Dr. Kind called tonight from home to tell me that Quinn’s labs from this week indicate the need for a couple more meds.

For starter she’s going to be on EPO shots. We’ve been waiting for her numbers to drop below the insurance approved number and walla! This week was it. We’ve been wanting this for her for a while because it should increase her energy level. She’s mighty tired right now and long days prove to be difficult for her. She’s often a little crabby (well, that could just be Quinn!) so I know that would be a nice side effect of the drug - the crabbiness going away because she will feel better. She’s also going to start bicitra which is an active vitamin D.

She’s not thrilled with this plan, obviously.

The thing about helping kiddos get used to the idea of shots is that there’s no great way to present it to them. It won’t make it easier or harder knowing before. Because to them, it’s just another needle. Another violation against them. A personal attack. While we can explain over and over that it’s for their own good, there’s no way to get that buy in from them. And Quinn witnessed me/us holding Gage down to give him his shots and a lot of time over the 2 years or so were pretty dramatic. She tends to be pursuaded a little bit more easily, so maybe that will play in our favor.

My girl. Even though we’ve told her it is coming, she’s not going to see it coming. Not really. That makes me sad for her.

Does anyone else feel like we just went through this?