A Stressful Day

I've had an easy life, very little pain and suffering, no tragedy. Maybe this is why yesterday was such a difficult and stressful day. We took Clara to school early so we could take Isabel to the Texas Pediatric Surgery Center to have her cavities filled. Because she is too young to want to sit still for treatment, she had to be put under general anesthesia. This is what terrified us, but her teeth needed to be taken care of. I don't know how parents with seriously ill children keep it together. The day was filled with overwhelming feeling of guilt and emotions. Damian had to miss a test, even though Isabel's procedure was an hour late and he could have taken the test before she ever went in. Things like this are especially frustrating because now his make-up test will be extra difficult. Of course, everything went well and Isabel is fine. She was very upset when she woke up from the anesthesia, but then she fell asleep in the van on the way home. She slept all afternoon and woke up in very good spirits. She seems to be herself today. She pretty much ate non-stop after she woke up yesterday and had a large lunch today. Ollie was an angel at the hospital. He got some chicken fingers at the cafeteria and was, in general, a good distraction for me. We vowed to never do this again.