Brody day: ??? Feels like a month

Amanda decided to finally let me post a blog as long as I promised to not say anything to embarrass our family. 😉 there are so many things to say about the last 10 days and how they have changed my life and our families lives for ever. First off I know we have been watched over by angels from the Brigham City temple to recovering here at primary children’s hospital (both spiritual and temporal) Brody has had the best care possible and Jaxson, Kayci & Dawson have been looked out for and watched over by some of the best people on the planet!!! On Friday as Brody was preparing to go into surgery I was overwhelmed by so many different thoughts and emotions and all the what if’s going through my head that it was hard to even just sit and wait. (Thank goodness for LEGO Harry Potter) We walked with Brody as they pushed his bed down to the OR and then got to that point where Amanda and I couldn’t go with him any further it was all we could do to hold it together. How many times in life do you have to give up total control of the situation ( or your child’s life) and rely on someone or something whole heartedly?? It was about this time that all those prayers and the blessings of people fasting in your behalf truly start calming your heart, for the next 3+ hours in that waiting room the only thing we could do was rely on the lord that he would bring our sweet little 8yr old boy back to us with a fixed heart ❤️. I wanted to kiss the old lady answering the phones in the waiting room after I’d heard from the nurse that surgery had gone well and that the surgeon would be out to talk to us in a few minutes. The surgeon assured us that his heart looked great and that he would be able to make a full recovery with no lasting effects later in life. How do you thank a man you don’t know that has just preformed successful heart surgery on your child? Again we felt all the prayers that had been offered for Brody and our family at that moment. His recovery to this point has been slowly getting better with every day and there is a small light at the end of the tunnel about being able to actually go back to this place we call home. Cant wait for the day when I’ll be able to see Brody back on the soccer field, Football field & basketball court! Feeling Truly blessed by all the wonderful family, friends & people in our life that have helped us through this Trial with Brody! Good night!