Travis ~ 4 Years Into This Journey

July 25th was the four year anniversary

of Trav's accident.  A morning/day that I'll

never, ever forget.  Just the thought of

that phone call from Hillcrest Hospital

to me, rushing to the hospital,  running

as fast as I can down the hall ways looking

for the ICU, and finally stepping foot into

his room and falling in shock at what I saw.

It was AWFUL, but thankfully

God didn't make it as awful as it could

have been!!!  For that, I rejoice:)

  

Hudson was six months old.

For a long time, I cried and cried

because I thought my little Hudson

would never know the fun-loving,

kind hearted, hilarious Travis the

 way Walker and Hadlee did. 

 That broke my heart.

I was SO wrong though and looking

at this picture I took a couple of weeks ago

 says it all! Travis and Hudson are kindred

 spirits and I'm so grateful to God for the

way He has used them in each others'

lives and in our families' lives. 

 God is always at work.

I never doubt that anymore

after all that I've witnessed. 

There's so much to this story and so many

aspects to it!  I could go on and on forever.

I really need to write a book about it all. 

I tell this one often but it's worth it...

Hudson was a BIG surprise for my little family.

Best surprise ever of course...but a real shock! 

 A couple days after Trav's accident,

I was in my kitchen balling my

eyes out trying to put together something for

my kids to eat for breakfast and quite honestly

 wondering how in the world we could

ever survive this tragedy when I looked

 over at Hudson sitting in his white wooden

 high chair smiling and kicking his little

 legs and giggling ... it was at that moment I knew

 why God had surprised us with Hudson.

He knew my entire family needed him.

I'll never forget that moment in my kitchen.

Talk about a God moment!

And then in the many long months that followed,

Hudson reaching out to Travis while he

was in a coma and then TRAVIS reaching out

 for Hudson as he was coming out of his

coma and coming back to us.

I could talk about this all day long. 

 Just amazing!!!!!

"Praise the LORD!

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

For His lovingkindness is everlasting."

Psalm 106:1

 To those of you that read my blog (I have no idea

how many) I thank you for sticking with us and

continuing to pray for Travis and Lynna and Scott!

It's crazy to think how many of you

I have met through this blog

and how many of you are my "friends"

who have prayed and prayed for my

Travis.  Yes, God is always at work.

FOR the GOOD. 

And we know that in all things God works

 for the good of those who love him,

who have been called according to his purpose.  

Romans 8:28 

 

On July 22nd, Lynna and Travis left

to get settled at CNS in Irving. 

This is the Centre for Neuro Skills ~

the fourth hospital where Travis went

after his accident AND where he made

the most progress.  Had insurance allowed

him to stay there, I can't imagine what

he'd be like now!  We all loved it at CNS.

Unbelievably, money from a federal program

has become available for Travis to

return to CNS for 77 days.

The people at CNS were as thrilled

as we were when we heard this news!!!  

We had to have a little send off party

that morning!!!  Others had said their

good byes the night before. 

While I am THRILLED for this

opportunity, my heart was aching:(
I am quite attached to this guy

and see him almost every week day.

I balled like a baby when they

left...for him, for my sister,

for his life, and selfishly just cuz

I was going to miss him;(

Unless you see what they go

through on a DAILY basis,

you can't really understand. 

Their lives are HARD, but they

laugh and smile and have fun with it!
That's the only way to go!!!

Team Travis:)

God bless these three and Scott!!!!!!!!!

And then they were off!!!!!! 

BLESSED by the prayers of so, so

many people!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

On July 25th, I just feel like I have

to see Travis...touch him, be with him,

give thanks to God and just

treasure the fact that we came so

close to NOT being able to have

him with us!!!!!!!

I would have just died, too, had

he not survived that accident.

 We just happened to plan a little trip

in Dallas around this time;)

So Grandmother and I DID get to

be with him that evening!!!!!!!! :)

Grandmother was reading

a card to him from a special

lady in her Sunday School class.

People are so kind...in big and small ways.

It's very costly for Lynna and Scott

to drive to Irving, stay there, eat out, etc.

A friend gave Lynna a hundred dollar

bill as she left for that week.

So thoughtful and such a reminder

to me to think of others and their

needs in all different situations.

 A really cool male aid came in

and said "deuces" to Travis. 

Whatever that means;)

But I had to get in on the action myself.

That night - four years later -

 I got to hug this guy's neck and laugh with him.

That is a MIRACLE seeing where

he was that very day four years ago. 

 He's at another rehab in Dallas for another stay

because more MIRACLES are to come! 

 I'm so grateful that we serve and

love a God of MIRACLES! 

 I love you, Superman Travis,

and I'm so proud of you!!!

 

All of us got to visit him that weekend, too!

Travis lives in an apartment type

environment with a roommate

and they have an aid who is with

them at all times.  Of course it's not

ideal for Travis...but all part of the

program and learning how to live again.

During the week days he rides a bus

to therapy where he is receiving

physical, occupational, speech,

education therapy AND counseling

(from an AWESOME guy who he

had there before).  I think the counseling

alone is HUGE!

This is his apartment ~

 It's INCREDIBLE how everyone

there LOVES him.  He's kinda famous;)

  Travis is just so lovable...

you can't help but be interested in his

story and his spirit and of course

his million dollar smile. 

 His room:)  He also has the picture

of him and Hudson on his night stand.

 His first couple of weeks have

gone okay.  It's quite an adjustment

for his life.  A much needed one though!

I am just praying with my whole

heart that he will progress from

this stay at CNS!!!

 I have been missing him terribly

this week though.  It's hard not being

able to pop in and love on him:(

 Please keep praying for Travis,

Lynna and Scott!!!  They need the

prayers and support!

A friend wrote this in a comment

on the anniversary of Trav's accident.

I couldn't have said it better myself:

Sometimes the journey is hard

and heart wrenching

but the blessings are abundant!!!!

"It is the Lord who goes before you.

He will be with you;

he will not leave you or forsake you.

Do not fear or be dismayed.”

Deuteronomy 31:8

A real life miracle, indeed.

One that has changed the lives

of many of us.

FoReVeR.

 You are the God who performs miracles;

you display your power among the peoples.

Psalm 77:14