Need some sleep - BAD!!!

Was up (again) last night with Austin. Poor little guy....had a cold a few weeks ago, got over it and now a relapse! :( He gets the most wicked coughs I have ever heard. And of course, there isn't much you can do with this other than let it ride out. So, I have been up 3 nights w/him (as "I" am trying to get over my cold too) and now as I am writing this, I can hear little Ms. Camryn coughing and sneezing - UGH! I guess another sleepless night........................

THANK GOD FOR OUR MOMS! My mom came to my rescue this morning. She was going to watch the kids while I went to work but there was NO way I could even drive my car unless I got a little more sleep. So, when she showed up, she watched the kids and I went back to bed. Only slept an hour (but hey, when you are mom - that is A LOT!) and then got up to get stuff ready for the attorney. Went to my primary doctors office to get copies of reports/records, etc.... Then I worked on putting a 'notebook' together for the attorney. Basically it was my notebook that I started awhile back but a duplicate for him. The more organized you are and you have it all ready for them, I do think that if you end up hiring an attorney, it can save you some $$$.

Anway, I was getting all this stuff ready and realized I needed more time. What's really important to an attorney is a 'timeline.' As in, a 'timeline of events' that have occurred since the beginning of the 'problem.' So, I had to update my 'timeline' - which took me a few hours because it's best to be as accurate as possible. So, I had to go back to reports and refer to exact dates of when I met 'who' and who said 'what' about my condition. So, it's almost 11:00pm and NOW I feel like I am ready to meet him! :)

I am meeting the attorney tomorrow and we'll see what happens!!! Say prayers that it goes well!!!

I also faxed a letter to the doctor from Sharp who 'told me' to get a consult up at Stanford. Of course that little bit of information was not in his report so I told him that I took his advice, went up there and that I now need him to send me a referral up to Stanford for treatment (I also sent him a copy of the Stanford doctors' report). We'll see what happens with that.

Then of course, I faxed a request to the doctor up at Stanford (that I want to treat me) and basically said, "HELP!". I asked that he do a peer to peer w/Sharp (meaning he speaks to a physician in the referral dept. on my behalf), that he appeal or he also puts in a referral for me to be treated at Stanford. I am not sure which one they do first, etc...but just basically told him I needed his help to get up there. We'll see what happens with that too.

I am still 'here' but at least I feel the ball is rolling - the question is, which direction is it going to lead me too...

Although it was hectic today (mainly because I was soooooo tired), I feel like I am moving forward. So, that is good in my world. :)

Today's daily affirmation is a biblical one:

Trust in the Lord with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take."

Proverbs 3:5-6

I guess this means I shouldn't think ahead about which way the ball will roll. I have to have faith that trusting God will take me where I need to go.

AMEN!

Rachelle :)