Home Sweet Home

As Luke and I spiraled four floors down in the car on Gillette's exit ramp, I surprised myself with getting a little teary-eyed. It was departure day....Luke had just finished his 6 week and 3 day stint at the hospital. Our car was packed high with our roomfull of living accessories, but most importantly included was Luke! He was snuggled in his car seat with hat and coat on this bitter cold day, holding his celebratory chocolate ice cream I had promised him, no less! I thought to myself, "Wow, I can't believe our son just had a Rhizotomy and had to be in the hospital six weeks!" Emotional relief flooded over me, Luke and I cheered some cheers and gave thanks to God, and then we both were quiet for most of the 40 minute drive home. I was in such deep thought and thankfulness that I even missed my exit off the interstate towards home.

We have been incredibly blessed with monumental support from all of our dear friends, family, teachers, neighbors and church family in this Great Adventure. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everybody who brought meals, sent gifts, wrote cards and made visits. We are deeply grateful to all of you. The six weeks would have seemed much longer without your love.

Luke came home with his wheelchair, walker, lists of daily stretches and strengthening exercises, a new daily physical therapy schedule and lots of excitement to just "walk"! They say his milestones will be more spread out now over the course of the next year. His accomplishments will be more evident by the week or month, rather than by the day, as they seemed to be in the hospital.

For now, it's back to school, work and the normalcy of life with all 5 of us back together again!

I expect my blog entries will be much fewer without all of the hospital glamour and interesting activities there to journal about. Thank you for reading...I have enjoyed telling Luke's story.