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Wes had his cardiology appointment today to try figure out what was going on with his heart. His heart rate was pretty elevated a couple weeks ago and gave us a bit of a scare. A very brief summary: it’s still elevated, but not as much as two weeks ago. There’s no major arrhythmia or murmur, but there’s something that’s not quite right so he’s wearing a heart monitor for a month to try get to the bottom of it. Cardiologist said she’s not worried with all he’s got going on still, and we’ll keep a close eye as treatment comes to an end.

Fuck. I can’t believe treatment is going to end. I can’t believe we’re making plans to wrap up this chapter next month! We’re in the home stretch and yet we’re seeing more specialists lately and it gives this uneasy feeling like the universe isn’t going to let him have a break. I’m not saying that’s the case. That’s just what it feels like right now.

Wes handled the six hour appointment with such grace and humor. He happily let the techs run their tests, attach nodes and stickers, remove them… until the end when the last tech said we’re going home with them.

Hooooboy. Tears. So many tears. “I want to stay at the hospital longer so they can take the stickies off” 😭😭😭. I finally convinced him to let me take him off the floor (same floor we’ve spent so much time on in the past. Wow PTSD- I’ll tell that story another time)

We ventured downstairs to get the robot ice cream. The excitement is all in the making of it. He took two licks, as always, and declared that was enough.

As we left, Wes was sure to remind me that his prize was ready for pick up from Target. The kid never forgets a promise and these little treats are definitely hard earned and very well deserved. ❤️

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