William went back to school this week, after recovering from his splenectomy three weeks ago. His energy level remained high and he had a great week at school. The teachers and William’s classmates welcomed him back with opened arms on Monday. Everyone was thrilled to see him. Keisha watched over her brother throughout the week… that warmed my heart to no end.

William and Keisha do have fights as any normal siblings would, but they are also very close to one another. I absolutely love that about them. They definitely do have a twin bond… they even have their own language. I often hear them on the baby monitor in their room, talking to each other. I do not know what the hell they are saying to each other, but they do because they converse back and forth for several minutes to hours.

I hope that they always stay close to each other. I love my little brother, but we are not as close as I would like. I am not sure why that is. Yes, he is six years younger than me but I do not think that the age gap alone is what makes us not be close.

On another note, I did take the Advair yesterday evening and within ten minutes, I could feel the relief in my chest. Amazing. I did not think I needed it this morning so I did not take it. Stupid me. I should have taken it regardless, in addition to my inhaler like my doctor advised. Throughout the day at work, my cough gradually came back. I will take a dose before I go to bed.

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