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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Lacrimal Duct Obstruction

Every mothers worst fear has come true.
Our little Brianna has Lacrimal Duct Obstruction.
I know you all must stay up late at night fretting this dreaded condition will strike your infant.
No worries - we have the great fortune of an Optometrist in the family. Dr. Mark McKell, also known as the Markster.
But not just any optometrist... a dang good one. The kind that must have studied his bum off during school. For now he has no bum (its a male mckell thing). But he does have an extremely kind and generous heart, for when we alerted him of Briannas suspicious eye gunk and red lids, he made a house call.

This picture shows Briannas first professional eye exam.
He wrote us a prescription for some antibiotic cream on the spot, and also prescribed daily digital massage (translation: rub the area between her eyes a few times a day). This will undoubtedly be accompanied by intense pampering and serious loving on my little baby, as I have learned how heartbreaking it is to see your child suffering.

Hope everyone understands Im being overdramatic. Kindof. I actually started bawling when I was rocking her to sleep, because she was so fussy and just burring her beautiful chubby face into me. I am planning on this being the worst ailment that ever afflicts her for the rest of her life. I dont think I can handle anything more.

5 comments:

Ashley said...: Hey, that is to bad, that is great that Mark could come to the rescue, he is so helpful and would do anything for anyone in the family. That is great!!!

Allison had something similar, they thought it was pink eye, but it turned out to be a blocked tear duct, it wasn't quite as bad, but I was worried about it at the time. I was glad to find out that the treatment was just to rub her eye.

I hope that she is doing better,it is sad when they have something wrong with them. She is sure getting responsive it looks like, what a cutie.; May 18, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Amy Hunter said...: Chelsea, You are such a fun writer. I love reading your blog! I'm so glad you found out what's up with the eye gunk! Thank goodness for relatives, right? Anyway, you have the gift of expression. I just love it.; May 19, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Chelsea and Cody said...: Dramatic? No, NOT YOU! Hehe! I do feel bad for her though, that is no fun! I have no doubt that she will probably try and FAKE more problems/sicknesses in the future just because so knows how pampered she gets! Ha!; May 20, 2008 at 6:37 AM
Rhett said...: poor lil B.......sending best wishes in the air to her!; May 21, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Steven & Tiffany Martin said...: So sad :(
Thats how I felt when Tanner and I had to go to the hospital in the ambulence and he was hooked up to all those machines with his little hands taped to some boards.; May 22, 2008 at 10:04 AM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Lacrimal Duct Obstruction

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