Licia’s Blog
The Mystical Number Seven
Day 14 - Sunday, April 07, 2013 It has been two weeks since our lives were altered by my son Jess’ accident, traumatic brain injury and emergency brain surgery. In case you missed the beginning of the story, you can start here, “A New Definition of Allowing.” Our...
Grounding and Feeling
In which Jess surrenders, is the Warrior, waxes philosophical, and I lose my marbles Day 12 - Friday, April 5, 2013 Day 10, our first day at home since the accident, began with Jess and I sitting together to determine a schedule. Still the practical teacher, I do...
Completion…for Now
Day 9 - April 2, 2013 So, it is day 9 since Jess’s traumatic brain injury and brain surgery, and he is being discharged from the inpatient rehab hospital into outpatient rehab and my care. It is ridiculous, miraculous, unheard of. The medical staff has never seen or...
Gratitude for the Blessings
Whatever the soul knows how to seek, it cannot fail to obtain. Margaret Fuller Day 8 - April 1, 2013 Today is the 8th day after Jess’s accident and surgery. I’m not a numerologist, although I am fascinated by the language of numbers. Each number has a different set...
On the 7th Day, She Rested
Day 7 - Sunday, March 31, 2013 Yesterday put me over the edge. The entire week of stress and spikes of worry along with little sleep or food and no exercise to diffuse the stresswere enough, but this latest crisis and emergency routine were the proverbial straw that...
Tests, Trials and Teachings
Day 6 - Saturday, March 30, 2013 Jess started his first day of therapy today. We started with occupational therapy (also abbreviated as OT), which is “the use of treatments to develop, recover, or maintain the daily living and work skills of patients with a physical,...
A Certain Determination
Day 5 - March 29, 2013 Peter came to relieve me at 6:00 am after a night shift; Jess slept a bit, but I couldn’t rest because every time he shifted mama bear wanted to make sure he was safe. I left to get some much needed sleep and collapsed until I awoke at...
Turning Point
Day 4 - March 28, 2013 I awoke at 2:15 am Thursday from bad dreams and feeling fear, anger and worry. I was not due at the hospital to relieve Pete until 6:00, but I got up and wrote because I couldn't get back to sleep. I posted Wednesday’s update and got in the...
The Dawning Realization
March 27, 2013 - Day 3 The day began with some success; I got 6 hours of sleep, which was a miracle and restorative to me. When I got to the hospital at 6:30 am, I found a Starbucks and got mocha lattes for Pete and I (a little victory-bad coffee is a...
A New Definition of Allowing
Life is different for us as of 1:00 am Monday, March 25. My eldest son, Jess, received a head injury in a skateboarding accident that required brain surgery. BRAIN SURGERY. It is a strange, surreal landscape we are walking right now. I am closer than ever to my...