It’s Official

What T is dealing with is Osgood-Schlatter. It’s a fancy way of saying really really intense growing pains that cause a bulge just below his knee. We’ve been given a protocol to follow and we will move forward with it.

It’s an at home and in office laser therapy treatment. To rent the unit is $250 for a week....yikes. We are looking into buying one because we know this will be an ongoing treatment for T as he continues to grow. The cost of the home unit is $2,500....even more yikes. Now we crunch numbers to see if we can get this done for T because it’s now something he actually needs to be able to have on hand. 

Osgood-Schlatter’s

Osgood-Schlatter’s is a growing disease that plaques young athletes. They grow out of it but it seems T has it. We will get the official diagnosis today when T goes for his chiropractor appointment. His chiropractor isn’t just a run of the mill chiropractor. He’s an elite athletic specialist. This disease is something T will grow out of but while he is growing like he has this past year this is something he has to deal with. The chiropractor will give us a treatment plan today, I’m sure, that will hopefully minimize his growing pains. All kids go through growing pains but it’s even more so when you are an elite athlete and growing. It’s what causes the problem of the lump that forms below the kneecap, which T has. There’s not an athlete around that’s been an athlete since childhood that didn’t go through what T is going through now. Not training is not an option for T so we look for all the ways we can minimize pain and keep moving forward. It may mean we break down and buy a portable laser therapy tool so he can do at home treatment because this will be an issue he’ll be dealing with as he continues to grow these next years ahead. Our boy is a tough cookie. He’s trained the better part of a month or two with his knees hurting badly with no treatment for it but now we will get a handle on it and he won’t be in so much pain from it. #growingproblems #nopainnogain #thistooshallpass 

Another Tooth Bit The Dust!!!

T lost another one of his back teeth plus his 12 year old molars are coming in on the bottom and his top 12 year old molars are white for harvest....LOL!  He yanks them out now and places them in my hand and is like another $5 please. Talk about inflation. He said because he yanks it out on his own and doesn’t whine about it that he should get more $$$ for it...LOL!  The kid is something else. 

Christmas Outfit from Aunt Elaine

T’s Knees

So T has a sizable lump just below his left knee giving him lots of pain. I finally looked it up on the internet and the link below is what came up. I’m really praying it’s not this and he’s just having growing pains. The lump is what led me to look it up though.  Athlete’s who suffer with this really suffer which totally stinks because all they wanna do is do what they love but this can be a road block of sorts😕. I may have to have him seen to make sure if this is the issue we are actually dealing with though. 

https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/osgood-schlatter-disease-knee-pain/
 

The Christmas Star

“I know some have seen the post about The Christmas Star appearing this year on December 21st. I couldn't help but really take a deeper look at how amazing this occurrence would be and is happening in the year 2020.

In the year Jesus was born, there was violence, chaos, political and social unrest. It was dark. The Magi found him by way of the star, which was the "meeting" of 3 stars: Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. They followed the star until it rested where he was and they began to worship him. In a time where it was dark, Light was brought into our world. Jesus stepped into the chaos and brought peace.

Fast forward to this year, 2020. It's a time of violence, chaos, political and social unrest. It's dark. Winter Solstice, December 21st is a time where the day is the shortest and night is the longest...it's literally the "darkest day" and is the beginning of what most would say the cold, dark winter season.

But on the darkest day this year, Jupiter and Saturn will meet, giving us the Christmas Star! How fitting...that in the moment of time during the Christmas season that we get to see this beautiful reminder...that even in the darkest of times...Light will, and has, stepped in. In our chaos He is there. In our darkest time, He is there. He brings Light and makes all things new.

So as you look out on Dec 21st for the Christmas Star, may we be reminded of His power and Light that He brings for all mankind. He is perfect at stepping into chaos and bringing it into peace.” ~Unknown ❤️🙏🏼✨

Busy Day

Busy day today. T got his haircut because he needed it big time. Afterwards I took advantage of the opportunity to get some pictures of him. Then he had a chiropractor appointment and boy did he need that adjustment.  We are so thankful we go regularly for him to be adjusted as well as us. The chiropractor had to fix both his knees and his shoulders. He’s also growing and having growing pains in those knees. I remember being in tears 😭 at his age most nights with my knees hurting like crazy from growing pains. Scot and I feel for what he’s going through because we both went through what he’s going through.  Here’s some of the pics I got today. T is at an age when he doesn’t really want me taking pictures all the time but one day he will be thankful I got such great shots of him while he was growing up😊. 

T’s Coach From His Fighting Days!!!

Here’s some pics of T’s coach from his fighting days. Check out the headshot closely. He has taught the team how to do this move. T does it quite well on Bob and I can’t wait for the day he pulls it off on an actual opponent. 

This poor guy got his butt handed to him...LOL!  

Memories...

This photo popped up in my photo memories on my phone tonight. Everytime I see this memory with GMaster Cann I think about the course of an old Elvis song titled, “Memories”. The course goes like this:

“ Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind.

Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine.
Quiet thoughts come floating down
And settle softly to the ground
Like golden autumn leaves around my feet.
I touched them and they burst apart with sweet memories.
Sweet memories.” 

Every moment spent with her was a sweet memory for T and I. In the pic above it was the first time T met and was coached by GMaster Cann. There’s not a day that goes by where we don’t think of her and miss her. God brought us together with her and her coaches at such a pivotal time for T. Even though she’s gone her memory lives on in her fighters and her coaches. Such a very special memory to have just randomly popped up on my phone. We are so thankful that T is still being trained by her coach, Master Wasiu. He’s also been able to be coached by her coach, Hama as well in the past. Both are very fine men who do their best for their students and also do their best to honor GMaster Cann’s memory in all they do with TaeKwonDo. #neverforgetting #cherishingthemoments #alwayshonoring #gonebutnotforgotten 

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