Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl named Ella Catherine
(aka Ella Bleu to me). She is part princess and part spider man; therefore the
perfect combination.
This little spider princess had many stories to tell me
about her Dad’s fear of frogs and toads, all her pretty pencil cases and how
she thought the shish taouk sandwiches I brought contained the best chicken she
had ever eaten in her life. Although she hated the lettuce and took that part
out.
Together we reached the crafts from her wheelchair, put
all the pens in the house to put into her little pouch, had a little tea party on the
floor and used our power bracelets to
stick together and to be remarkable.
This might have been one of the best afternoons I have
had in a long time.
And I learnt a lot from this little lady about life and exactly
how she sees it.
You see this little superhero has her own set of powers.
One leg of hers was longer than the other and so they needed to fix it at the
hospital. The put an almost full body cast on that is going to stay on for 4
more “days” (aka 4 more weeks) and she colors all over it. I wasn’t allowed to
touch the left side as that is reserved for her friends at daycare.
Ella says the most frustrating part is not being able to
reach the surprise bag I gave her and having crumbs fall on her when she tries
to eat. Drawing is tough too as sometimes she has to color out of the lines
because she cannot see the lines well. It is a kind of her Mama's fault for not
positioning the tray well she declared.
She says that if ever your kid has a surgery make them
feel good by making sure to give them a little gift in the hospital. She got a few things herself including a pink pencil case and a pink snap watch that is amazing.
She has a super cool wheelchair and a super cool hospital
bed in her room. 2 beds!!! Wow!!! And the hospital one gets to go up and down…sometimes
I wish I had a cast since that part sounds fun!
This 4.5 yr old fave sports are ballet and soccer and she
will be back to these sports asap. She loves that her Mama has created a tea
part ritual for every afternoon since her surgery and she loves her Daddy’s
breakfasts-especially his yummy waffles with syrup.
Her cousin Gaby is super special to her and she loves her
a lot. She also thinks her sister Olivia is really cute-but says she doesn’t
really know what is cute about her exactly. Her baby brother is full of squawks
and squeals and it is very important that we stop adult converstaions to listen to him.
These are all the things she told me.
Now
it is time for me to tell her a few things of my own:
You are one of the bravest most courageous little girls I
know
I think your wheelchair and your hospital bed are super
cool and you should be proud of them
I am so happy for you that you won’t have a limp when you
are older and you will be able to dance and play soccer and swim all you want
to
I know it is hard that you can’t reach things but I find
you are managing very well and it is so nice to see that even if you feel frustrated
you are still happy and smiling
I hope you use your power bracelets often and that they
bring you happiness
I love that you and your Mama get to have tea parties every
day. What a special time to be able to spend all this time together.
Always be proud of who you are miss Ella Bleu cast or no cast,
wheelchair or no wheelchair. You are beautiful inside and out
Lettuce is good you should try it in your chicken sandwich
I am excited to go shopping for another surprise bag for
you
What
does Resilience mean Tarina?
Resilience, my darling, is the biggest gift you get to have when things happen to you in life that can be a little hard. Resilience is a you get to keep with you forever as you go through the journey of life. You will use it when you are happy, use it when you are sad, and use it to guide you like a compass. Just ask your Mama-she has that secret gift too.
No
one can ever take resilience away from you. It is yours to keep forever.
And you Ella
Bleu are my definition of a
superhero. I am so proud of you.
Love
Auntie Tarina
