We had a wonderful time at our Cookie Lee Jewelry friend-raiser benefit party for Carmen! Old friends and new friends stopped by and it was just great to see everyone. We are so very grateful for Rachinee and her hugely generous heart (you inspire me, Rachinee!) and all who are taking part in this journey with Carmen. I don’t know the specifics yet, but Rachinee had such a good turn-out and lots of sales. In my opinion, Cookie Lee jewelry is great- it’s really cute and reasonably priced (adding my advertisement for Rachinee!). Thanks to Azeb for the lovely orchid set. I will cherish wearing it! And, thanks to Karen for the princess crown for Carmen and the ballerina necklace for Lauren! And, thanks to Dave for the Valentine’s Day gift that I ordered for myself and that he hasn’t seen yet! Hee! Hee!
A wonderful friend came to the party and gave us a very generous gift. You know who you are and thank you so very much!
Yesterday, I drove to Bethesda to pick up Carmen’s ankle braces. However, the braces are not the right ones, so a rush order is being done for adjustable ones and Carmen should have them in a week or so. It was an unproductive visit but Monica (a Hospice volunteer who came along with us) and I had fun laughing about the ridiculous parking situation and the little old lady who took our handicap parking space because she was going the wrong way down a one way and got there first!
We got a delivery yesterday- a pulse oximeter and oxygen machine and tanks. Carmen’s breathing sounds so labored at times that her pediatrician felt we should have oxygen available.
This morning, Carmen and Lauren got a package in the mail from a wonderful family in Ohio! This family adopted a beautiful little girl from Guatemala. I followed their story and blog because Carmen and Mikayla are about the same age and we were in the adoption process at the same time. Their son, Alec, made Build-A-Bear stuffed animals for the girls. He made a white puppy with red hearts for Carmen and a bear with a pink/black polka dotted dress and pink bows for Lauren. Thank you so much to this wonderful family and especially to Alec who brought big smiles to Lauren! Carmen cannot see much so I love to have soft things for her and the puppy is just perfect!
Thanks to everyone who has signed our guestbook. We love reading the messages!
