Monday, January 16, 2017

A Surgery Date and A Song

We received the news that Byron's Functional Hemispherectomy surgery will be on Wednesday, February 8th at 8am at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in New York.  It will go for most of the day.  DEEEP breath...

And then this

Byron told me that he had a song stuck in his head today.  He wanted to see the lyrics and for me to help him understand what they meant.  I looked it up and was amazed to see that it summarized this unimaginable thing.  For this little boy (and his family)

"Something Wild"
by Lindsey Stirling
                                                        
You had your maps drawn
You had other plans
To hang your hopes on
Every road they led you down felt so wrong
So you found another way

You've got a big heart
The way you see the world
It got you this far
You might have some bruises
And a few of scars
But you know you're gonna be okay

Even though you're scared
You're stronger than you know

If you're lost out where the lights are blinding
Caught in all, the stars are hiding
That's when something wild calls you home, home
If you face the fear that keeps you frozen
Chase the sky into the ocean
That's when something wild calls you home, home

Sometimes the past can
Make the ground beneath you feel like a quicksand
You don't have to worry
You reach for my hand
And I know you're gonna be okay
You're gonna be okay

Even though you're scared
You're stronger than you know

If you're lost out where the lights are blinding
Caught in all, the stars are hiding
That's when something wild calls you home, home
If you face the fear that keeps you frozen
Chase the sky into the ocean
That's when something wild calls you home, home

Calls you home
Calls you home
Calls you home
Calls you home

If you're lost out where the lights are blinding
Caught in all, the stars are hiding
That's when something wild calls you home...

If you're lost out where the lights are blinding
Caught in all, the stars are hiding
That's when something wild calls you home, home
If you face the fear that keeps you frozen
Chase the sky into the ocean
That's when something wild calls you home, home