All i want for Christmas! I got it!
All i wanted for Christmas was for all of us to be together. And i got it! My kids are the best. They gave me the best gift- money could not buy it, no one else could of given it to me! I got all my kids together. We got to spend a little over an hour with Tyler. We talked and played a game of war. Then the kids had to go and Tyler went back to his room and crashed. You don't think about how stimulating being around people is. Being with us was like having 2 plus hours of therapy. It wears him out being around people, his (ours too) brain is looking at a person and so many feelings, thoughts, and events are going on inside the brain. We handle it and honestly many people don't think twice about it. However, with a brain injury this wears a person out.
I am learning so much about the brain. We think since he has amnesia we should drill him, ask him to remember all kinds of stuff. We do that any way don't we - we love to talk about the good times, the old times, all the memories we share. Well with a person having post traumatic amnesia this over stimulates the person. Just seeing your face is plenty of stimulation. Then you add in unfamiliar place, confusion, and other emotions and a 5 min visit becomes a work out! And a nap and quiet time is needed.
I tried to share with Tyler all the support and love we have received from family and friends. We were blown away by the generosity shown to us by people at HCA and at select volleyball. We have had almost 3 weeks paid for of our stay at the hospitality house along with many meals both here and at home. Some cards had names so we could thank them but many did not put who they were from. Plus i am sure i will miss someone so if you are reading this and were one of the families who were so kind anf generous, thank you from all of us! The kids have been loved, we have been loved and Ashley has been loved on. Thank you so much!
This Christmas day i read a devotion on being focused not on the gifts money can buy but on the gift of life eternal - the gift of life everlasting - the Christ child born this day. I have never had a Christmas when honestly i truly wanted nothing money could buy. I did tell Chris we would not do gifts this year because there was nothing i wanted or needed. We have been talking about moving, actually put an offer on a house in August that got turned down. We have looked at and tried to buy 4 lots of land, nothing as panned out. I guess i know why. That house i would still love, its still on the market and the last lot would be awesome to have but it is all in God's timing. God is in control and He knows what tomorrow brings. I know God did not give me or Chris the desires of our hearts in August because he was preparing us for now. For such a time as this - we did not need to be working on a deal or working through a renovation, we needed to be as free as possible to be here for our son.
Isaiah 9:6New American Standard Bible (NASB)
6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will [a]rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
And the government will [a]rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Tyler our beloved son (one of two i may say) is showing so much improvement, we are seeing the short term memory working. He is remembering more and more every day! It is so encouraging to see him remember what he did in therapy earlier that day or the day before. It's the little things we get excited about.
Please continue to pray for Tyler's brain to heal, for him to move past the amnesia, for him to be less confused and more aware. Imagine you lived in a state of confusion, not really knowing where you are or how you got there. Pray we will guard Tyler well when he gets home and we will control his stimulation. Just coming home is gonna be stimulating enough much less people and the dog. Pray people who love Tyler will understand and not be offended by us guarding the gate at the house. Pray for our family as life is changing for us. Pray we can have time to get into a new grove of taking care of Tyler for the next 6mths to a year. Pray when he returns to school he will be able to recall and pick up his classes where he left off and get the credit for the classes he almost finished.
Many blessings this Christmas night. We thank and love you all very much!
Luke 2-
10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; 11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is [e]Christ the Lord. 12 This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a [f]manger.” 13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
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