Recovery – Day 5
She won’t let us turn on the light. What’s going on? First thing this morning, whether in the bedroom or the bathroom, C-Note wouldn’t let us turn any lights on. Instead, each room had to be dim, lit only by the tiny glow of a nightlight. “It’s too bright. My head really hurts.”
After all the progress made yesterday, we were starting to taper back on the liquid Tylenol so that her stomach would not get upset, but this morning made us reconsider our decision. Within 1 hr of taking the medicine, she was singing Strawberry Shortcake songs on her bed, but she wouldn’t lift her head for very long. She stumbled, towards the implanted side, everytime she took more than a few steps across the room. Breakfast consisted of some Pediasure and DVDs and much of the morning was spent in her room.
By lunchtime, we went downstairs to C’s Elmo table. I made her some soup and she readily sat at the table to begin eating. After only 2 spoonfuls of soup, she said her stomach and head hurt and that she didn’t want any food. I followed her to the recliner, where she layed her entire body flatly across the seat cushion. Her forehead smoothed out slowly with relief, and I thought I’d give it another shot and feed her while she was on the recliner. She finished the bowl of alphabet soup one spoonful at a time in rapid succession and chased it down with some potato chips and a deviled egg. There as no sign of a headache or stomach ache anymore and I found myself scratching my head again. I wonder if she is having a migraine or something as a result of the spinal fluid incident during surgery?
"Hi. I'm Carina. What's your name?"
That's usually the first thing you hear when C-Note sees you. Her favorite past times are meeting new friends, hosting real and imaginary parties, and drawing pictures of everyone and everything, yourself included.
As C-Note's father, I stand in complete amazement of this young lady, who God has chosen to complete our family. As an adopted child with a hearing impairment, she experiences levels of joy that surpasses many who do not face similar challenges. A spunky kind of girl, she has also been affectionately nicknamed Wiggly, Jumping Jelly Bean, Wii Girl, and of course, our precious C-Note.