Tough Times
I usually try to keep these updates as happy and upbeat as possible, but given our last month or two that’s a bit difficult. Gareth’s button is still leaking. We went to Hershey for a second opinion, only to be turned away because Hershey does not accept Geisinger Insurance unless there is no one in the Geisinger system who can treat Gareth (we could’ve paid cash out of pocket if we wanted to commit to a couple hundred dollars for each visit/test.) Gareth’s pediatrician consulted with a new surgeon at Geisinger Danville and has set up an appointment for us to see this guy in the next week. Maybe we’ll finally get this taken care of. Because Gareth’s button is leaking, his seizure medication levels have been fluctuating greatly and he has had four seizures in five weeks. Gareth also came down with a nasty cold last week that created some breathing problems and left him with a very stuffy nose and a fever that just won’t seem to go away. He’s starting his second round of antibiotics and hopefully will kick this bug soon! He’s been bummed to miss so much school lately due to his cold and his seizures, but when he has been there he still is having a wonderful time. Aside from Gareth’s troubles, we’ve had other challenges in the last month. I underwent surgery and had a bunch of tests done (see “Answers” entry) and Trav has been super stressed out by some things going on at his work. We had to get rid of our cat Finn because he was terrorizing our other cat and because he kept trying to run away. This month has just stunk! Here’s hoping that the rest of Spring and the upcoming Summer bring some calmer, happier times!!