Thank you walmart lady

Wow. Judge much?

I transferred Caity’s prescriptions to the walmart pharmacy close to us. It’s easier to get them there than traveling to the other side of town. OR dealing with Aetna’s mail order place further.

So when I went to pick them up, first the pharmacist wants to do a consult. A consult for drugs that my daughter has been taking for oh 9 months or so. OK.

Then she tells me, that she wanted to be sure the drug was correct, because that drug isn’t commonly used in A) Females, and B) Children.

So I inform her that yes it’s the right drug, yes it’s the right dose, and yes I know there are possible side effects. I also informed her that I also know that IF we do not go with this experimental drug treatment, we are looking at at least one kidney transplant. And that IMO as Caity’s mother, the risks of the drug are far less than the risks of needing a new kidney and having to wait for it OR further damage to the currently “good” kidney.

This isn’t my first encounter like this, but it was far more annoying this week. Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones, but until you’ve been in the position to make a tough choice such as this, you shouldn’t make assumptions or say Well I would do this.

Yes, there are risks; yes it is possible that our daughter will not be able to have her own children(though highly unlikely). That’s better than her having no future at all. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. But I'm not sorry for the choices I've made.

One thing that annoys me

Ok, I guess I should say One of the MANY things that annoy me.

Is the people who think that I am/should be disappointed that this baby is another girl.

I've heard a number of comments such as

• "I'm sorry its just another girl"
• "Are you going to try for a boy?"
• "Bet you are upset its not a boy"
  
• "People would buy you gifts if it was a boy"
  

Yes people, its another girl. But she is just as loved and wanted as her sisters are and were. Am I disappointed, well I can't say that I didn't want a boy, but really, the idea of 3 girls, 3 sisters, when I had none, well it kinda warms my heart. And I know girls.

So No, I'm not disappointed. No we won't try for a boy, this is it folks, the baby factory is closed after this one.

And as far as the gifts go -- I can't think of anything I could possibly need that I can't get myself when I want too. If friends and family want to get something for our girl, I'll be grateful and appreciative as I was each time in the past and will be in the future. If not, no hurt feelings.