May 15th, 2010
Celebratory ice cream
Look mom, no hands!!!!
Watch out, Mia!
Pin sites, one year later. This first one is the site that we battled infection after infection. There is a large divot into his leg. Jack thinks it's totally awesome. The scars are actually much more purple colored than it shows in the pictures.
WOW!!!!!!
Happy Surgerversary Jack! ;) What an amazing year you have had! I'm always amazed to see what new things you can do and how much stronger you are getting. Way to go!!!
ReplyDeleteI can not believe it's been a year already! Jack has come so far.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures Heidi!!
Simply AMAZING! So happy for him.
ReplyDeleteOMG! when you look at these pictures you can really see the huge improvements and difference in the length of his leg! this is just awesome! you all have come so far! love you all!
ReplyDeleteI don't know you, but I have been sitting here for the past hour or so, just reading this entire blog and crying my eyes out.
ReplyDeleteJack's story is incredibly similar to mine. I found myself reading his daily struggles and reliving mine all over again. I had the same surgery as Jack twice, one when I was in kindergarten, and once again in eighth grade when I was 14. I'm going into my senior year of high school now, and I'm doing alright, leg wise. The numbness and sensitivity on my foot never went away, did Jack's? you didn't mention it again. I still have pain and walk with a limp, but I hope Jack is doing better than I am. Also, his scars healed wonderfully, whereas mine got infected and left indents in my leg. As awful as this whole ordeal may seem at times, we just have to be thankful that there are things we can do (however painful) to fix them.
I think what I'm trying to get at here is what my mother always told me when we would go to the hospital for my (20+) surgeries that I've had over the years--"Someone always has it worse off than you". That's a humbling thought that has helped me get through so much in the past few years. When I get frustrated by my limp and the pain and not being able to keep up, I just always have to remember that things could be so much worse and that I have to be thankful for all the things I do have. Jack is lucky, he has a wonderful mother who cares about him and a loving and supportive family, something so many people do not have.
I just wanted to let you know that Jack seems to be doing so much better than me, and I'm very happy for him. I'm grateful to have read this blog and see that I'm not the only one to go through this. Jack's story is an inspiring one and I wish him nothing but the best in his recovery. I hope you decide to update this blog more over the summer, I'd love to stay updated.
Best of luck,
Vienna