A Day Like Any Other

The day started just like every other. Cold bus stop. Warm coat. Noisy bus. Crowded school. Comfortable classes. Great friends.
It was just a normal day for Clarissa.
That is until 7th period, when the events to change her life were set in motion.
Honors Science was the easiest class she and her friends had ever taken. Their teacher was more suited to teach elementary children than Jr. high schoolers. But no one minded the movies they watched or the pictures they drew, 7th period was fun!
Everyone knows that getting to leave class early is the best part of any day, and it is even better if you are authorized by the school to do it!
All the band kids in 7th period honors science left 10 minutes early so they could get to class on time. Walking together to the band room, friendships grew, bonds were made and life was good.
Esther, Alan, David, Hugo and Clarissa .
What a team they made.
"Can you believe we graduate 8th grade next month?" Esther exclaimed skipping backwards to talk to her friends.
"Yeah, then we won't have to walk to the high school anymore. We'll GO to high school!" Wide arms showed David's excitement at the prospect of high school.
"What classes are you taking, Clarissa?" Alan asked her.
"Well, I signed up for band, obviously." She waved her hand as if this were obvious.
"Really, I don't think I am going to play anymore."
"Oh!" A pout formed in Clarissa's lip."what if none of us have any classes together then!" She quickly forgot her pout as Esther pulled her forward to examine her new saxophone case.
"What if You and I don't have a class together." Alan said glumly to himself.

The Dog Days are Over!

Day 2: 3rd visit: 4th numothorax: 1st solution!
Here's the story. (It's a good one!)
Monday morning my mom noticed she was coughing every time she stood up. A phone call and a nurse later she went to the instacare for an x-ray.
The x-ray was sent and the doctor ordered another x-ray for Wednesday just before her doctor appointment.
The doctor told us she had more air in her lung and should have surgery soon. He did let us know that if she wanted a second opinion, he completely understood. That was something of a relief.
Rewind to Tuesday night.
Our home teacher came over and gave my mom a blessing with my dad. In the blessing she was told she would know exactly what to do. She would know and have peace. At the time she was considering going to SLC to see a Pulmonologist, luckily we went to the doctor/surgeon first because he said not to travel, it could be extremely dangerous.
Back to the doctor appointment *fast forward*
The doctor answered every one of her questions and they scheduled her surgery for the next day (Thursday at 1:30).
Thursday morning she suddenly started having more trouble. For other procedures she had procrastinated the day away, not wanting to know what they were going to say. Thursday she was ready 5 minutes early, clean, teeth brushed, ready to go. She was confident that God knew what he was doing and he would bless her (and he did!)

The surgery went well and this is what the doctor was doing inside of her :

In the upper left hand corner is a Bleb. Yes that is the real name of it. A bleb is pretty much a type of blister on the outside of your lung. The doctor described it as "HUGE". The upper right and lower left are pictures of him taking the bleb off. The lower right picture is the hole all stapled up.

Now you may be wondering why it took 4 trys to find this.

Let me tell you!

95% of all numothorax's are in the upper part of the lungs. 4% are in the lower part. 1% is on the underside. Guess where my mom's was?

That's right. The underside, part of the 1%, right where the CAT scan couldn't find it!

Fantastic news, she shouldn't have any more problems! She will be in the hospital for a few more days and then be home and on the mend! 

Thank you for your prayers! We have felt them all month long!