In 1986, Elie Wiesel gave his Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech. The depths of his words never reached me until one night some 23 years later. It came in the form of a Facebook post from a person that my admiration has since grown exponentially. Since the day Ryan was brutally beaten, it seems like […]
Surgery Today: Update #2
Be Advised: I included a photograph in this post of Ryan as he appears today. I is really hard to look at and not feel sadness (and anger). It’s 12:45 in the afternoon and we have Ryan back in the ambulance ready to head back home.
Surgery Today: Update
Ryan was taken back to the operating room at 9:30. The tarsorrhaphy should be less than two hours. Sue and I are killing time in the cafeteria. We’ll head back to the waiting room around 11:00.
Surgery Today
I hate today and what it brings. It will be both long and sad. Today Ryan’s deep brown eyes will be mostly stitched shut. I hate this. We just loaded Ryan into the ambulance for transport to Fair Oaks Hospital for his eye surgery. It is seven o’clock in the morning. Sue is riding in […]
Podiatrist Visits: Measurements
This morning the Podiatrist, Dr. Shuman (love the name!), visits Ryan in our home. It’s just so wonderful that Dr. Shuman is willing to spare Ryan (and me, for that matter) the hassle of taking him to her office by her coming to him. This means a lot to us. It shows that Dr. Shuman […]