I have been doing a lot of reflecting over this holiday weekend. This is a season that is set aside to for gratitude and thankfulness, and goodness, we have so much for which to be thankful. We are thankful for our family, our children, our community. We have truly been blessed with the best family, friends, coaches, teachers, and doctors. Love runs deep in our village.
Tomorrow is the 6-week mark for when Cael was hospitalized. It does not seem real, and yet the sting of what happened is constant all at the same time. Expect for when he is giving himself injections, his ever present (but improving) cough, or when we are trying to keep him from pushing too hard, Cael seems normal. He is gaining the weight he lost back, he goes to school and lifting and wrestling practice even-though he can't really participate. He wants to hang with his friends. He's trying to be a leader, and has kept a positive mindset. Frankly, he has handled the set backs of his illness better that we have. We are beyond proud of him. Like during most difficult times, there have so many good and beautiful moments.
One of the most good and beautiful realizations has come from the tremendous love and support that we received. We cannot fully express how thankful we are for all those who provided food, gifts, cards, notes, scripture, took care of our other children when they were sick and loved on them when they were worried, provided food for the PICU staff, prayed - countless prayers, wore blue and the #77 at football games, and supported us when we were in the thick of it. We felt the love. We felt the prayers. Our community wrapped us up in its arms and held us when it was all so heavy. Thank you...from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Love,
Corbin, Melissa, and Cael
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