One TOUGH 6 year old

[pontooner]

Thanks for sharing the story elnutsmalljaws. Bet he grows up with the same mentality of not complaining, being scared and doing what he has to do without a whimper. Also bet with him seeing what all you have went through helped him be tough with what he was dealing with and will continue to help him the rest of his life.

Take care.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Thanks for sharing the story elnutsmalljaws. Bet he grows up with the same mentality of not complaining, being scared and doing what he has to do without a whimper. Also bet with him seeing what all you have went through helped him be tough with what he was dealing with and will continue to help him the rest of his life.

Take care.

One thing that my wife and I have discussed a bunch thru his life is that he rolls with the punches with no problem. From my first major surgery a few days after the referral to today, all he has seen is change in our lives. One minute I am home, the next minute we are on our way to the hospital, he may be at my mother in laws house for the night with me being in the hospital, I may pick him up from school or it may be my wife or his mother or other stuff that has gone along with my illness. He sees me with bandages, iv's, nurses, doctors and hospitals and knows it is a part of his life and ours. Not only has this helped him with this surgery but he has NEVER once thrown a fit in a store or restaurant or even thrown a temper tandrum at home. Just a very easy going laid back tough son of a gun. He gets his hair cut with no problem, he goes to the ear doctor and they dig ear wax out of his ears and no problem, he had to get a throat culture and give blood at the hospital a few months back when he had strep and no problem. The worst part that I have seen these years is when I am in the hospital they put me in isolation due to my staff infections so they don't allow kids under 12 years old to visit me in my room. Sometimes I am able to go out of the isolation wing to see him but only for a short time and other times it could be several days before I get to see him. These are the worst days because he does not fully understand why he can't come with mommy to the hospital daily like she does. We do get to send videos back and forth with the cell phones saying good night or good morning but that is not the same. he is a trooper there is no doubt.