My cell phone rang a few minutes ago and I heard Taylor say "Good Morning, Dad. I love you." That was the best telephone call I've ever received. We talked for a few minutes and I told him I was on the way to see him. His voice was so clear, it almost sounded like he had no Trach.
Hopefully, the Trach will come out next week. He has an appointment with an ENT to determine if it's time. As far as Taylor is concerned, it's way past time.
8:14pm
This afternoon, a childhood friend of Taylor's that he hasn't seen in many years, Garrett Waldron, made the drive to visit. Taylor was pretty tired and a little relaxed after getting medication, so he wasn't able to talk much. That will come much easier once the Trach is out. But, they had a good visit and it was great to see Garrett after so long.
Last night, it rained pretty hard where Taylor is. He said "I love to watch the rain". Tonight, it again rained pretty hard again and there was some lightening. Taylor and I sat in his room, holding hands, watching it rain. There are things we do with Taylor now, and enjoy every second of, that we would have given not much thought to before March 1st. As we watched it rain we talked about how great it is for us to be able to do that together. I told him that just seven or eight weeks ago we didn't know if he would ever see it rain again, and now we can sit together and talk about it. His mother and I have both learned to cherish every moment we have with Taylor and Lauren. We have learned the hard way just how quickly things that we always thought would be there.....hearing "I love you", hugging, holding hands, laughing.....can be taken from us. We thank God every day that we got that back. There are many parents here that will never hear their children say "I love to watch the rain".
Hopefully, the Trach will come out next week. He has an appointment with an ENT to determine if it's time. As far as Taylor is concerned, it's way past time.
8:14pm
This afternoon, a childhood friend of Taylor's that he hasn't seen in many years, Garrett Waldron, made the drive to visit. Taylor was pretty tired and a little relaxed after getting medication, so he wasn't able to talk much. That will come much easier once the Trach is out. But, they had a good visit and it was great to see Garrett after so long.
Last night, it rained pretty hard where Taylor is. He said "I love to watch the rain". Tonight, it again rained pretty hard again and there was some lightening. Taylor and I sat in his room, holding hands, watching it rain. There are things we do with Taylor now, and enjoy every second of, that we would have given not much thought to before March 1st. As we watched it rain we talked about how great it is for us to be able to do that together. I told him that just seven or eight weeks ago we didn't know if he would ever see it rain again, and now we can sit together and talk about it. His mother and I have both learned to cherish every moment we have with Taylor and Lauren. We have learned the hard way just how quickly things that we always thought would be there.....hearing "I love you", hugging, holding hands, laughing.....can be taken from us. We thank God every day that we got that back. There are many parents here that will never hear their children say "I love to watch the rain".
Thank you for the reminder, Al. A lot of us take all of those everyday things for granted, and the story about holding hands and watching the rain brings that all home for all of us. This impacted a lot of people. Love and kisses, Aunt Mary in Tampa
ReplyDeleteAl, your wisdom throughout this ordeal is amazing. I have gained a great deal, other than information, from your daily writings. Who is the writer in the family? Love, Mel
ReplyDeleteThat is Great News, all of you hang in there, and take care of each other, and call anytime anyplace if I can help-Mikey
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