Today is Grayson's 29th birthday! It is incomprehensible that 29 years have passed since his birth. So many memories. So many gifts of love from Grayson and all of our children.
It has been 7 months since I have last posted. I have put in a lot of Facebook chatter about our ski adventures, but the blog has gotten too much to maintain on a daily basis. Or weekly or monthly for that matter!!
Today Grayson is off to the hospital for a necessary replacement of his implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). These devices have a battery life of between 5 and 7 years, and Grayson tends to chew up the batteries on the early side. This will be his third since the first was implanted in 2004 during his freshman year at USC. The last replacement was three weeks prior to the incident that became the subject of this blog 1683 days ago.
We are hoping for good care as he will be at the Keck Hospital of USC – don't alumni get extra special treatment? We can hope! He will be in the hospital overnight and if all goes well, we will all be home on Friday. When Grayson is in the hospital, so is Mom. Regina will be by his side to make sure he doesn't pull out his IVs, PICC lines and monitoring devices. Sleep is something that she will get after he gets home. If ever any of you wonder why we celebrate Mother's Day, now is a good time for some introspection. A Mom is there for you until she can no longer carry the burden. That is a lot of hefting for a lot of years. Perhaps we ought to appreciate our Mothers monthly or weekly, rather than annually on Mother's Day. Just a thought.
Today, we ask for prayers – that God will guide the skilled hands of the doctors, nurses and technicians to care for this sweet and very challenged young man. May His will be done, and may Grayson return safely to his cozy bed at home as swiftly as possible. Amen.
Pax!
Brant
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