nightmares - Honors classes, Advanced placement classes and even a "college in school" physics class. She has a smile that shows itself with the slightest of provocation. She is happy, easy going and a bit goofy. Generally, there was no reason to expect any health issues and definitely we would not ever have even thought a stroke was a possibility.

So, this is our story. I am hoping it will help others who experience this sort of misfortune to understand they are not alone. Maybe they are feeling the way we do and will take some comfort our story.

Friday, October 1, 2010

James is returning to Iraq

...tomorrow.

We had hoped that the Army would let him have another 5 days but they denied our request for an extension of his emergency leave.

I suddenly feel completely out of control of my whole life. My daughter is in the hospital and my son has to return to war. What happened to just having regular kids that were too busy with their social lives to spend time with mom? Suddenly I long for those days.
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