One year ago today was a life changing day. I’ve never before and fortunately, never since, experienced such fear. I’ve never come so close to the edge and I pray I never have to be there again.
I can’t speak for all parents of special needs, but for us, on David’s journey, there have been celebrations, milestones and anniversaries along the way. There’s of course, the day he was born. The day we actually got to take him home. The day his heart was “cleared” and cardio check-ups were complete. But there are also days worth celebrating that you’d like never to remember. Today is one of those days. One year ago today David almost died. I can hardly type the words, it still seems too dangerous to even write. We were so close to losing him and even that day, my mind stopped me from going there. What parent could? So we prayed and cried and paced and literally clung to him and prayed some more. And God answered our prayers. David survived.
So today is our anniversary and that calls for celebration. I celebrate that David is with us and cheer for the moments we’ve had over the past 365 days. In the same breathe, I mourn the people we were before that horrible day. We are forever changed. In some ways for the better and in some ways . . . well, I guess we’ll see as time goes on.
David is a survivor and today, as difficult as it is to look back, it makes looking forward that much sweeter. I’ve seen the dark side of “what could have been” and I much prefer where we are now. Thank you for all who prayed for our sweet boy and continue to pray for him. God willing, there are many milestones and happy anniversaries to come.
david and the giant 