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This entry is dedicated to little Nicholas Greenwood who passed peacefully into the arms of our Loving God recently. I learned tonight that Nicholas , through the complete unselfish and loving decision of his family to share Nicholas' life with others, was able to give new life to three other children. Though Nicholas is physically gone from this life and is resting in the arms of Jesus, three other families have received the gift of new life through organ donation.
Please pray for Nicholas, his incredible family and their selfless love for others, and the children and families who now have a new beginning.
Like Darren, Nicholas continues to live on and on through the miracle of shared life. These boys are forever in our hearts. So too, are their families. In their time of terror and pain, they thought not of themselves, but of others who also prayed for healing. May God in His infinite wisdom and love, comfort them and heal their broken hearts.
JD
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
May 23, 2008
They last few days have been full of every emotion in the spectrum. Garrett got a visit from a good friend (Doug) who is a helicopter pilot with the Pennsylvania State Police. Doug rode his motorcycle 30 hours to hand deliver a big check for Garrett's medical fund. We were completely dumbfounded. This is the second major fund raising event people have created to help with bills and expenses relating to Garrett's lifelong continuing medical treatment. While hard to accept, we are so humbled and appreciative of the goodness of so many.
On an extremely tragic and sad note, little Nicholas died suddenly last night. Nick is the little boy whose story struck such a chord in us just a few days ago. We have met with his family a few times. His dad and I prayed together over Nick only yesterday. Little Nick was such a beautiful child and he leaves behind a family with broken hearts. There are no rhymes or reasons for why some folks get more chances than others. When notified of Nick's passing today, they told me that getting to know Garrett for a few short days inspired them to make a decision to donate Nicholas' organs. All too familiar tears came as we all cried for the little boy Garrett never got to know, but had prayed for and delivered gifts to.
I ask anyone reading this post to please pray for Nick's family, and to pray for those children who will receive a second chance at life because of Nicholas and his family's unselfishness.
In Christ,
JD
On an extremely tragic and sad note, little Nicholas died suddenly last night. Nick is the little boy whose story struck such a chord in us just a few days ago. We have met with his family a few times. His dad and I prayed together over Nick only yesterday. Little Nick was such a beautiful child and he leaves behind a family with broken hearts. There are no rhymes or reasons for why some folks get more chances than others. When notified of Nick's passing today, they told me that getting to know Garrett for a few short days inspired them to make a decision to donate Nicholas' organs. All too familiar tears came as we all cried for the little boy Garrett never got to know, but had prayed for and delivered gifts to.
I ask anyone reading this post to please pray for Nick's family, and to pray for those children who will receive a second chance at life because of Nicholas and his family's unselfishness.
In Christ,
JD
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008
Hi Folks,
Things are going really good. The blood tests and check up the other day showed that our little Warrior has gained another pound and everything else looks great. Being home has helped so very much already. Everyone is happier and Garrett is eating and sleeping much better. Not one nightmare since coming home!
Garrett and I are in Denver tonight for a check up in the morning, so we're having a "boys night out". A McFlurry and SportsCenter... It doesn't get much better than that! Tomorrow we'll stop in to see a little boy we learned about a few days ago. We met his folks on Monday. Nicholas is a 6 year old boy in a comma with a traumatic brain injury. He is very, very sick and needs so many prayers. So do his folks and siblings. Please pray for them. Garrett wanted to give Nick a stuffed horse and baseball, so we stopped in. His dad is a fireman and I feel a natural connection to him. We bonded immediately. It's hard for emergency service workers to be victims and then suddenly you're thrust into the role. Nick's dad is amazing, though, and has a great deal of inner strength. Tomorrow they are to learn about recent tests that will tell a lot about their future. Again, please keep them in your prayers.
Garrett got to see his class today. After days of begging, I finally gave in. I ran interference like a pub bouncer if any kid got within 6 feet of him. Actually, it was really nice for him to see his classmates before they finished for the year, and no-one touched him. He sat in a chair about 10 feet from his class for about 20 minutes and told his story and answered questions. I was very proud of how he handled it. He even showed off his scars.
Each and every day I learn something more from these kids who have been through so much. It's hard to express in this forum, but suffice to say I am the luckiest and proudest daddy around. I realize the road ahead is still very long, but the future looks so bright right now. Everyone is healthy and we intend to stay that way.
God Bless you all,
JD
Things are going really good. The blood tests and check up the other day showed that our little Warrior has gained another pound and everything else looks great. Being home has helped so very much already. Everyone is happier and Garrett is eating and sleeping much better. Not one nightmare since coming home!
Garrett and I are in Denver tonight for a check up in the morning, so we're having a "boys night out". A McFlurry and SportsCenter... It doesn't get much better than that! Tomorrow we'll stop in to see a little boy we learned about a few days ago. We met his folks on Monday. Nicholas is a 6 year old boy in a comma with a traumatic brain injury. He is very, very sick and needs so many prayers. So do his folks and siblings. Please pray for them. Garrett wanted to give Nick a stuffed horse and baseball, so we stopped in. His dad is a fireman and I feel a natural connection to him. We bonded immediately. It's hard for emergency service workers to be victims and then suddenly you're thrust into the role. Nick's dad is amazing, though, and has a great deal of inner strength. Tomorrow they are to learn about recent tests that will tell a lot about their future. Again, please keep them in your prayers.
Garrett got to see his class today. After days of begging, I finally gave in. I ran interference like a pub bouncer if any kid got within 6 feet of him. Actually, it was really nice for him to see his classmates before they finished for the year, and no-one touched him. He sat in a chair about 10 feet from his class for about 20 minutes and told his story and answered questions. I was very proud of how he handled it. He even showed off his scars.
Each and every day I learn something more from these kids who have been through so much. It's hard to express in this forum, but suffice to say I am the luckiest and proudest daddy around. I realize the road ahead is still very long, but the future looks so bright right now. Everyone is healthy and we intend to stay that way.
God Bless you all,
JD
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