We decided on the name Ethan Grant. Both names mean strength, or strong. We didn't know that was a foreshadowing of what would come next.
April 12, 1999, Ronnie and I went for a walk around the block. We probably walked for about 30 minutes to an hour. The weather was beautiful, and I felt great, just really swollen.
April 13, 1999, I awoke with a severe headache, unlike anything I'd ever had before or have ever had since. My vision was so blurry, I could not make out the numbers on my digital alarm clock.
I had been baby sitting a little girl and, not feeling well, I called her mom to see if I could keep her at out apartment. She agreed and brought Chloe over for the day.
Just after putting Chloe down for her first nap, I called Linda's office. I explained the headache and blurred vision to her nurse Becky, who told me to come in as soon as possible to check my blood pressure. I told her it might be later that afternoon when Ronnie was home from student teaching.
Then it happened. I turned around and saw my eyes in the mirror. The whites of my eyes were so swollen, I could actually see them 'ripple' between my eyelid and the colored portion of my eye.
I started crying and called Chloe's mom to come get her. I then called the Jr. High, where Ronnie was, and told him to come get me for the doctors office.
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3 comments:
that's horrible...and totally freaks me out about your eyes. eeeesh. so glad y'all are ok today.
This is soo interesting. We were hanging out much around this time, so I never got the whole story..sorry it was such a trying time, but so overjoyed to know everything came out wonderful. God has been good to us, concerning these kiddos, hasn't He!!
love ya
I meant to say we WEREN'T hanging out much..that would be weird if we WERE hanging out and I still didn't know much..need to doublecheck more before I post!!
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