Bobby's World: A Rough Week

Have you ever had one of those weeks???

On Monday, after I got Bobby on the school bus, I headed to my moms to meet her and my aunt and go to the hospital for my mom's scheduled surgery. Everything with the surgery went well, but understandably, the whole process is just stressful.

Daddy got Bobby off of the bus in the afternoon so that I could stay at the hospital until my mom was settled after her surgery. This little change to the family routine just upset the balance for a little while in autism land. This is the first time that Daddy ever had to meet the bus.

When I got home, Zoi, seemed the most upset. Odd that the dog would be the most wound up!! It became clear over night that the change was not the problem for Miss Zoi, she was a sick girl. She didn't sleep all night, which meant I didn't sleep, because she would not leave my side, and I mean this in the most literal way possible. The only way to calm her at all was if I laid hugging her.....totally not normal, she is usually right by Daddy's side all night long, and on the floor not pressed up to him.

Tuesday morning, I got Bobby on the bus, came home and called the vet. They asked me to drop her off and leave her for the day so that they could run tests. Leaving her was so difficult, because in my head I totally expected the worst, that we were going to have to put her down, she's not a spring chicken after all.

The vet called me while I was in the hospital cafeteria, having lunch with my aunt.....Zoi has an infection, she needs antibiotics and steroids, but is going to be fine. Tons of stress left my body, I can relax and focus my attention to helping take care of my mom!!

Poor Zoi, she was sporting a cone when I picked her up and we left it on for the next three days. She is such a big girl that the cone was catching on everything!!

On Wednesday, I got Bobby up to get ready for school. I packed his lunch box and sat it down on the kitchen island. He came over, unzipped it, put the water bottles back into the fridge and took his rice cakes and placed them into the pantry. I just stood there with my mouth open....this has NEVER happened before. He then went upstairs and got into bed. Well, I guess this is his way of telling me that he isn't going to school today!! He was very sinusy, with zero appetite and stayed home from school for the next two days. Ummm Bobby, don't you know that I want to be at the hospital taking care of grandma?? At least she was still in the hospital and had plenty of people taking care of her and my aunt was there everyday too.

I decided to get out the autumn decorations since I had some unexpected time at home!!

I sent Bobby to school on Friday and texted with his teacher throughout the day. He still didn't have an appetite, but stayed at school all day and had a good time. He got off of the bus happy and had a good evening. When he woke up Saturday morning, his appetite was back and he had four days of not really eating to catch up.

Saturday morning....Bobby's better, Zoi's cone is off and she is feeling much better!! Bobby's respite worker came over and Daddy and I headed off to the hospital, because it looks like my mom was being released from the hospital. Oh, and it happened to be my birthday.

It was a little ironic that my mom was in the same exact place that she was 46 years ago to the day, having her baby girl. We had to take a picture to document that occasion!!

The doctor did his rounds....yes, she is going home!! Paperwork was processed and we were all out of there!!! We got her settled in, my aunt stayed with her while Daddy and I ran to the store to get some groceries for her house, we also decided to stop off for my birthday lunch at a restaurant. Ahh, the stress of this crazy week was gone!!! We also picked up a small birthday cake at the store so that when we got home later, Bobby could blow out the birthday candles,