Trauma

Once Kimmie was home from the hospital, she recovered quickly from the surgery. Within a few days she was back to normal activity around the house and soon back to school.

Recovering physically is a whole lot faster than recovering mentally.

Kimmie has been fixated on doctors for a long time, but now it is even worse. And hospitals, well, need I say more?

If she dwells on it for too long she can work herself into a crying fit. We usually try to distract her with something much happier . . . which is just about anything.

She knows the way to the hospital, which is also the way to two of her doctors. She starts wimpering when she realizes we are close to the hospital.

Unfortunately, the trauma from the surgery is only going to get worse as we go next week for pre-op testing and then the following week for more surgery.

I'm sure she will be quite pitiful.

--Mom