Ten Year Old with Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome Goes Out on the Town!

Today began like every other day since January. Maizie and I sat around. She worked a puzzle while I waited and "watched". Her belly began to hurt by noon. She took her medications and we both napped. Once awake she looked like a different child. I cancelled her hair cut appointment early on in the day. I sadly admitted to myself that there was no way she was going to leave the house yet alone tolerate a hair cut. I need to make arrangements for a hairdresser to visit the house. Joe calls this phase of hair growth the "helmet hair". It is not pretty.

When asked if she would be able to leave the house today she responded, "I'll think about it." Gee...I wonder where she heard that from? After four days of being in the house I was encouraging her all desperate like to venture out! Dinner time rolled around and she finally agreed to dress. After making sure the sun was down she said yes to Target. Thank you God! I tried not to get my hopes up since the night before she had wanted to leave and just as we headed out the door she said, "Mama...I just can't do it." I wanted to scream.

Maizie created a list that said,'Rescue Pet Get It!'. Needless to say she left Target with a Rescue Pet. May I briefly mention that I think they are creepy. You can set them to be a sad dog or a happy dog. The premise is that you are rescuing the dog or cat...a stray. I don't know how to explain quite yet why they bother me. My brain is fried. Oh, well. She likes it. Any motivation to leave the house is good. At this point I would have agreed to any ol' thing she put on that list just to get her dressed and out on the town!

After Target we ate dinner at Cheddars. Yup, we were pushing our luck! Pushing Maizie too. I gave Maizie a Zofran right after sitting down. It seemed to help her. Making it through a dinner in a restaurant was nice! Very nice. Joe mentioned visiting Borders after dinner. Maizie had begun licking her mouth excessively since we left the house. A sign of anxiety. She explained that Borders is "not her favorite" because there are too many kids in the way. I assured her that being a school night the children's' section would be empty. Thankfully I was right! As you can see from the photos Maizie made herself right at home reading Snog out loud. Possibly, this successful trip out of the house will boost her confidence and she will be less fearful of becoming sick from outside triggers.

Joe and I took turns browsing while one of us sat with Maizie. We left Borders at eleven o' clock. Eleven o' clock at night! Did I mention we were out of the house with our ten year old until eleven o'clock at night on a 'home school night'? Unbelievable. Granted, home schooling is done mostly at night now. I want to get advice from the families who have children who are allergic to the sun. I think they may be able to give me some pointers on our new lifestyle. Seriously.