The process of adjustment
Last Saturday, Charlotte walked into the nail salon, browsed the polishes to pick her colors, and climbed up into the little child sized pedicure seat, putting her little feet into the foot soak bath and let out a deep breath as if she had been doing this all of her lifeπ€£Boy she sure looked like she could get use to this pampering! She had 2 little friends, and her sister Taylor along with one of her friends, all join her for her nail salon afternoon to celebrate her 4th birthday. They were all pamper with fresh orange slices rubbed on their little legs and foot soaks and a pedi/mani. We must have looked so crazy, treating these little people to such a lavish service at their age, but no one there could know Charlotte’s story. You can’t tell what she’s been through at a glance. No one could have known that Charlotte and I have played nail salon countless times while hospitalized and how doing our nails was such a good distraction from what she was going through. And now, she gets to b