The heroes of my Heart

Today I was blessed with the luxury of witnessing true courage. My son was born with Fibular Hemimelia. Just after his 1st birthday he had both of his lower legs amputated due to bone deformities. One day he had feet like his big brother and mum and dad. Then he went to sleep and woke up with no feet. It momentarily broke his heart. The pain after the operation was unbearable. Leo screamed in pain for three days without much sleep at all. All I could do was hold him, while he looked at me with that look. Why did you bring me here? Why did you hold me while they gave me the gas? I didn't like it. What did you do with my feet? Where are they? For some amputees they can have phantom limb pain. In some cases they feel the sensation of how their amputation occurred. For Leo his lower legs were cut during an operation. I believe this is how Leo experiences his phantom limb pain. It's a pain like no other. Pain medication often doesn't work. The pain lasts for about 3 days. But he's an incredibly happy soul. COURAGE.

Today, like most Mondays I went to the children’s hospital for Leos physiotherapy. He's got wonderful prosthetic legs and he's using them swimmingly. My heart delights at his courage as he learns new things he can do with his powerful legs. He giggles and laughs, and when its all too much he resorts to big cuddles with me or the phsio, or a little lie down. Then he gets up and keeps going. COURAGE. He's improving. Where one of the lucky families.

As I looked around the hospital today I noticed some mums that were doing it a bit more tough then we were. There children were very sick. Some children had degenerative conditions. There parents had to watch their child get worse, not better. Some had cancer. One little girl looked like she was on her last breath. But she was still breathing and her mum was right there with her. COURAGE. It made me think of how precious life is. How someone we love can be here one day, and gone the next. It made me want to celebrate my children in every way. Every cuddle, every accomplishment, big and small, every moment together. I'm grateful. Today I find my bliss by celebrating true courage and appreciating all the precious moments I have with the people and animals I love. Have a wonderful day xo

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