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08 May

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Sooooo! After my 100th post and poem. (Over a week ago) I really had nothing to say. Well I did, but did NOT have the time or energy to say it. I also didn’t feel like putting myself out there. Last Wednesday Kodiak was not a happy boy. He went to school and everything, but he was very unhappy when he got home. The kids said he cried on and off. I had a meeting at work and got home a little later than usual. They had him fed and had given him his meds. He was very happy to see me. But that novelty wore off quickly when he just was not happy. What was going on? Yep! You guessed it… More Weather… Not just rain… Like most of you out there who have spring… No we got snow! It was the very heavy and very wet kind. Snow men? You got that right! Wow just days before we were wearing shorts, tanks and flip-flops! But we only knew about the rain that night.

At around 5:30 am the kids school auto alert went off telling me school was delayed 2 hours due to hazardous travel from 10 plus inches of snow and downed trees and some were without power. Sooooo I got up! Then I drove to another suburb to work and they had NO SNOW! I fact the grass was green and it looked like spring. I felt weird because it felt like I had just been in some kind of winter dream and woke up in spring. As I was sitting there the alerts went off again for the school. SCHOOL IS OPEN! I thought that’s odd! They said 2 hours late why are they telling us its now open? My kids started texting me? Is school open? Are we late now? What! This is weird!

About 5 minutes later we all got this message:

SCHOOL IS CLOSED!

Well this is more like it. But how confusing! Someone must have been mixed up typing out those alerts!
These are the messages from my kids:
Symone:
K. Yay!
Colten:
Yessssssss! I am soooooo happy!

However—- I had a major worry!
My Mom was driving up to stay with us. She lives 4 hours south and a little further east. She ended up driving through the worst of the storm as it moved east towards her… I was so worried! But my mom made it! Slow and steady. But when she did have to pull over she got stuck and two guys helped push her to get it going again! No ditches and no accidents for her…

After I was done working, I headed back home from spring into the winter zone again. A lot had melted. But still quite white. The next few days cold, wet and rainy. We had some very important things to do. Replace glass from a picture frame, get a cell phone fixed, see a great grandma, visit other family etc.

Anyway, late Saturday and Sunday the sun was back out. The snow disappeared. And we went to a state park. We saw all kinds of birds and some dear got really close to us. They clearly were hungry and took the risk of coming close to get new grass beginning to turn green. The birds!!!! Birds I have not ever seen around here…. This is because the lakes up north are still frozen and they had to land somewhere. Grebes, loons in large numbers (but we usually have one or two pairs around). Also something looking like pelicans… however they were so far away it was very hard to tell. Again where is my big camera and zoom lens? At home! Grrrrrr!

On and off Kodi cries. Tuesday was one of those days… Then Wednesday was a rainy day again. Poor Kodi. The little barometer just doesn’t feel well. We love having Nana here. But I think we wear her out.

Kodi is signing a little again. Here he’s at school. Signing “more”

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So we have this weird weather. But the grass is getting greener. The buds are popping out on the trees. Can we say we had our last snowfall? A little further up north there is 16 inches of ice (honeycombed) still on the lakes… Fishing opener is this weekend… They will be drilling holes and ice fishing to begin the season… The jokes are funny! Pulling the boat out on the ice, drilling the hole and then climbing into the boat and fish… Just in case the ice breaks etc..

We all are tired. In fact I fell asleep typing this post. I hope you don’t reading it… Hopefully, we will have more photos to share… Kodi riding his trike.

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More animals. Colt had some of the ducks in flight… Hmmm! Let me find that and add…

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Nice work Colt! Look out you don’t get bombed!! :-)

Good night! My kids all went to bed quite early for a change! :-)

 
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Posted by on May 8, 2013 in Kodiak My Little Grizzly

 

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Kodiak My Little Grizzly (I’m not a poet!) #100

01 May

This is my 100th post. it means nothing really just a number. I never celebrate anything at all really. So why this? Only because I didn’t know if I’d even stick with it. Only because the readers I meant it for don’t read it… The ones I didn’t know do read it… And I’m not really sure it’s educating anyone on these conditions or even helping. but it is a form of documenting for me. Although the things we don’t want to share we don’t. We still have to keep part of life separate. Anyway I kicked around several ideas. This is what WE came up with. Symone and Colten are co-contributors and well Kodiak of course is our main subject. I hope it’s 100th post worthy.

I’m nervous!!! Hard to check spelling etc on iPhone…

Ok! Whatever! Why worry! It’s just our hearts on the line…

Drumroll please (Colten’s words)

And here it is… TA DAH!!!! (Symone’s words)

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Kodiak my sweet little grizzly bear,
My dear sweet precious little heir,
Oh! How I wish you could see,
All My love that I have for thee.
With hugs and warm embrace,
On my heart, it leaves more than a trace.
Although, I know you can sense the swell,
For you give love from your heart back well.

CHARGE Syndrome and DeafBlind,
Scoliosis needing to be aligned.
Heart defect, though not lacking love,
sinus infections, show what your made of.
You have a cute crooked little smile and face,
Crooked neck and head we used to brace.
So many things, deformed and amiss,
But my love for you, forever exists.

You love to toss your all your toys,
I think that is like most little boys.
More! More balloons you preferred
Into a corner, balloons you would herd.
Off to the bathtub like a speed racer,
You’d run with your favorite light chaser.
But water and batteries do not mix,
You’d cry when mother could not fix.

Off the deck, your ruler, you would toss
Back up it would land, like it was boss.
Confused and mystified you’d do it again,
Back it would come, patience grew thin.
Back in house, you’d throw at the wall,
Never knowing your sibs were behind it all.
They’d laugh and giggle and come up to see,
You would be handing the ruler off to me.

Waterparks, roller coasters and wild rides
Wave pools, you love repeated rip tides.
Bumper boats, geysers and wild fountains,
Climbing up to slide, like climbing mountains.
Then relax time on the lazy river,
Until we see you begin to shiver.
We wrap you up and take you to shore,
However, you just keep signing “more”!

When the clock struck well after midnight,
And the moon was full and very bright,
You would sneak down past the gate,
Like you were going on a hot date.
Riding your jeep into the basement wall,
The security alarm, 911 it would call.
We’d open our eyes, to the door we’d run,
To police we’d tell, “it was only our little one”.

Oh! How I wish you could hear,
All my whispers in your ear!
But you don’t at all, its not fair,
For really, you only feel the air.
When you do, you freeze in one place,
With my warm breath on your face.
And then you begin to wiggle and giggle,
It only makes sense, as it must tickle.

You now see with your fingers,
as you ponder, your hand lingers.
Since you are now blind, can’t see at all,
It is now so easy for you to fall.
Being DeafBlind is a cruel thing,
Being deaf you can’t talk or sing.
You make lots of noise in the halls,
Papa records to sell animal calls.

Blind cane you maneuver quite well,
Steps and walls you can foretell.
Colors are gone from your eye,
Your memory of color you rely.
My heart becomes a marshmallow,
You no longer do see yer favorite yellow.
The movies with yellow chicks you miss,
It’s the one thing, the TV, you’d kiss!

Off we would go on a long road trip,
Excited you’d be with food and sip.
They reside four hours away,
You do remember and play.
A place you don’t have a handicap,
You have developed a good mental map!
Pick’n flowers and another photo shoot,
Blind – yet you twirl around and scoot.

Nana and Papa all full of cuddles,
Head massage, back rubs and snuggles.
Sweet little treats and horsy rides,
Four wheeler rides down mountain sides.
The visits are short but memories long,
Out would come Papa with guitar and song.
Uncle, Aunt and two cousin girls,
Around you so much love swirls.

Then there is Symone, my firstborn one,
Who you love to tease and pull hair for fun.
She would read and show you the story,
Pending your surgeries, she would worry.
Out of your room past midnight, you’d prance,
To find your big sister, who taught you to dance.
Down the hills in winter they take you sledding,
Inside, covering head in blankets and bedding.

You keep brother Colt up at night,
And sometimes cause quite a fright.
He would awake to find that you were crying,
Comfort and back rub until you were sighing.
You share a room and I must confess,
Between you two, it’s always a mess.
A thing that can make Colt bawl,
It’s you no longer see to catch a ball.

Who needs a weather man to inform,
Your mood changes with impending storm!
Head banging, hitting eyes, causing bruises,
broken bones, cuts where blood oozes.
Man! You are a tenacious little fighter!
Soon though, reality for you is brighter!
Stop! My child, that little lip quiver,
For I, I will always be your caregiver.

Sleep around you is quite rare,
Odd, since your a grizzly bear.
Hibernating is not in your blood,
Often RUDLY awaken, by huge thud!
On go bright lights, then giggles,
Next, the louder sounds, and wild wiggles.
One would think we are under attack,
But Alas! In name only, a Kodiak.

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Ok! We are done! We may tweak it later or add more as it comes to our brains… Sleep well! My little ones! Sleep well!

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Opps! I want to add more… Not from a friend or a foe…
But a kind reader, time away from his little one he spent,
and THIS amazing poem is what he sent:

There is a place where the Grizzlies are different,
They aren’t the scary monsters of film and fiction,
They won’t chase after you until your energy is spent,
They can, and will, lead you through every emotion.

There is a place where the Grizzlies are amazing,
Not for their sharp teeth, deep growls, and massive paws,
Not for their height when on their legs they are standing,
But for how they deal with the hand they’ve been dealt, a deal that is raw.

There is a place where the Grizzlies are wild,
They rage and they scream and they flail,
But one Grizzly isn’t a bear at all, he’s a child,
Blind, deaf, and still blazing a trail.

There is a place where a Grizzly will steal your heart,
He struggles, he grows, he lives, he learns,
And so will you while watching his caretakers play their part,
Raising him to be a member of this world as the days turn.

There is a place where Kodiak is a Grizzly,
Momma bear, sister and brother bear are there as well,
Sometimes their antics are somber and sometimes completely silly,
Where their journey is headed, only time will tell.

There is a place where the Grizzlies go to play,
They go to work, they go on walks, they go to school,
A family of bears with important lessons on life to say,
Won’t you follow them on their journey too?

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Amazing! Thank you again! and Thanks so much Everyone for reading! :-)

 

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Posted by on May 1, 2013 in Kodiak My Little Grizzly

 

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The last you will see, until it’s 100th post worthy!

29 Apr

Last night we went to bed a little late. Colt had this project to finish up making parachutes (all out of recyclable materials) to launch off the loft.

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Kodiak decided he had enough. He was trying NOT to hit his eye so he flopped face down on the couch and put his hands along side. This is one reason I feel he can’t control the movement at times and has to hit his eyes. Or he’s in pain and he’s trying to resist the urge to make it worse. Regardless he fell asleep.

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I was worried about his breathing and was about to move him and as soon as we touched him he raised his hand up and clearly was not completely asleep. So we let him be a little while longer.

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He moved further down on the couch and my theory is he was liking the cool feeling on his eye. Then he began to snore so I moved him slightly. He sat up and wanted to me to hold him. I put him in a different position and he held on to my arm and he fell asleep.

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Today I only worked a few hours in the morning. I didn’t sleep well last night. Several reasons and one is an anniversary that brings me much pain today. It’s not getting any easier at all. I came home called the two phone calls I had to make. It was warm and sunny, I had intended to go sit in the sun, I had intended to go grocery shopping, I had intended to make my kids a really good supper, I had intended to get more done and clean my house. When I sat down the exhaustion hit me like a wall. The next think I knew was my daughter was coming in the door. It was 3:00 pm. I sat down about 11:45 am. Wow! What a waste! It only made me feel worse. But sleep I did. They worked more on home work and Colten finished up his parachute launching and timing and measuring etc.

Then it was time for my little guy to come home. My poor little guy. He was happy to be home but was not really all that happy. According to school he didn’t eat well today. But he sure chowed down supper. We cleaned up messes. Did some reading and then we went for one of our walks.
I walked over 3 miles in 45 minutes. The older two would jog ahead of me and then jog back. Then walk with me for a bit and jog off again. I was pushing Kodiak’s 30 pound (he has extras that add weight) stroller with his 50 pounds in it. He cried at first. I didn’t know why. But then he got really happy and fell asleep along the way.

I asked my kids “some day when you have your own families will you walk?” Both said “yes because we love it and its really good family time and you feel good doing it as well” sorry I can’t fix the capital “s” problem becau_e of the mi__ ing “s” key! (My iPhone died”

I remember growing up year round our family would walk about 3 miles. If it was winter we bundled up. We would even walk well after dark by the moon light. It would be so bright we would talk about getting “moon burn” :-)

My ex and I would walk even way before kids. It was a good time to discuss things. You couldn’t get to mad! You would be burning off steam if you were mad. But we would walk until we got issues resolved if that was the case or we would just be out enjoying the evening. Kids came along and the walks just got a little slower and sometimes much shorter. But always a joy. I don’t remember when the walks became just me and the kids. But it was gradual. We tried to beg, include and invite but after awhile we got tired of being turned down. Then it became a nice break for us to be out of the house away from the hurt.

I will say no more as I will become a puddle. I need to keep strong for my kids and get out of this mud hole.
I love the bond we have between us and the confidence that we can confide in each other and how we have each others backs.

This almost becomes a motto with how much we repeat these following sayings… I know there is more I’m just drawing a blank.

We have to be strong for each other
because they have that little brother

He depends on us to protect him
He looks to us to provide for him
He hurts in ways and can’t tell us
He laughs for reasons unknown to us

Kodiak will never find another
That will love him as much as

his sister, his brother and mother!

I am at 99 posts here tonight! I have decided not to post again until its 100 post worthy. We will be busy this week. We will have family to meet up with this weekend. So I will be thinking and trying to figure out what to do to make it a big deal. I’m open to suggestions.

Chow for now! Hope all have a restful night!

 
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Posted by on April 29, 2013 in Kodiak My Little Grizzly

 

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We found the culprit!

28 Apr

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Kodiak found his big sister’s bed again. He crawled into her bed and went back to sleep. When I got up he was curled up downstairs on the couch in a little ball. He didn’t eat very quickly and he was very stuffed up. I took him up to get a bath and he had fun in the warm bath but kept rubbing his eye. I looked closer and saw green junk in it. After his bath, lotion etc I wrapped him in a blanket as he was acting cold. I saw more in his eye and in his nose. He began to cry. Then he began hitting his left eye again. At that moment I had to make a decision. Take him to urgent care? Or wait until tomorrow. I decided to take him in. He also is so off balance and even worse than yesterday.

Symone and I took him in while Colt worked on some things at home. It was close to 11:30 am when we got there. They close at 11:30. When we got to the doctor he got all giddy! He does this a lot because he knows we are there to get him better. (Photo above)

We got to the weighing station. Kodi was way to off balance to stand on the scale alone. By our best read he looks to be 50 pounds. We got to the room and he was so willing for them to take his temp, blood pressure, pulse and listen to his heart. When the nurse left he got off my lap and began mapping out the room…

Wall, corner, wall and door, bench (in another corner) with Symone on it, trash can and sink, corner wall with photo on it that was very funny to make it move… I jumped to rescue the photo, corner desk with computer keyboard and mouse… Very fun to punch the keys… Then more wall chairs oh and mom and the wall again…

Once he mapped out the room (tripping a lot) he began to take off to the center of the room. He kept falling and was so off balance I pulled him back onto my lap. He was content then to sit.

The doctor came in and agreed he needed an antibiotic. I also need one for same issue. My ears are hurting etc.

We headed back home to go pick up Colt and pick up the prescriptions. Kodi was so dizzy or something. It was now about 1:30 pm. Then we got lunch.

On and off he cries. On and off he giggles. But no signing! He is refusing to. So we are getting laundry done and taking turns with him.

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We are occasionally sucking on these… It is better than a couch drop. And it helps clear up sinuses so you can breathe. I was hoping he would sign “more” but so far not even once!

Good night my little ones… Listen to the rain and thunder… Sleep well my little ones! I love you!

 
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Posted by on April 28, 2013 in Kodiak My Little Grizzly

 

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MORE SWING! More eat! MORE DRINK! More….

27 Apr

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It was in the 70′s and on a Saturday. Last Saturday we were wearing boots… This Saturday flip flops!!!!

We had fun with friends in the am and then met up with one of Symone’s friends. :-)
Kodiak was calm. But would not sign.

We went to the local state park. I got the annual state park pass since we go there so much during summer. We got some sun alright and maybe a little pink.

We spread out two beach blankets ate our lunch. The 3 played catch with a baseball and also a frisbee. They ran around and had fun. Kodiak took forever to eat. Finally he and I hung out on the blanket for a bit soaking in the rays. Then he had enough. I took him on the swing. I would stop the swing to make him sign “more” NOPE! I would model it for him and sign “your turn” or “you do it” he would respond with any other hand movement but “more” FINALLY after about 30 tries he signed “more” so I pushed him again.

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He’s just not acting right. Then he wanted off. I too him walking. We went up to different trees. He would smile and laugh about the way he could walk in a circle holding on to the tree.

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Pardon the dirty mouth photos… He doesn’t eat with his mouth closed… He packs it in…. Oh! And the photo above he just had eaten some chocolate… Trying to get him to sign more… NOPE!

The tree below became his favorite tree to hold on to. It was smoother and it was a much larger tree. The others trees bark might actually hurt his tiny hands and fingers.

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While the other three were off exploring the park, Kodi and I were playing with the base ball, ball gloves and frisbee… Not like how others play with them. But the only way a DeafBlind kid can I guess. I would hand him the frisbee and he would feel it all around and spin it. The art work on it was raised and he really focused in on that as well.

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I handed him a ball glove and he did what he does at home… He put it on his head

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Look at that smile… Still full of food however!!!

Colt came back and he decided to play with Kodiak. Colt gave Kodiak the ball…

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Kodiak sort of tossed it like “I know what to do with that!”

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Colt would fetch like a good little doggie and hand back to Kodi!

That got old so Kodiak and I went for a walk. He was soo happy!

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Then we got photos of Loon’s.

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We saw and heard geese. Well NOT Kodiak. Then a very different diving duck. We looked online and thought we could figure it out… It might be a merganser…

We saw airplanes and seaplanes. We also saw out shadows.

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Posted by on April 27, 2013 in Kodiak My Little Grizzly

 

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Kodak is OFF right now! Take 2!

26 Apr

I’m at a loss here! In my telling a story I forgot why I was writing the post to begin with! I was off work early on Wednesday and I talked to Kodiak’s intervenor from school and she also said they can’t get him to do much! Added to this he signed “more” for everyone!!!! But this week he just won’t do it. He will do any other hand formation but “more”.

Well! Now just tonight I had his favorite food in front of him, and other things! He was very happy! We even ran like 50 yards together. But he refuses to sign “more”!

I feel totally ready to cry! I don’t think he lost it!!! If he did where could it have gone and WHAT happened! I said he was off! Is he sick and just doesn’t really feel like signing “more”? He will clap, put one finger to his palm, or sign what I think is his “cookie” sign. But even when I show him with my hands and then sign “your turn” or “you do it” he will do anything but! Huh!!! For 9 months we depended on this! We were so excited! I’m ready to cry and lose it! What happened to my kid!

Maybe he is testing everyone! I know he knows what it means!!! This comes after he was really hitting his left eye for about a week! Just when I think I am getting close to knowing my kid we take major steps back. Now he’s next to me, leaning on me, and holding my Hand as I type this on my iPhone! NOT EASY! please excuses typos!!! :-)

He was so excited to have me home. We got supper out and about tonight and then came home and even when I gave him meds, snack and a drink he resorted to pulling and pushing even when I tried to make him sign more.

One thing I’m noticing… He’s congested… He is sleeping good… And his hand feels thicker and bigger all of a sudden. Maybe he’s growing? Maybe he’s testing? I just hope not regressing.

Tonight we have spring. It got into the 70′s today and sunny. The older two are outside eeking out the last bit of rays from the sun. The days are so much longer as far as light! They are getting along so well. They had the house cleaned up when I got home!!! What a wonderful group of kids. I guess they really want to enjoy being outside this weekend. We will get a state park sticker and go have some fun in the sun this weekend for sure. Maybe it will remind Kodiak he needs to communicate with us!!!

When we pulled up to our drive we were blocked by this cute couple!

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We have seen them around the past two days looking for a safe please to build a nest… They look like our ducks from our old neighborhood a block and a half east from us… Those ducks were our watch ducks and I called them our ducks because they thought the spring only pond was a great home for their family and build their nest in our yard or the neighbors and then the pond dried up and the babies were so cute but had to cross the busiest streets to get to some actual water! This looks like the same smart couple! Well they sure are good watch ducks! They wouldn’t let us in our driveway for several minutes. Then we QUACKED back and they decided we were bigger and they took off east towards our old neighborhood!

Enjoy your weekend everyone! Maybe we will get good nature photos this weekend to share!

 
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Posted by on April 26, 2013 in Kodiak My Little Grizzly

 

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Kodiak is OFF right now!

25 Apr

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All Kodiak wanted to do was cuddle!!! Well he was playing with his hands and then put his hand out like he felt or sensed something was there… Like my iPhone to snap a photo? But it was almost as if to say “Stop it guys! I don’t feel good! Leave me alone!!!” And he snuggled closer to me as if to say “I just want my mom!”

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I think he has a sinus infection… I’m seeing gross signs of it!!! And then he is crying really hard and then He giggles like two minutes later. Then hitting his eyes. However my kids pointed out he will now lay on the floor with out slamming his head. That only took 4 years to cure!!!! Why I didn’t notice I have no idea. Maybe I try hard not to remember the horrific things I have seen and try to look at all the positives… But I can’t seem to always acknowledge the good because just when I do it proves to be very short lived!!!! :-(
So I work hard not to draw attention to much. Just for the sake of peace and to appreciate the good.

I came across a lady recently that told me how she used to see so well. Then her eyes grew dim. I’ve heard this before from many elderly except she was my age. And then to make it worse she was not only talking about her eyesight but also her will to live. She said she always loved bright colors, and to paint and watch sunrises and sunsets. She thinks now it was watching all of them that caused her vision to darken. She said when she can’t see color anymore she doesn’t want to live because it was where her joy always has been. I told her Kodiak used to see. He used to see in color and his favorite was yellow. The happy color! The color of sun. She smiled and said “Mine too!” She got tears in her eyes and said “Can he see at all?” I said that he couldn’t anymore but that he was a very happy boy most of the time. She asked me how this could be? I told her how he went into a kind of depression… But more like he was terrified to move or go anywhere and lost interest in doing anything. But that now he explores and giggles and laughs. Just then as if on cue he decided we were standing there way too long! He let go of me and his cane and twirled in a circle and giggled. His picked up his cane and got all silly and began to walk all over, alone with his cane! She was amazed! She said “I need to learn from that little boy! I will remember him and this moment always!” She reached out to him and he held her hand. She cried. I wanted to ask her number, I wanted to give mine. But it almost felt like it would only cheepen the moment. I just felt compelled to let her do the asking the leading of the conversation. She let go of his hand got off the bench she was sitting on and went into her doctors appointment. We took the elevator up to Kodiak’s. I could kick myself for not doing so. I have no way of finding out. But I could see clearly that she was depressed from the turn of events in her life. I wanted to give her hope. I wanted to share with her good things but it was almost like her and Kodi were sharing more and I was just an outsider and I was not being heard. Almost like he understood her more than I did and that he felt the proper compassion. But also it showed her life will be ok. She will find joy. I have thought on this moment twice since and it is like I couldn’t put it into words the strange outsider feeling and the fact what was said didn’t matter but it was Kodi’s joy, his gentle touch and taking her hand like he was her friend forever that was a moment I couldn’t do or say anything to change minds one way or the other. She too had a cane. But could still see. I hope some day to meet up again. I almost felt as though she didn’t really want to talk to me but just wanted to have the human touch of a little hand of someone so happy despite being blind. I don’t even remember if I told her he is also deaf. I hope her tears of sadness fade and she once again finds joy in living. I just hope she can!

Anyway, I’ve thought about this and wondered if I should put this in. I decided to. She did know his name. She may some day find this post before she loses her vision completely and maybe will find us. If not I hope she finds her will to live. I know life can seem dim and bleak at times. But maybe she can make art with textures that people of all ages and Vision or not can also feel and enjoy! The even dumber thing? I didn’t ask her her name. She asked what Kodi’s was and I didn’t even tell mine! But it was almost like if I had she would not have remembered mine. I was not the important one.

So people on common ground form a specific bond. They take from it what they each need. They find the encouragement to move on and find comfort. Even though her and I were the same age the bond was not girls of our age, us at doctors visits, etc. Here is was all about vision loss and the loss and regaining the will to go on living. A weakness that the younger hopefully strengthened the older. The one living, laughing and loving life in total blindness teaching the older with poor vision to find that will to live, laugh and love! I hope so much she has a family that would give her all the comfort she needs. But for some reason I couldn’t get that out of my head! Was it all the beautiful photos of the snow storms? The birds? The flowers from warmer places? It also makes me ponder how Kodiak really feels. If only I could ask my little grizzly. Now My little grizzly fell fast asleep.

On a different note? Colt was supposed to clean his room. This is what he from his room texted me instead:::

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Boys will be boys! But the perspective of the photos is cool! He took them himself!

Good night my 3 little bear cubs! Your mom is very tired. The weekend will bring much warmer weather. I’m sure all remaining snow will be gone.

I will continue to monitor my youngest to see if any sort of signs of fever etc kicks in. For now we wait.

Tha is for stopping by!

 
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Posted by on April 25, 2013 in Kodiak My Little Grizzly

 

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