It seems almost surreal that one week ago we were sitting on the beach listening to the waves crash, and today we are watching husband quickly recover from his posterior fossa decompression surgery.\u00a0 So much has transpired over the past 7 days it is really hard to fathom everything that we\u2019ve been through.\u00a0 Sometimes I still find myself overwhelmed by God\u2019s grace that got us through all of this.\u00a0 We were so worried, so nervous, so scared, yet Will has come through everything with strength and dignity about it all.\u00a0 Sure, he gets a little depressed and irritated with being laid up sometimes, but he comes through it within minutes and is back to himself.\u00a0 He\u2019s on high dosages of medications that he takes around the clock.\u00a0 Lori and I are here to remind and administer the medications just about every two hours.\u00a0 While I am working, Lori is on the day time shift, and then I take the night time route.\u00a0 I set the alarm clock every two hours while we \u201csleep\u201d to remind us to get up and take his next dose.\u00a0 No complaints from the patient thus far.<\/p>\n
We were given many gifts to get us through these trying times.\u00a0 Lori handmade me a necklace with special stones that aid in healing and processing of trying times, she also made herself and Will some Chiari\/Syringomyelia awareness bracelets\/necklaces that have tiny amethyst stones and tiny skulls on them with purple and turquoise ribbons.\u00a0 Mom sent me a silk scarf bordered in bright yellow to remind me of the strength of the mustard seed.\u00a0 The numbers of cards, flowers, balloons, gifts, and neighbors dropping by with food is something I still find hard to process.\u00a0 I know Will really can\u2019t fully grasp it all himself.\u00a0 However, we feel the love from our large circle of supporters and thank you all for everything you\u2019ve done and continue to do.<\/p>\n
Each day gets easier, and the gravity of the entire situation seems to begin to lift.\u00a0 We just cannot reiterate how thankful we are that the condition was caught so early on, and that Will has not endured any permanent damage.\u00a0\u00a0 So many others with these conditions are not so lucky, and we just hope that Will\u2019s story will raise awareness for someone with these symptoms to get them checked out so they can be saved from the horribly crippling pain that these conditions can cause.<\/p>\n\n\t\t