The Long Haul

Time to start thinking about the long haul. If Byron does have surgery on Friday that means we will be here at least another two weeks. That thinking helps to manage what you bring, how you create an easeful schedule for everybody. How is this going to impact his final semester of high school if he needed to take another month off?  All these things will get sorted I’m sure .

It’s actually quite comfortable here. I slept well last night and so did Byron (short of being woken up every hour with cognitive questions such as “do you know where you are”).  

Great bagel shop across the street too! Weekends in the hospital are slow so I’m not sure how much new information we will get. Byron is still very groggy but I did get him to smile. 😊 

This morning he said “Mom I just want to thank you for taking care of me and loving me for 17 years.  It must be hard. I’m disabled. For most kids it’s just falling off a bike”  It’s true this all is a little stressful but falling off a bike can be hard too.  We spoke a bit this morning about staying grateful, and about letting things that you have no control over just unfold-without worry.  He’s stressing about school mostly and I assured him that it would all work out.