One week. Just one week! This is when violent felon, Austin Vantrease (of Newark, Delaware), could realistically be granted parole and released back into society. His total time in prison for beating my son into oblivion for life? Four years. There’s no way this would be fair and just by any measure. Really, it just […]
Ryan Home from ICU: Photos & Video
Yep, the past 3 days were rough. So intensely difficult on Ryan and my family. As most know, yesterday was my birthday. It was absolutely the worst one in all the 50 I’ve had. More on that later… Also, if you need a quick recap on why his surgery is necessary, click here. Below are […]
Surgery Next Week. Parole Hearing Weeks Away.
In less than a week Ryan will have surgery to remove the titanium mesh plate that covers roughly one-third of his skull. This mesh was originally put in place back in the summer of 2010, roughly eight months after this part of his skull was removed to allow the brain to swell from its horrific […]
I Wish Today Were Over
Emotionally, I’m a mess. I just don’t feel “right” and it’s not going to get any better. Not today, anyhow. Today… well… I just want to make it through. Forget that Ryan’s skull surgeries were denied by all the hospitals that the surgeon has privileges. Forget the overwhelming feeling of having to start all over […]
My Daughter, Kari: Touched by You
One bright spot in my — and my wife’s — life since Ryan was attacked is my daughter, Kari. It was so hard not seeing her nearly as often as we’d liked over the past four years, with her away at college and the circumstance we faced here at home. Sure, she came home as […]