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applause

Posted by rae on Jun 3, 2009 in Mom's Corner

I love the new theme! It just keeps getting better!! Mike is working with Jim on the blog each week trying to make it a little easier to navigate and a little more user friendly. Mike said that he would like this site to read more like a book so for those landing on the site for the first time, if there was interest for a better understanding they would have a way to begin at Chapter One. 

October 22, 2007  ” Michael was in a single car accident on I66 at exit 66 at 3:20 AM October 21, 2007….

Tuesday, October 23 - One foot in front of the other, breathe in, breathe out. I realized today, I am not the one to give updates. Getting through the days with overwhelming love and support from friends and family. I can’t begin to describe the emotional roller coaster. I cannot find the right words to describe that moment when a mother is confronted with her child’s mortality and she is helpless to make it better….

Chapter 2 might begin with:

11-1-07 @9:00/AM – Today is a GREAT day. Mike responded to some commands, they asked him to show them his thumb and two fingers and he did. He also tried to open one eye.

Yesterday morning as Mike and I were in the cool down portion of our two miles, we passed a neighbor and she said “I see you both walking in the mornings, I’ve been watching you over this year and I just wanted to tell you what a good Mom I think you are. You are so committed.” I thanked her of course but that kind of talk makes me really uncomfortable. It’s not anything different than any parent would do. If you were in the same situation, you would do everything in your power to try to get back the life your child once had. We all want our children to achieve their potential. This isn’t much different than sitting with them through difficult homework, or insisting they practice violin, or memorize multiplication tables. Not so different unless you face the reality of the brain injury every day. That’s what you can’t do. That’s what I can’t do and that’s what I don’t do. For me, it is still breathe in, breathe out. One foot in front of the other. 

Much like Michael’s rehab, this blog will be a work in progress and it, just like Mike might just serve as inspiration and could offer so much more for us all. I know I’m not alone when I find myself asking and wanting more than I should. Insatiable? Ungrateful? I don’t know, but when paired with images of what it could have been, the initial prognosis, the injuries sustained, where we’ve come from and the progress thus far, I have to question my sanity. 

Huge applause to the effort Mike puts in to each day. HUGE applause. This is NOT EASY! I do push him but he puts in the work and he pushes himself to stay focused. He pushes himself not to get lost in the tangled thoughts, habits and behaviors that the, as he calls it “stupid brain injury” creates and causes. When the brain is making new pathways and connections, it doesn’t always get it right.

Michael, I applaud your hard work and I am so proud of you.

I also applaud everyone who contributes to Mike’s continued recovery. Nathan, Sylvette, Emily and Bobby - you guys are in the daily trenches. Big applause! Karl, Jim, and Matt - you know why - BIG applause.  To everyone else that reaches out and understands why Mike doesn’t - Big applause.   

 

 

 

 

Mike will be twenty seven years old on June 18th. I thank God for all his blessings.
LIVESTRONG Michael

xxoo

 

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