How to remember

~ Liz A
January 2, 2021 – Children’s Hospital, St Louis

I’m just now remembering how I used to post each Remember 2016 patch at the beginning of each post … and then tell the story behind it.

So this, then. Not the patch I wanted to make for the second day of the new year. But first, the happy ending …

Jackson recovering from his appendectomy. And while he’s definitely still feeling the after-effects, I suspect the hardest part will be “no sports for four weeks.”

In the interest of J’s future self, I won’t post the pre-surgery pictures taken by his nursing student mom, who heroically drove him through snow and ice to Children’s Hospital in St Louis …

while his dad had the equally hard duty of staying home with little brother Jace. Not that Jace was hard, but not being at the hospital was surely hard.

And we, the rest of the fam, hung on every texted update … thankful for technology that kept us informed through both the bad and, ultimately, the good news.

So we have been warned … 2021 will not magically become the anti-2020. All the more reason to take note each day of that which we need to remember.

To be thankful in all things.

26 thoughts on “How to remember”

  2. Oh that sounds intense. Glad he’s okay and that you’re all safe and sound! I look forward to your stitching posts this year.

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  6. Oh man Liz! So grateful all is well now, on this end of things. This is sure to become a family story told and retold over the years. I remember how it hurt to laugh after my appendectomy! May he instead smile his way along as he heals.

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    1. Of course, it had to snow again today and the hill behind their house is the neighborhood go-to spot for sledding … fortunately (?!) he’s not feeling much like running around quite yet

      On the bright side, he’ll certainly be cut lots of slack when it comes to playing with his new games

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  7. Hi L – so true that 2021 is not just going to be some magical better place – there are/will be all the challenges of life – but so glad the family and health system delivered a positive outcome. Sending love. B

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  8. Such a wonderful Blessing that this story has a happy ending. Yes technology has certainly been something we all appreciate more than ever right now. Appreciating right now even more so. I absolutely LOVE your handwriting 😍

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  10. oh my Liz, what a start to the new year, thankfully it all went well and everyone is okay;
    the patch is lovely and I too look forward to seeing more this New Year;-)

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    1. the kids bounce back so fast, but this will take a little more time … don’t know how long I’ll continue to post every day, but for now I’m have so many ideas clamoring to get realized

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  12. Whoa…nothing is more scary than a sick child. I’m so glad for him and everyone in the family that he is now recovering.

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