Hope is the thing that is willing to take a chance on the future. Hope is the capacity to see something on the horizon that we are willing to move toward. If our hope gets us from today to tomorrow, and in that new day we are ready or able to deal with something we thought we couldn’t face, then hope has done its job. There is a worse thing than false hope. It is no hope.
After getting in trouble this morning, Eric decided he was going to run away from home. He packed a grocery bag with everything he needed, hung it on his sword and out the door he went.
Needless to say, he didn't make it very far before he realized home wasn't such a bad place.
Our son, Jack was born with an unknown subtype of congenital muscular dystrophy. Jack's disease caused him to have severe muscle weakness and he was ventilator dependent from four months of age until his death at the age of 15. This blog started out as a way to keep family and friends updated on Jack's spinal fusion surgery in the summer of 2006. Thereafter, it has become a window into Jack's life and the lives of those who loved him.
Our beautiful son died peacefully in my arms on January 5, 2014. Jack's journey is over. As Jack's mom, I now have to figure out how to live "Ann's Journey". I'm not sure where I go from here, but I know that wherever I go, Jack will always be with me, in my heart and guiding me in all I do.
Thank you for riding along with us on our journey.
3 comments:
well he was smiling on his way out!!
He looks awfully happy for a kid who got in trouble and is running away. Too funny!
Ha! I love that you took his picture on his way out. I 'ran away' a few times too. Mom warned me to take my coat, but I wouldn't.
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