Polysplenia syndrome; a congenital syndrome of multiple splenic masses, abnormal position and development of visceral organs, complex cardiovascular defects, and abnormal, usually bilobate, lungs. (according to the free medical dictionary)
I know you may be wondering why i would post the definition of such a odd sounding syndrome. I have it. As a result of my polysplenia, i have (as it states) multiple splenic masses, situs inverses and a complex cardiovascular system, complete with big defects. Which, even after being repaired, has left me with my version of normal.
Now, nothing about me is normal, so its no surprise that my internal organs would be off. lol. Anyways, i posted this, as I have recently found that my heart probably needs additional "fixing." Not of the leaks, but of an obstruction and a narrowing of one of the canals in the heart.
This is no small task, nor a quick and easy fix. But, I am of the thought of, if its concerning enough for you to bring it to my attention and won't get better if its left to itself, then why not just go ahead and fix it now? But my doc wants to make sure all the ducks are in a row, and they have no surprises, which is a wonderful thing. I just have very little patience and want my body to go back to my normal. Be it ever so frightening to lesser docs, its what I've come to be used to.
I have two options as to how I can deal with this, I can hide in my bed, bemoaning my condition, or I can allow myself to have faith and trust in God. I have to choose the latter. Feeling sorry for myself never solved anything.
If it were not for God, i would not be alive, period. The docs did not give me a good prognosis, but, I believe He sent a great surgeon into my life as an infant, and were it not for him, and God working through him, i would not be here today. 37 years ago, the prognosis was not very good for babies with heart defects. But, here I am, coming up on 37, despite a few health issues, I'm not doing too bad. :)
As long as i don't dwell on the negative too much, i do well, i keep my faith up and i try to rest some, but keep active at the same time. Its so easy to fall into the hide in my room and do nothing way of thinking, but i have to remember my kiddos and that they need me. My kids are such a blessing to me and they keep me young and happy. I have to get through this so i can see them grow up and give me grandchildren :).
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Zoey
Long time no post! So Sorry!!
Really crazy how you can let things get in the way of what you like to do. But anyways, no one to blame but myself. its been a while since I've updated, over a year, so i'm past due. Last February, Angel (our female cat) got out when the pizza guy came, he forgot the drinks in the car, so i left the door open while he did that and i put the pizza's on the counter.
Needless to say, Angel said woo hoo and took off *she loves to go outside and eat grass* Sad part is, we didn't notice she was gone till the next morning. We searched for her everywhere, asked most of the neighbors (cause you know, living in an apartment complex with a whole bunch of different kind of people - ones like me, who only talk to their neighbors if they talk first, ones who are in everyone's business, ones who NEVER come outside (although i'm kind of in that category too) and ones that just freak people out) and i did have someone tell me that a cat slept outside our landing the night before, but no one spotted her since.
It broke my heart, it broke my daughters heart, still does, almost a year later. And since I can't bring Angel back, i finally did the next best thing, I got her another cat, that looks so much like Angel, with her personality too, except she's a little bit saucier. LOL. She's a love bug, and if you have a lap, she's got a body for it. She doesn't care that she's 15 (yes 15)pounds, she'll give ya love. I don't' know why her owners gave her up, but their loss is our gain. She is a little pushy and if you aren't' petting her she will make sure she gets your attention, that is something that will need to be modified, but i think once she gets enough affection and realizes she isn't' going anywhere, she'll do well.
The kids love her, which is great, but i have to remind them that they can't ignore Taz, he's been alone this last 11 months too and he'd like NICE attention. Zoey isn't interested in giving him nice attention, but they are allowing each other to get closer, maybe one day they'll be friends. (I hope!!)
My husband likes to pick on the cats. He'll ruffle their fur and just mess with them (no he's not mean, but he can be annoying) Earlier today he was messing with Zoey, our newest addition and after he got done making her mad, he started to walk off. She LEAPED in the air after him and grabbed his leg, I couldn't' believe it! A cat that stood up to him! My respect for her jumped a bunch of notches, for sure. lol.
Angel will not be forgotten, but we need to move on, I can only hope and pray that someone has her and they are treating her well, the alternatives are just not something i'd like to dwell on. At all...
Really crazy how you can let things get in the way of what you like to do. But anyways, no one to blame but myself. its been a while since I've updated, over a year, so i'm past due. Last February, Angel (our female cat) got out when the pizza guy came, he forgot the drinks in the car, so i left the door open while he did that and i put the pizza's on the counter.
Needless to say, Angel said woo hoo and took off *she loves to go outside and eat grass* Sad part is, we didn't notice she was gone till the next morning. We searched for her everywhere, asked most of the neighbors (cause you know, living in an apartment complex with a whole bunch of different kind of people - ones like me, who only talk to their neighbors if they talk first, ones who are in everyone's business, ones who NEVER come outside (although i'm kind of in that category too) and ones that just freak people out) and i did have someone tell me that a cat slept outside our landing the night before, but no one spotted her since.
It broke my heart, it broke my daughters heart, still does, almost a year later. And since I can't bring Angel back, i finally did the next best thing, I got her another cat, that looks so much like Angel, with her personality too, except she's a little bit saucier. LOL. She's a love bug, and if you have a lap, she's got a body for it. She doesn't care that she's 15 (yes 15)pounds, she'll give ya love. I don't' know why her owners gave her up, but their loss is our gain. She is a little pushy and if you aren't' petting her she will make sure she gets your attention, that is something that will need to be modified, but i think once she gets enough affection and realizes she isn't' going anywhere, she'll do well.
The kids love her, which is great, but i have to remind them that they can't ignore Taz, he's been alone this last 11 months too and he'd like NICE attention. Zoey isn't interested in giving him nice attention, but they are allowing each other to get closer, maybe one day they'll be friends. (I hope!!)
My husband likes to pick on the cats. He'll ruffle their fur and just mess with them (no he's not mean, but he can be annoying) Earlier today he was messing with Zoey, our newest addition and after he got done making her mad, he started to walk off. She LEAPED in the air after him and grabbed his leg, I couldn't' believe it! A cat that stood up to him! My respect for her jumped a bunch of notches, for sure. lol.
Angel will not be forgotten, but we need to move on, I can only hope and pray that someone has her and they are treating her well, the alternatives are just not something i'd like to dwell on. At all...
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