Rock, Meet Hard Place...

We finished the pre-op appointment today and I am feeling a little more at ease...I think Bailey is too...

Hardest pill to swallow today??? Part of the surgery is to "undo the surgery that was performed at Shriner's Hospital".  I hate to think that she had two surgeries there that were either unnecessary, nor completed correctly, or caused her more pain...    

 Rock, meet hard place.  Do you listen to your surgeons and take their advice when they say they are confident they can improve her quality of life? The guilt of putting her back in surgery and watching her suffer and the guilt of not doing anything and watching her suffer...which one wins?

I have done my due diligence and we will go ONE LAST TIME.  Lord willing, this surgeon will be THE ONE to give her a better quality of life and a more normal hip. 

I was also encouraged when I mentioned that I really wanted to do something to raise awareness of DDH so we had started this blog...and the surgeon said he would like to visit with us about doing something to raise awareness!  Yippee!  We may be making a difference in the lives of others!  Hopefully, between us, Dr. Rosenfeld,  and Texas Children's we can do something amazing...!



Bailey with Dr. Scott Rosenfeld of Texas Children's Hospital

Happy New Year to all!

Blessings from the Hip and Sassy Family

December 28th, 2011... but soon to be January 1st, 2012

Well today is Wednesday 12-28-11... I have my doctor appt. at Texas Childrens today. I am hoping that I can get in and out of there quickly because I am going to meet my cousin Makayla and my Aunt Linda in North Shore so that I can take my cousin home for a girlie week. :)
My dog was cracking me up because my Mom had made her this fleece pocket... and she has been laying in there. Last night... she didn't want to come out. It was funny because here is this 3 and 1/2 pound dog who is in this pocket that is so big to her and she absolutely LOVES it!! :) I told my Mom that it was like carrying around a potato in a pink fleece sack because she would NEVER come out.
I am VERY, VERY, VERY excited that I get to pick up my cousin today because I absolutely LOVE HER and she is my FAVORITE COUSIN I! (on my Mom's side)... She is going to have so much fun with us!! She lives out in the country and has to deal with a bunch of boys... and I think that in the 4 days I have her that we can turn her into a sassy city girl in no time. :)
Well thanks for reading this post and I will tell y'all the results from my doctor appt. whenever I can. :)
Sincerely,
Miss Hip and Sassy (Bailey)

Visions of Sugarplums & Super Heroes...

Merry Christmas to all!  I hope this post finds you well and recovering nicely from an amazing and joyous Christmas season. 

Usually, at this time of the evening on Christmas Day, I will be incredibly motivated to remove all reminders of Christmas.  I usually start packing up all of the decorations after dinner or at the very least early the next day.  This year, it is a completely different story.  Not sure if it is the combination of being sick for about a week, or if it is knowing that with the close of Christmas comes the opening of a new chapter...the dreaded surgery and recovery. 

This past week has been bitter sweet...it was the start of the Christmas holidays for the girls.  While most 7th graders are just concerned with being able to sleep late and what they will get for Christmas, Bailey has many more serious things on her mind.  When most kids were counting the days to Christmas, Bailey has been counting the days to her surgery.  The kids at school...I certainly wish their parents would teach them some compassion.  There are a couple of moms that I would LOVE to call and have a real "Come To Jesus Meeting" with them! BUT! The girls did have a great week last week...they attended a church Holiday Camp where Bailey was a "Counselor in Training".  On Friday, several of the little ones cried when they knew she was leaving...she has such a way with the lil ones and they just worship her! :)  Hayden was crazy about the "play scape" and inflatables...so much so that she came home with holes in her socks every day...that girl REALLY knows how to play! 

Now, this week, we have several pre-op appointments and her blood drive.  We are making our packing lists for the hospital and doing lots of self-talk.  "We will be strong." Together, we can do anything."   "We will be a hero for each other."  (Hero as we define it:  a person that is courageous and strong in spirit even though we may be scared to tears and dreading every minute.)

Hope you have a great week!

Bailey with Miss Bevo, Granna, Hayden with Sade

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! I hope that all of y'all have a VERY Merry Christmas! I hope that I will get to see most of my followers and blog readers at the blood drive on December 30th!!!

I was talking to my Dad the other day...and I was telling him how I am nervous but I am going to try not to cry... well I dont think that I can keep my word on that one because that same day I came home and had a 10 minute pitty party...

I would say that I am nervous because... 1) I am going to a new hospital... 2) my new surgeon said that this is a more challenging surgery for him to do... 3) it is a longer recovery... and lastly my 4th reason... I am at a new school and it will be hard to go back and see people's reactions...


Now I know that 1 of my readers who has a new baby boy and who is VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART will probably say that I should put it in God's hands... I have been trying and trying but I think that I am not trying hard enough... Now also this friend I am talking about is going through hard times with her new baby boy.... I know that some of my readers don't know the lady that I am talking about and I have not gotten her permission to say her name... but her baby boy is having troubles too and they will be speaking with a surgeon also ... So I am praying for him and for his family and even though y'all might not know them then I am asking y'all to pray for him and his family... and to keep me in yall's thoughts too because I have not had a dry eye lately...

Well thank y'all and have a VERY blessed Christmas!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Miss Hip and Sassy (Bailey)

P.S. Thanks goes out to my readers and followers for praying for me and keeping me in their prayers! Blessings go out and again... more thanks!! :)

Replenishment Blood Drive

Many of you have asked how you may be able to help regarding Bailey's upcoming surgery.  We have arranged a replenishment blood drive in Bailey's honor.  Certainly, don't feel obligated...but if you feel led, I have included some information below.

 

 

REPLENISHMENT BLOOD DRIVE FOR BAILEY SPRIGGS

HOSTED BY HPD - NORTHWEST DIVISION

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30

11AM - 5PM

 

To schedule an appointment, visit http://www.giveblood.org/ and login to Digital Donor.  Enter sponsor code 3908

 

Remember, this is a replenishment drive in honor of Bailey - so all blood types are accepted.  You will also get a free t-shirt from the blood center...

 

If you would like to participate, but cannot make it to the coach at HPD Northwest, you can visit any blood center and give them Bailey's name. 

 

Blessings to you and yours!

Little Blessings Everywhere!

Today, I am just taking a moment to drink in the glorious blessings that are being bestowed upon me and my family.  These may seem like small things to some...and really, they are...but just remember, dynomite comes in small packages!

I am just so tickled about "meeting" a new person recently...I was referred to her to order some items for Christmas.  In passing, I shared with her that I would not be available for a get-together on the 1st weekend in January due to Bailey's surgery.  Most people would just give someone an obligatory "I'm sorry..." and move on.  This very special lady has actually been a blessing to me by seeking out Bailey's story via this blog and offering words of encouragement and complimenting Bailey during her journey.  Don't you just love it when God brings amazing and loving people into your life?

It looks like I will finally wrap things up with the school to settle Bailey's homebound needs.  YAHOO! AND! I will be meeting with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center on Thursday to arrange the blood drive in Bailey's honor.  Thank you so much to Captain Bounds and Sgt. Singleton of HPD for allowing us to send the blood bus to the NW station on December 30.  (More info coming soon.)  Also, Bailey is still in need of directed donations.  If you are blood type O-  and are willing to donate specifically for Bailey, please message me or call me.

Lastly, I came across this website today.  It is really meant for children with cancer but I think it can be of help to anyone who is spending any length of time with an ill child or in the hospital.   http://www.squirreltales.com/parents/friends.html   I know that Bailey and I will comb through this site later today to see what we might want to do for some of the kiddos and their parents that are spending the holiday in the hospital. 

Here's hoping that God's blessings flow to you and yours in even, unbroken streams of abundance.

Love from the Hip & Sassy family!