I must apologize Bec; I am still not prepared to give you as detailed an answer as I wished to. Jim and I spent most of the day at the hopital with Evie, and now I am struggling with a very slow internet connection. So I will make this brief once again and hopefully answer more in depth tomorrow.

Matt having a hospitalized assessment is a marvelous opportunity for him, especially considering the usual wait times for tests such as MRIs. I am pleased they are taking his case so seriously.

That being said though, I fully understand your trepidation. It is indeed extremely difficult to have a child or other loved one in hospital! I believe we are going through the same thing at the moment! Considering how difficult it is for to let go of Evie and not fret, I cannot begin to imagine how hard it must be for you, with PTSD as an added "bonus". Do please take care, and take comfort in the fact that Matt was happy to go for the tests. I will not say do not worry, as that would be silly, I myself am worried myself for Evie in spite of things looking positive for her. You will still worry obviously, you are a mother, and it is in the job description. And to put a positive spin on things - to me at least, your worry indicates that you are a good parent. Not worrying would be far worse in my opinion. Matt is very fortunate to have you.

Be very good to yourself and take all the rest and help you need. If you want to cry, cry, and express and talk about any emotions you wish. That is most important for all of us, PTSD notwithstanding. And perhaps if you haven't done so already, write down all you are feeling and thinking, all your emotions, worries for now and the future, questions and so on, on paper. You perhaps know this already, that writing on paper can often be more of a relief than typing. At least I have found it so, so did many of my clients. A collage using old magazines may help as well. I seem to recall you are a creative person. In any event, simply throwing out suggestions. The important thing is to talk to those who love you, talk as much as you need to, post here as much as you need (you are always welcome here in carers) and take especially good care of yourself knowing Matt is in good hands. I will comment more on Matt's specific situation once things have settled down for here!

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