It is crazy to think that this time last year we had our car packed to the max and we were saying "goodbye" to our home in Mahwah and venturing out to Cincinnati for a month to open a new chapter of our lives with a trach-free Daniel. It is crazy to sit here and realize that we made more than ten trips (1,300 miles round trip each time) to a hospital ten hours away to give a little one a voice. (And boy does he have one now. ) It is crazy to sit here this morning and try to remember how much hope and uncertainty we had back then and not to tear up remembering how many prayers and how much support we had behind us as we "hit the road." Though we probably will never be able to completely comprehend or truly understand why our journey with Daniel has been so crazy, it is really nice to sit here now and deal with normal kid crazy issues while creating memories that will last a lifetime with him.
As a parent we all have our regrets or built in guilt (or so we are learning) but it is crazy to feel so much at peace with the decision we made last January to go to Cincinnati for an evaluation. And it is crazy to know that tomorrow we will make the trip again for his six month follow-up visit (April 22) right on the heals of his one-year trach-free anniversary on April 21. Simply crazy!!!
Once again, thank you all for all your support (financially, physically and mentally), well-wishes, and prayers for our family. It has been a crazy ride, which we sometimes would like to get off of (don't we all), but it has all been worth it in the long run. Don't you agree??
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