Homework and homework and more homework. My goodness, she's drowning in homework! I never noticed before how much homework one teenager has. We chip away at it daily, and have come to the conclusion that if Cora didn't sleep in until noon everyday, she might have even more time to devote to studies. Haha! Guess waking up earlier is a good plan. Because she is so far behind, and it would totally confuse her to jump back into classes right now, I believe we are going to keep her home through the new year. Hopefully she will be caught up on classwork by then and can jump back in. Well, jumping might not be a good idea.... This lineup had been her regime of meds for a month. I've got a handy dandy little spreadsheet to keep them all straight. I still mess it up! We are seeing a lot of brain fog and inability to focus on schoolwork as a side effect. Because of that, Cora is now only taking ibuprofen for pain control. We're so happy to be off the narcotics!! Her nerve pain is still there, and we can't seem to find any meds to help. So for now, prayer is our help and we will continue to ask God to take away that constant burning in her back. The boys continue to fuss over her. They keep adding decorations to her room, making it "more Christmas-y". Marshall made the smiley face hanging in the corner and was in tears wanting it to be hung perfectly for his "Cowa". Their daily prayers are full of pleading for Cora's back and her general health to be good. The whole family has grown to love Cora even more through serving her during this time. This picture was taken the night before surgery. Cora was just a touch taller than than her big sister. This picture is taken one month after surgery. Look at that difference! Cora grew almost two inches from the surgery. I'm curious if she'll continue to keep growing! It has been a GREAT week physically for Cora. She is moving well, becoming more independent, and getting out of the house on short trips. Emotionally, life kinda stinks. She misses her school friends, feels left out of social events and is just plain tired of laying in bed all day. It's hard to keep a happy face when life has gone on without you. It hurts. I'm sure many of you can relate. We are hoping life will get back to normal pretty soon!
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