So today was not only Mothers Day but it would be the first day my daughter would have her glasses. We woke up that morning and i made my wife breakfast in bed as i took care of the girls and made them breakfast. Mothers day was a little overlooked as we had more important matters to deal with.
A side note: Mothers day has been unusually unlucky for my wife, she has had our second daughters birth the day before mothers day on on year, we had a medical emergency on another, and now this issue overshadows mothers day as a whole. I usually try something later on and i hope she sees that we still love her and show her the appreciation on all the other days we can.
We waited until our pickup time at Noon and left to go get the glasses. It wasn't as bad drive as the day before and wasn't as emotional as the day before either. So with our hearts strong, we went in and had or daughter try on her glasses. It was a great moment in my eyes,all i could think of was what had just opened up for her, in my head she just realized how wide her field of vision was, how much more she was actually able to see. The next step was easy..Get some ice cream to celebrate her getting her glasses.
Afterwards we set out on a two par trip to my mothers house, we would give my wife a break on mothers day and give my mom the gift she always wants which is to have her granddaughters visit her. Also i would relay the news of what needed to be done as far as the training with the eye and simply ask for my families help. I knew we would not be able to do this and keep our jobs, our sanity and our ability to be parents without the help from my family.
My father had been in Dominican Republic and i was trying to relay the news to him via the phone but it kept cutting off, and at the worse parts of the story which made it a bit humorous afterwards realizing that all he heard as my daughter would be losing her eye. I figured i would wait till i got to my mothers house and get a solid connection.
When i got to my mothers house i greeted her and my sisters. It was time for a sit down and time to break the news in person. I let them know what we needed to do and said it straight out that i would need all the help i could get.
My sister did not even hesitate to jump, she said she would spend the time needed with her during the week, i almost cried, this would be the second day in a row i would be brought to tears, but i held it in. I had no words o tell her thank you. I still don't and i probably never will, some day ill figure it out, but for now, just Thank you "Sorella", thank you from the bottom of my heart, I love you.
I called my wife after to tell her the news about my sister offering help. She started to cry on the phone and then i lost it, i couldn't hold it anymore and i started crying again, i had to let it out, it was just all piling up and this was just the dam releasing after all the pressure build up. Needless to say it was the thought of maybe things would be OK after this.
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