We hit the pause button as a family this past weekend. These next weeks will prove to be a huge trial for all of us--Michael foremost, parents, and siblings. Dad and Mom will take turns spending days and nights at the hospital, so we can share time at home with the children and at the hospital with Michael. Except on transplant day, the four siblings will not be able to visit Michael at any point over his stay in the hospital. (They are permitted to look through two glass walls at him, but that's not going to entertain the troops for very long.) Given these huge changes, we decided to spend some dedicated time together.
We've never taken one of these "staycations" that are so popular these days, but that was our only option. We'd planned one night at a hotel (love those business account hotel points!) for swimming, jumping on beds, junk food and breakfast buffets, but Michael's recent surgery was rescheduled which made those plans impossible. Instead, we hid out at home--"camping out," playing games, watching movies, snacking, and relaxing. We took some time to visit a nearby state park and play, walk, and take lots of pictures. We stayed up late and got up later. It was a great final celebration of what used to pass as "normal" in our little "party of seven."
I don't know that we are ready for what lies ahead, but we are quietly turning the page to begin the next chapter.
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