Throat Surgery for Trav!!!

I post quite a bit about Travis on

Facebook.  We have so many faithful,

amazing friends and supporters whom

I believe truly do pray for him...

especially when we ask. 

 

I'm always shocked though how often people

express to me that they didn't know

that Travis still can't eat, talk or walk

(unassisted).  People see the pictures I post

and he looks AMAZING and HANDSOME

or they see things Travis posts and they

just don't get it.  It's to no fault of their own...

it's just an unbelievable, horrifying

YET amazing story.

But the fact remains, that three and a half

years after his accident, Travis still can't

eat, talk or walk (without assistance). 

Think for just one second what it would

be like not to be able to eat what you wanted...

much less ANYthing or not to be able to

say what was on your mind because you

can't get words to come out. 

My family and I would give ANYthing

in the world to change this for Travis.

You just have no idea.

Our hearts break for him every.single.day:(

 

I couldn't love him more...

Thankfully, an ENT Doctor in town

has agreed to try to help Travis.

He has made it very clear that Trav's injuries are so

extensive but he's willing to try some things.

This is the FIRST doctor willing!!!

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!

I think it's of no coincidence that this

doctor is a Christian (who also goes

to my church) and has had his fair share

of trials...including battling cancer!

 

Last Thursday, he did a couple of

procedures on Travis to try to help

with his swallowing and even with his

speech issues.  I couldn't even try to

explain because it's so far over my head

and just so complex due to Trav's brain

not telling these muscles and parts to work.

 

ALL smiles as usual on the morning

of the procedures at the hospital...

God bless our Superman's heart!!!!!!!

The doctor says that there are pretty much

TEN major things wrong that he can work

on for Travis.  He started with two of the

issues that morning and THANKFULLY,

he was able to accomplish what he intended

to do.  Now only time and LOTS and LOTS

of therapy will tell how or if it will help.

Walker, God love him, was thinking

that the surgery would be magical...

and he thought Trav would be able

to eat a pizza afterwards.

OH HOW I WISH.....................

Please pray with us though!!!!!!!

 

Putting a person with a TBI to sleep has

more risks than on a person without. 

Poor Lynna was filled with such worry

in the days leading up to this. 

She felt a peace that morning...no doubt

from the many prayers being said.

 

Travis did AWESOME! 

In fact, that afternoon when I took

the kids to see him, nobody would

ever have been able to know he had

been sedated and "worked on" earlier

that day.  Guess that's why he's

our Man of Steel!  ;)

Do not strive in your own strength; cast yourself at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and wait upon Him in the sure confidence that He is with you, and works in you. Strive in prayer; let faith fill your heart-so will you be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.

   ~ Andrew Murray