November 21, 2010

Up kinda late tonight because Garrett woke up crying a while ago after a bad nightmare. So since I was up, it seemed lik a good time to drop a quick note about his progress lately. He’s having pretty severe nightmares again and gets pretty scared about his heart. We’re trying different things to help ease his concerns, but it’ll take a little time.

The really good news though, is that Garrett doesn’t have to go back for any treatments until after the holidays. The doctors feel confident that the PRA situation will not get significantly worse in that time frame and because he’s had such a tough year on a number of fronts, they’re giving him a little more time. I’m truly grateful for their decision, albeit a little nervous to wait longer. I really didn’t want him to have to spend Christmas in the hospital.

We’ve let him go back to school, which has been truly good for his mental health, but he’s pretty susceptible to every little cold that comes around. He’s already fought several this season and is in the middle of a cold as I write this. That part scares the heck out of us. He needs to stay healthy. The school folks have been really good about letting us know when other kids are sick, and we just keep him home and “home school” him for a few days. But you can’t see all of ‘em coming.

Having the holidays coming up will be good for all of us. Garrett’s cousin is really, really sick with his cancer fight and after losing Noah this summer, we all need to be here and together during this Christmas season.

We’re continually blessed and thankful that God has kept Garrett from getting sick like he had been. The fight is still on, but we’re still winning. We absolutely will just keep putting on the Armor of God every day and placing the right priorities where they belong; every day is a victory and each sunrise brings opportunities for happiness and the glorification of God’s great mercy.

Hope your Thanksgiving is a wonderful one. Each day is really Thanksgiving, but we can only eat that much once or twice a year. Otherwise we’d all swell up like blowfish!

Walk with Him. If you get too tired, He’ll carry you the rest of the way.

JD