Roles Reversed

It really is strange being back in this hospital roaming the halls, but this time with my child as the patient. I worked here for two years and never fully grasped how foreign this place is to these families and how my tiny role impacted them. If you are one of my friends that still works here and happens to read this, please know you make a huge difference. Thank you.

Mason had a really great afternoon and evening. They moved his IV from his foot to his arm so he was finally able to get out of bed and walk for the first time in 3 days. We got a wagon rolled him down to the playroom a couple times and ventured out into other areas of the hospital. It was really nice to get out of the room with him because I think we were all starting to get a little depressed in there.

He has been in great spirits this afternoon and evening and still totally addicted to the TV. I made him turn it off for about 20 minutes and read some books with me. Hopefully he learned something today. They will come and get him at 7:30am for his CT Scan. We should know the results by about 9 or 9:30 and I will update as soon as we know something.

Once again, I want to thank everyone for your outreach of texts, calls, FB messages, visits, food, and gifts. While the last couple of days have been without a doubt, stressful, I have felt a definite sense of peace about the situation and I know that is a result of your prayers surrounding us. "Thank you" just doesn't seem like enough.