I was thinking about how quickly time was going by these days. Things are taking a turn for the better in general, the new meds seem to be helping, at least in the short term. In her last swim meet, Hayley had two sixth places, two fourths, a third and then she won her heat in the butterfly!
To counter balance the good news, Hayley has some upcoming medical stuff with her toenails. When she came to us her toenails had odd striations, peeling layers and in grown in some places. Her teeth were pretty bad as well - four cavities to file and caps already on her front teeth. Somewhere along the line, a lot of things got missed. We did all the repairs on her teeth quickly but we hoped the toenails would get better with well fitting shoes, good hygiene and care with a good diet.
It helped some but not enough so we went to the doctor. She said that normally we might have had a chance to heal them with taking care of them but that they were too far gone with neglect for us to have fixed it. She thinks Hayley might have mild psoriasis which caused the striping but that the issues were too far reaching otherwise. So as soon as swim team ends, they’ll take off both toenails. It should be at a least a week before school starts and good few weeks before soccer. It’ll take six months to grow them back in but they shouldn’t hurt anymore about 3-4 days after they come out. She is taking it well - as well as a nine year old can about getting a shot in her toe and losing two nails.
I’m not interested in pointing fingers, I’m just sad for her. I’m sad she’s had to go through so many emotional and physical issues at this age that most kids never will.
