Sr. Caring...with Trav:)

Well, it was supposed to be about a

30 day stay at Sr. Care Nursing Home

for Travis, but as is always the case,

there is so much red tape/paperwork/

hangups/etc. for people in tough

situations like him.  As of now,

the programs are not in agreement

with what kind of care Travis needs 

at his home ~ LVN vs. RN vs. a

tech and for how many hours each week.

As they fight this out and

Lynna places call after call

every single day, Travis sits

as the four walls of his nursing home

room close in on him:(....

BUT in true Travis fashion,

he makes the most of it!!!

And we, his family, try to help

do the same for him:)

 PaPa & Super T Himself

This is Jessica...one of the angels

that God sent our way.  She works

in physical therapy at Sr. Care.

She comes and gets Travis to

"work out" in their gym...although

technically he can't really have PT there.

She's awesome and has taken

such an interest in Travis.

This is Jessica...she is one of Trav's

techs.  She gets him.  She understands

that Travis wants to do as many things

by himself as possibly possible

and she lets him!  :)

Jessica also gives Travis a really

hard time;) That is crucial in

succeeding with Travis!!!

We are so thankful for the

Jessica's at Sr. Care!  :)

THIS IS SO TRAVIS..............

Travis is still going to Physical Therapy

at Outpatient Hillcrest three times a week

(we wish it could be more...but, well,

you know how that goes).  Again,

we are absolutely BLESSED

by some wonderful therapists

who have really taken to Travis...

how can you not?!?

His #1 fan certainly takes to him...

Aunt Michelle at therapy with Big T :)

One day I came around the corner to Trav's

room to find him sitting on his bed

in this awesome shirt.  I said, "Is that

new?  Where did you get it?"...

"ROBIN"

AHHHH...love me some Robin Reed!!!!!!

 I know I often talk about not taking

things for granted when it comes to

Travis...I should someday list

all the things that Travis can't do for

himself or struggles with...but for

his sake, I won't.  But I'm here to tell

you there are SO MANY things you

would never, ever think of.

  But when you've lost function

and control of your hands and you

can't really move without assistance...

well, it leaves you not able to

do lots of things on your own. 

That is unless you're TRAVIS...

and you figure out a way or do

your very best to get as close to

doing it for yourself as possible. 

My beautiful sister works all day,

takes Travis to and from therapy most

of the time, deals with insurance

issues constantly, and always makes

sure to help Travis with every last detail

before he goes to bed.  And when

she can't, I try to...

this was one of those nights.

Lynna listed for me everything

I needed to help him with.........

I was honored and touched

and heartbroken all at the same time.

God bless his sweet, sweet heart.

If you only knew........

 Travis supporting our Macy Girl

in the Texas State shirt she got him:)

 These two are something else.....

 Especially when they are lifting their weights;)

So none of us are really too big of fans of

tattoos, BUT when Travis asks about getting

a Superman one...suddenly you're a fan!

We all agreed if this would give him

something exciting, something fun in his

life to do, then by all means go for it!

When he lay in a coma for four months,

there was often talk that Grandmother

and all of us would end up with Superman

tattoos upon his healing.  I'm still

in if his healing continues:)

 Friday afternoon therapy with Trav.....

 At least my wild little man had

fastened himself into one secure spot;)

 On April Fools Day, Scott had to

take Travis to the ER because of a

feeding tube issue.  He ended up having to

stay the night and have a new tube

put in the following morning

during a surgery procedure. 

That night Travis pretty much about

lost it.  It was like he had reached

his breaking point of hospitals

and procedures and everything.

We.were.right.there.WITH.him.

This life does suck...

as much good as there is,

it can't be argued that Trav's life

is a tough one now. 

BUT there's HOPE for

a better life and we won't ever

stop working towards that. 

Literally after a little "come to Jesus"...

he was all smiles and

facebook again;)

BUT never will he wear a hospital

bracelet again.  Don't EVEN try!!!!!!

 It is not often recommended for patients

like Travis to be put under, but he was and

he did fine.  We were BLOWN away

while he was being given oxygen at the sounds

he could make...including MAMA

and......drum roll please...........

Miiiiinnnnddddddeeeee

It wasn't clear by any means, but

it was the real deal and we

were/are so proud!!!  So much of

talking deals with our breathing...

we are discussing with various

speech therapists how or if

oxygen might be used to help

Travis in his speech therapy. 

 It wasn't easy seeing Travis back in

a real, live hospital setting especially

at Hillcrest.  AMAZING to think how

far he has come in 21 months.  And look

in the corner...Grandmother still sitting

there by her grandson's side. 

 It didn't take him long to wake up

and ask for his iPad!!!

 This little guy sure does bring A LOT

of laughter and joy to Trav's world. 

So cool how God gave us Hudson...

He knew we would need him! :)

 How about this beautiful little supporter

who had chosen to wear this very shirt

on the day of Trav's surgery...

before Kelli even knew about it. 

 I'm with these two guys driving around

quite a bit these days.  I couldn't have

better companions!!!!!!!

 The other day I was working on a project

and needed to use Walker's laptop. 

I just happened into his "documents" and

saw one titled "Travis".  I had to open it.

Walker apparently had written this

last March.  What an impact all of

this has had on my little man!!! 

Makes me smile and cry at the same time. 

 We love having Travis at our house as much

as we can.  I am SOOOOOOO thankful that

I am able to drive him and help him move

from place to place now.  :))))))

Troy does so much for Travis that

I just can't even believe it. 

He takes care of SO much for Travis

including all of his electronics

AND surprising him with a new phone

when all of Lynna's insurance on

phone replacements were LONG gone

AND really too much more for me to list. 

The kids love having him at our house, too...

SUPER kids and one Batman!;)

 The STORM at its best:)

 With a fashion show, too!!!!!!!!!!!

 I love all the laughter

in my life!!!!!

 I pray and I pray and then I pray some

more for God to TRULY come into

Trav's heart and take it over.

To allow Travis to find purpose

in this new life of his. 

It's the only way Travis is going

to make it through this. 

I pray this for him....

I pray this for me...

I pray this for my children. 

Trust steadily in God,

hope unswervingly,

love extravagantly. 

1 Corinthians 13:13