ALL UPDATES

That Femoral Nerve...pissed. One of the top 5, maybe top 3 most painful moments thus far, for about two hours with the team trying to get the right pain meds in. Carson is a damn warrior though. what used to be a 10 out of 10 pain is now probably a 6. Unfortuantely,...

Carson ended up having his 11th surgery yesterday. The surgeon decided there were enough complicating factors that they would remove the wound vac in the OR, while also removing all the staples and sutures. I asked how many, the surgeon said he lost count. They also...

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...

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,...

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...

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 into...

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...

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...

So, last night with no food or drink also meant nothing by mouth, which meant no oral drugs.  Carson had to tough it out with lower efficacy IV pain meds.  He meditated, prayed, relaxed, distracted and stoically navigated the night at an 8 out of...

So many messages have been coming our way about how strong Carson will be on the other side of this.  I do agree.  That which does not kill us, makes us stronger (Or some bullshit “dad” wisdom-that also happens to be true).  I’ve reflected for...

I wish everything we write about Carson's experience through this challenging time could be inspirational. I suppose it's true that some things are just hard and sometimes we cannot see, maybe ever, the reason behind them. We started the day off with giggles and...

First, damn he's strong. We look for inspiration in spiritual leaders, athletes, authors and bigger than life personalities, and if we are really lucky our parents, friends and other family members. Barrie, Hannah and I are finding out how lucky we are.  We...

Well, they took about 2.5 inches out of Carson's femur today and holy cow...he felt every bit of it. He was in pre-op, surgery or post-op from 7:30am until 4:10pm and by the time they got him back to his room he was in excrutiating pain for the better part of 1.5...

Carson is just getting wheeled back for his 5th surgery in 6 days. Doctor wade smith will be taking a section of Carson’s femur out to shorten his leg to bring the separated ends of the sciatic nerve together. We ask for all the prayers, love and light as Carson...

Today was an important day.  First and most importantly, Carson had another 20 friends come by.  They were here most of the day with a couple of his closest friends showing up early with coffee (for me, Barrie and Hannah) and food.  Others...