It's four in the morning and my head is spinning. So please forgive me if I don't make any sense. Over the weekend someone I work closely with everyday fell from a ladder while trimming trees in his backyard. He sustained considerable damage to his neck and spinal cord. He never lost consciousness and his breathing has been stable which is a great blessing. An MRI confirmed severe bruising to the spinal cord. The result of this damage at the current time is paralysis below the shoulders.
As the week has gone on I just keep feeling more helpless. I am trying to remain positive and hopeful, but as the week drags and there is no change and the surgery to stabilize his neck keeps getting delayed it is harder and harder to be positive. Tommy has great faith in God and has told me several times that every one's life is by HIS design and everything is in HIS time. Tommy continues to smile, even in his current condition. I know deep in my heart that he will make the best of this situation and use it to inspire others.
As the week has gone on I just keep feeling more helpless. I am trying to remain positive and hopeful, but as the week drags and there is no change and the surgery to stabilize his neck keeps getting delayed it is harder and harder to be positive. Tommy has great faith in God and has told me several times that every one's life is by HIS design and everything is in HIS time. Tommy continues to smile, even in his current condition. I know deep in my heart that he will make the best of this situation and use it to inspire others.
As I'm laying here awake I have started to think about something that my friend Rene wrote months ago regarding Matthew 8:23-27, the passage when Jesus calmed the storm. Forgive me Rene if I mess it up, no matter what storm is in our life we need to keep our faith in HIM and hold onto the boat, because HE will bring us to the other side. I just keep telling myself to hold onto the boat.
Please keep Tommy, his family, and those of us that work with him in your prayers. The family has started a blog, which is being updated daily, so others can stay in touch with his recovery http://www.friendsoftommyv.blogspot.com/. He has two teenage sons and a wonderful wife who are starting to wobble and worry a bit. They need to be lifted up and surrounded by Gods comfort and peace. Tommy's favorite quote came from a fortune cookie a long time ago and it is taped to his computer at the office, "Don't worry about the stock market. Invest in family." Tommy is a true investor in family and we need to do whatever we can to keep them strong.
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I will be praying for your friend!
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