January 2011 at Texas Neuro

Travis spent New Year's Eve

with his beautiful mama and his

beloved dog Reese!:)

January meant we were six months

post accident.  Better yet,

six months into a miracle...

Sweet sisters who didn't even know

Travis before the accident...

But yet they were drawn to Travis

and smitten with him, too!  ;)

They are Terri's daughters...Terri is a friend
of Lynna's from high school. 

They really had not been

in touch for years, but Terri has been

an AMAZING friend since the accident.

To this day, she still sends Lynna a Bible

verse every morning.  She is a TRUE

prayer warrior and we love her dearly!!!

It's unbelievable to see these pictures

of Travis in physical therapy.  He was still

sleeping a lot of the time, not responsive at times,

& trying to learn to communicate
to us on a letter board.

Yet, he was working so incredibly

hard to re-learn EVERYTHING...such as the
obvious like walking but also things
 you would NEVER dream of having
to learn all over again.   

One of my students drew this on my board...

I don't plan to ever erase it!  :)

An absolute and total

miracle in the making......

Brothers:)

That is the bivalve on his right arm.
When you have a TBI, your arms and legs
can curl up.  Trav's brain wanted this arm
to stay curled up against his body.
Travis had to wear this bivalve a certain
number of hours a day.  It.was.HORRIBLE.
He HATED it.  :(((
I'm assuming that it was very painful
since his brain was trying to tell that
arm to stay curled up. 
It was so sad how much Travis hated it.  :(

Lynna is so devoted to Travis

and very involved in his therapies. 

Poor Hunter B!  ;)

Those Texas Neuro days were LONG

and DIFFICULT, but we met some

really amazing people who truly

took an interest in our Travis.

We will always be grateful for those people...

Reading (we think!)...

Ready for bed...covered up by his

Superman Snuggie (Thank you, Reeds!)...

Wearing the new pajamas that
the kids and I got for him:)

Justin

Trish!  One of Lynna's dearest friends from

forever.  She's like another mama to Trav!

I love this pic...these two sure are troopers!;)

Visiting in mid-January...

playing UNO and all losing to Hadlee!!!

We love the miracle known as Garrett!!!

My kids LOVE him, too!

Sweet girls who came to visit...

Maylan, Alyssa, Ashley & Lindsay

We had such a fun time with Travis & these
girls that weekend.  We even had a slumber party
 in the trailer!  So thankful for them!!!  :)

Never a dull moment;)

I love you, Travis. So very, VERY much!

Travis looks so great in these pictures!

This is one of my favorites...

Sleeping in the trailer.  The kids thought

that place was the coolest.  Walker heard

someone say that the trailer "slept nine". 

On our first stay in it, Walker wanted to know

how there were nine rooms?!?

Travis was not feeling great the next morning...

they were having major issues with

his feeding tube.  :(

He never complained...God bless his heart. 

Later that evening Travis had to be

taken to a hospital in Austin

because of the feeding tube issue.

His nurse at this random hospital was George

who is also an EMT in Waco (on the side).

George very quickly realized that he had

been one of the EMT's on the scene

of Trav's accident.  This was such a

GOD thing!!!  Again and again!

Travis had Lynna and Scott

cracking up at the hospital! 

Such a STUD!!!

Our miracle!

My long lost best friend ordered

shirts for her precious family...

to support Travis in the Big City!:)

Means so, so much.  Love you, Shannon!

At times we have been hesitant to show

pictures of Travis because he LOOKS

so good and we didn't want people

to stop praying for him. 

Moving his arms, his legs, any part of his

body is a challenge.  Trying to

figure out what he is trying to tell us

is so frustrating.  Watching him beg

for something to drink is torture.
Leaving him at night is gut-wrenching.

Seeing our 22 year old Travis

in ways that we have just isn't right.
Not knowing what his ultimate outcome
will be...only knowing that he will
never be the same...
truly makes my heart want to burst.

A traumatic brain injury is awful.  :(((

Thank God for Trav's will to live and

persevere through all of this

AND for HUNTER B...

the hunchback who makes us LAUGH!!!

Bless Trav's heart...

he's spent his lifetime having to

look at his mama's shoes & clothes!;)

Gorgeous girlfriends of Travis...

HE is SO loved!!!

Garrett and his pretty mom! 

She is the one person who can really

tell Lynna that she "understands"...

thank God for the Thompsons. 

Hanging out at Texas Neuro...

This would be Lynna at Wal-Mart in Austin

at midnight making new friends...;)))

Lynna's friend from high school, Mike, and his

incredible family.  Mike has been a PRAYER

WARRIOR and a constant source

of encouragement and support. 

People are amazing. 

Mollie, Britney & Cody

a January afternoon in Austin...

Alyssa K & Travis...

They have been best friends

for such a long time...

This was another patient at Texas

Neuro.  He was so encouraging and

often checked on Travis for us. 

I wish we knew how he was doing now.  :(

Look who made it into the new

Texas Neuro brochure?!? 

 Our FAMOUS guy!!!

There is only one way to explain the

miracle of Travis...and that is by the

POWER OF PRAYER!!! 

Prayer is baring your soul to the One

who loved you before you

 even knew of Him and letting

Him speak to your heart. 

~ Stormie Omartian

We love you, Travis!!!

We will never, ever stop

praying for your healing.