My mini-emergency and the care giver that surprised me.

Our sweet girl

 Alright. So I had this mini-emergency and it was all my fault. Let's just establish that right away. I ran outside to grab Mack's high heels from the van. I was just going in and out so I didn't put shoes on ( who am I kidding, I hate wearing shoes and only do when I have to) . I had forgotten that Mike took the van to get some lumber for a project which means I didn't anticipate that the lumber would have shifted in transit. I threw open the rear door and four sheets of solid plywood flew out...Oh yes it did, right onto my bare feet.

I've said it a few times in this little blog but it's important to remember that I am the home nurse. Mike doesn't deal well with the blood of his loved ones. He can deal with 80% surface area 3rd degree burns of a stranger but the battered and bleeding toes of a loved one would ( and did) send into a dizzy search for the closest bathroom.

So there I am, bleeding onto the hardwood and all I can do is bleed and cry. The pain was so intense and I couldn't think straight. That's when little Macky sprung into action! She turned for the stairs , telling me she was going after band-aids and neosporin. She came back with those things and a wash cloth. She patted my back while I cried ( loudly, and  I know it wasn't a pretty thing to see) . When I was ready to go upstairs to clean up, she wiped up the mess I'd left on the floor and followed me upstairs where she patted my back as I washed the wounds. She gently reminded me that, had I been wearing shoes, this might not have been so bad. She is right and I told her so as she patted my feet dry , applied gobs of neosporin and many bandaids. As I watched her work, saw her following such keen instincts, I thought that Mack may never been a life saving doctor or a nurse who bandages wounds and battered emotions but whatever it is she is led to do, she will bring the biggest and best heart to and I know that she will leave this world a better place than the one she was born into. My heart just bursts with pride as I watch her grow.  All the days that I kissed her ouchies, that Mike wiped her tears away...we didn't know that it wouldn't be long before she was doing the same for us.

Mack's bandaging job

Starting to heal up! I could wear shoes today.