We find ourselves again at Primary Children's Hospital. Ricki reached her limit last night with her headaches. She is such an example of faith and endurance. I knew she was reaching her limit when she got up willing to get ready for church and asked me if I would please wash her hair..it broke my heart because she cried almost the whole time saying she wished she could just feel better. She had had a wonderful time the night before with the pageant and had received the Miss Compassionate award ( which was so fitting for Ricki- she has a very kind and tender heart). I thought that the following day would be a day of more improvement or she would be worse than she had been before. Unfortunately it was the latter.
She insisted as the night went on that she was done trying to fight this on her own. From the minute we walked in the door the Staff at Primary Children's have been wonderful. They all have such a tender way that is calming not only to the children but the parents. Ricki has been poked and pricked in a lot of facilities but her favorite by far is primary children's ...when they put her IV last night she was so excited that she had hardly felt it. It seems a small thing but to children it is pretty huge! They gave her several things and she has been able to sleep peacefully for several hours. She is scheduled for an MRI at 7:00 a.m. This morning. They will take a look at that to see if there is causing the headache and then go from there. My prayer is that they will determine how best to help Ricki just not for now but that it can be more of a long term fix to her headaches...that is my wish, but I am learning with Ricki that there is usually no easy fix. It is about being enduring as comfortably as possible and realizing the blessings of life and all the good in the world.
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