Another set of Surgeries

The boys, Van and Powell, encourage each other in a vast number and range of ways. Van is often the leader, but when he's feeling tired or uninspired, Powell takes over--usually taking his older brother to an anthill to continue their join entomological studies--viz., digging in the dirt.

The boys are quite close in age (they're four and three now, but there's only a six-month difference), and they've followed each other developmentally all their lives. They were circumcised on the same day, they went to the dentist first on the same day, they've had another operation on the same day, and now they're due for another operation.

This time, it's a tonsillectomy. Or, rather, it's two tonsillectomies.

Some parents have had to face many surgeries with their children--we're getting up there, but it hasn't become, by any means, routine. We know that this will help them in many ways, but we just wish there were an easier way.

More later--Van seems to be waking up!