And the War Rages On…
Sorry I haven’t blogged in a month!… I’ve finally been able
to have some time in the office. You can check out the latest blogs
from the interns at the Leadership Academy at http://blog.g42globlal.org . Today, I just want to share with you some of the battles we’ve been going through.
of weeks ago. He stepped on a metal plate in the back yard that had
been in direct sunlight all day. It was as hot as a frying pan and
gave him severe 2nd degree burns on the soles of both feet. We got him
to the hospital immediately-which began a week-long saga where Rebecca
and Ben were stuck in a dark, dingy hospital room, didn’t completely
understand the nurses, and Ben had to go through daily (excruciating)
treatment for his burns. Meanwhile, I was home with the girls and
tried to juggle housework and kids. [sidenote: Bec, I don’t know how you do it! Again, I love you and think you are a superhero.]
Hamming it up from his hospital cage–I mean, crib.
Yes, this is where Rebecca slept, and yes, they are SHARING a blanket.
It was an intense time… we contacted as many people as we could to
pray for Ben, especially when the doctors thought they might have to do
a skin graft. We were scared-Ben was in intense pain, and basically
trapped in this hospital for an indeterminate amount of time. We
turned to YOU, to our friends and family, who encouraged us
tremendously and prayed for us, no matter where you were in the world.
And we believe we got a little miracle…
Their home away from home
Ben didn’t need a skin graft. After the first scare was over and
some pain medication kicked in, he was back to his own happy self,
smiling and “brrrrrm- brrrrrrm”ing his cars over everything. We were
allowed to leave the burn unit and continue his treatment at home after
a week in the hospital. {Thank you Elizabeth, a nurse in the local
church, who volunteered to keep an eye on Ben and help us with the
bandages!} Being allowed to leave the hospital was a miracle in
itself-doctors and other parents on the ward had told us to be ready
for a long stay, and none of the other children in the burn ward while
we were there had left earlier than three weeks-with various degrees of
burns.
whole ordeal as yet another “trial by fire” for Ben and our family.
These setbacks just don’t affect one or two of our family members, but
the whole family.
Hamming it up at home (taken before the burn)
In part 2, I’ll seek your help for the next battle in the war. Stay tuned.
