Long Roads

In 2012, Caleb had bilateral foot reconstruction. It was so much. The surgery itself was absolutely horrific (I wrote about it in a post called “Trauma and Triggers). Once we got through that I thought the worst was over. Not exactly. Every two weeks I had to drive my sweet little 6 year old boy back to Nashville from Knoxville (a 3 hour drive). Once we arrived the cast crew would get out their insanely loud saw and cut Caleb’s casts off both of his feet. Then, a physical therapist would come in and stretch his feet into the desired position. The PT and cast guy would work together to get him recasted into this new and excrutiating foot position. Then, they would send us on our way. Yep. That’s right. A 3 hour drive back home to Knoxville.

As you can imagine, it got worse and worse every time we made the trip. Because we both knew what to expect. I remember the road feeling so incredibly long. It was my job to comfort Caleb the whole way there and the whole way home. Oh. And restrain him in between. I was so weary.

And life with Caleb has continued to be a long road. So many doctors. So many appointments. So many decisions. But mostly, so many blessings.

Enter Si’s traumatic brain injury. Another long road. Both literally and figuratively. The accident happened over 15 months ago. His recovery has been an absolute miracle. We are so very thankful. When Silas was discharged after 20 days in the hospital I thought the hardest part was over. But, it has been a lot. On so many levels.

Two days ago Si’s doctor in Cincinnati asked us to come to a Traumatic Brain Injury clinic that is happening tomorrow at Cincinnati Children’s. So, at 8 am in the morning we will hit the road. The long road to be exact.

Silas has been absolutely amazing every single step of the way. He never complains about his double vision. He wears his eyepatch or prism glasses even though they both give him a headache. He even tolerates all the pirate jokes. He sees God’s hand on his life and wants to bring Him glory. Always. But, the road IS long. And we sometimes grow weary.

Please pray for us. Please pray for safety. Please pray for renewed energy. Please pray for answers. Please pray for hope. Please pray that we, as mother and son, can shine our lights so brightly for Jesus. Please pray that we look for God’s provisions, because if we do, we will most definitely find them.