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“Tough times don’t last but tough people do”, Said my father-in-law, Dudley yesterday at the end of a very tough day.
We are finding, especially Candy, that taking on a complicated rehab, like Walkers, is very hard, very hard indeed. Walker is enjoying being home for sure but coming home has also made the reality of the situation hit home. And that’s a tough reality!
The reality is it will take a lot of time for his recovery, how long not sure but definitely months. And that’s ok cause he’s tough and he will overcome to regain his life. And apparently he and I have a dinner date with a giant margarita in a tropical location in the future as he told me upon waking this am of a dream he had last night. That sounds like fun. But right now not so much.
And you can’t make this stuff up, Candy woke me up at 715am today telling me Laura, our 15 yr old daughter who is visiting family in Atlanta, has called several times because she is in pain and needs to go to an emergency facility. Really!! Yes, really. Back into crisis mode, aaahhhgain.
Cassidy takes her to a small outpatient place and they send her to the hospital as she is in immense pain, a level 10 she said around her mid section. They do all kinds of testing thinking probably an appendix so I’m thinking take a flight ASAP. After lots of test they determine it’s a kidney stone. 馃憤 she will be fine with some good pain meds and rest, whew! Dodged a another bullet, thank you God.
This seems like a good time to share with you how this whole crazy mess started in the beginning of March. The best way to tell it is by reading this little ditty I wrote to a tune from The Sound of Music playing in your head, “sixteen going on seventeen”, it’s called “It’s a McKnight Life”
Vertigo Monday - (Candy March 4th)
Throwing up Tuesday - (Walker)
All in a McKnight Life
Stroke trauma Wednesday - (Candy)
Ramsey Hunt Thursday - (Candy)
All in a McKnight Life
Severe pneumonia Friday - (Walker)
Passing out Saturday - (Laura hit in head while at cheer competition and passes out)
All in a McKnight Life
Collapsed Lung to chest tube
Airlift to ECMO saved his life - (Walker)
On our way to Sunday
Where HE makes everything just all right
Its all in a McKnight Life
It’s all in a McKnight Life
It’s all in a McKnight Life
You can’t make this stuff up. Amen!
Dave
Comments (5)
Praying, praying for Laura!! Sweet girl, probably petrified after watching what her brother has gone through! There are no words to express how u must have felt getting the call from Laura in Atlanta! Your strength is inspiring, especially for us God fearing warriors to see how he has carried ALL of you! Love you!
Yep!!! NOBODY could make this up - nobody could have the imagination required to do so - But - we are still here - Walker is alive - with most of his own organs - he is fighting for his future - he knows there is something special he was saved to do Laura - what a trooper - living through trauma of her mother and possible stroke - NOT - thank you Lord - her brother - over and over on the brink of death - her parents at hospital nearly round the clock - her basically running their home - and in school - and still maintaining at 4.0 average - STRONG GENES coming through!!! Yep - over and over we have learned - tough times don't last - tough people do - especially with family - friends and people we don't even know keeping prayers going - for all of us - these long hard months - and most of all GOD'S GRACE AND MERCY sustaining each person in our family - as we all fight our battles with this - Walker is still here - with us - to cherish - love on and try to attend all his needs! And so it goes - we keep on keeping on ---- on this journey!!! Finding joy in every little blessing ---
PTL one million times!
What a witness your family has now. It would take a really blind person not to see all the miracles God has blessed you all with in these tough times. Thankful for the faith you have as a family. I am sure it will bring many to a loving relationship with Christ!
No rest for the weary....I am praying that home rehab becomes a little easier with each passing day and that Laura passes that stone quickly and her pain subsides. Aunt Karen