by barriehudson | Aug 26, 2026 | Updates
For what it’s worth, you guys keep us going too. We’ve received plenty of messages about the inspiration to live and love differently that sharing Carson’s journey reminds people to choose. Good. Knowing that Carson’s journey matters by receiving your...
by barriehudson | Aug 23, 2026 | Updates
Carson is exhausted. The family is exhausted and I am not inspired to write, maybe because the mountain in front of us feels so big. And I suppose objectively, it is. The emotions are so exquisitely painful and yet they are rooted in love, compassion,...
by barriehudson | Aug 19, 2026 | Updates
So many metaphors come to mind. The best seems like climbing a mountain and that we are in the training and planning phase. To that end, it seems strange to celebrate “a win” in that phase when there is such a long walk/hike/climb up the mountain...
by barriehudson | Aug 16, 2026 | Updates
Two parts to todays update before the nerve block is removed-A quick update on the last 36 hours then the details I promised on the sciatic nerve. The last 36 hours Carson’s pain has become one of the hardest parts of this entire experience. No, I won’t descend...
by barriehudson | Aug 14, 2026 | Updates
Surgery was this morning. Unfortunately, there was too much dead or dying tissue to graft this morning, so they cleaned the wound and excised the necrotic tissue. Carson will remain in the hospital for another week for the wound to repair further...
by barriehudson | Aug 12, 2026 | Updates
There’s a lot going on. Carson had some real highs today and yet we know what that is sometimes followed by. He was supposed to be leaving for college, playing hoops, hanging with friends and meeting new ones, surfing one last...