8 years ago today

I lost a very special lady in my life. Eight years ago today my grandmother Madeline Rose Ninni passed away from emphysema. It was eight years ago today that I sat in her bedroom and watch her slip further and further away from us...as she was preparing to get ready to live with the angels. Eight years later and she is still my Guardian angel. Eight years later I still feel her presents and still carry the memories. Eight years ago today she was called to God to help him to bring me my daughter I have today. She will forever be...the Greatest Grandmother in the world!

A little girl home with flying pigs

October 26th was Madeline's last cheerleading game. All the girls did wonderful! We came home and to my surprise Madeline said her throat felt wiggly. I gave her some children's motrin and she went in and watched TV. Within seconds she was sound asleep. She woke up around dinner time. She didn't eat much and then she got ready for her bath. She often wants to play in the bath,but this time she wanted to wash and get out. She washed and after that I washed her hair. I got her out and dried and dressed. She had a little snack,brushed her teeth and went to bed. She was in bed for the rest of the night. The next morning the alarm goes off at 6:30AM. I go to get my son up and I hear Madeline's TV go on. So with her being up that early,I thought she must have slept good last night. I go and get my son on the bus and come back from inside to get Madeline up and ready for school. I go in her room to get her. I see her bright red faced,glassy eyes and coughing. I check her temp and it's 101.5. I tell her...well no school today you don't look good. I thought I should call the doctors office,but by that time she looked and sound okay. She was okay all day and being her own hyper self and then after dinner she looked and felt bad again. So I decide I'm taking her to the doctors on Tuesday. On Tuesday we see the doctor and to our surprise Miss Madeline has the H1N1 virus. The doctor said to keep her home until Monday. Thursday comes along and Madeline's crying because her lips hurt. I look at her mouth and I see what I think is a cold sore. So I told her to put some chapstick on. Later on I'm checking this cold sore out and it look horrible!! Friday morning...already! I check her cold sore and now there are little yellow looking blisters on it. As she sitting at the table eating her toast,she starts crying the inside of her mouth hurts. I walk over to the table and looked inside her mouth,she seems to have a sore in there on the roof of her mouth. So I call the doctors office,they tell me she probably has Impetigo. The nurse on the other end said they won't treat it unless it spreads. I get off the phone with them and 10 minutes later I was calling them back. It seems that what ever Madeline had on her face and in her mouth was spreading. So they tell me they'd like to see and treat it. So they make me the lasts appointment because we have to wait for my husband to get home from work. So 3:00PM rolls around and I'm going stir crazy to make sure both Madeline and Blake are ready as soon as daddy gets home. Madeline's appointment was at 3:30Pm. So as 3:30Pm rolls around and no daddy yet. He pulls up about 3 minutes after. We make it to the doctors and the doctor tells us...Madeline now has Impetigo. Well after a week of being home from school with those flying pigs and that horrible Impetigo...Madeline returned to school today. I hope those flying pigs stay away from home now.