November 19, 2014 ~ My One Year Blog Anniversary

November 19, 2014 ~ Marked the one year blog anniversary for my daughter, Raeya. It has been over a year since she has begun her journey to see the world again. It has been such a wonderful transformation for her! It has been a very long year full of surprises, disappointment, and overcoming obstacles. She has come so far and with just her second transplant only a few days ago...our journey is still not over.

This trip was incredibly stressful with myself being eight and a half months pregnant, and a daughter who was nervous and not so crazy about traveling anymore. Our last trip to Westchester Hospital had not been a pleasant one for her. Unfortunately when she went to have her stitches removed from her right eye, the anesthesiologist was anything but patient and forced the oxygen mask onto her face. My daughter fell asleep crying and woke up afterwards in a panic crying. It took us a half hour to calm her down and to trust us that nothing else would be done to her.