It’s been 9 months since Thad’s accident …. and just like it takes that long to make a baby, it feels like we are finally getting to a place of understanding more about this new life we have. Progress is not as expected but stability is a very good thing at this point in life. After his last MRI, we learned that there was actually “a slow leak” somewhere as there is blood staining in 3 different areas of his brain. It was a shock to learn this now, though I praise God for protecting Thad while this was unknown – it had potential to be bad and instead we get to praise God for yet another layer of protection.
We are also getting a lot of opportunity to see how Thad deals with stress because there is never a dull moment in the Arms household. My mom suddenly got sick at the end of June and we are just finding out the real impacts. It will be an interesting transition for my whole family as we learn to live with her brain issues that stem from liver disease. The difficult news about my mom is challenging for Thad and I as well as for my brother. He had his first ever seizure at work that is believed to be stress related.
Planning to take a few weeks to be still again and be with family as we work through all of the changes …. Stress takes its toll and we need to take care of ourselves and each other. Be good to each other and call your family and tell them you love them!
