As we talked it was clear to me that neither one of them was as aware of the posts as we were, although Debbie had read them some time back. They didn’t make excuses or try to change the direction of the conversation. They were straightforward, honest and very transparent about everything. Since the very …

Preparing for Anthony’s Admission at Kentfield As Anthony is being placed safely in the ambulance for his trip to Kentfield, Kim and I are anxious about Anthony’s new home. Anthony is on a trach and he caught a bout of pneumonia for which they are giving him antibiotics. Although he can breathe on his own, …

Where to start? Tonight is Friday, about 8:00 pm and as we stand around Anthony’s bedside, Elle, Kim and I are talking about how our sense of time is so skewed. It has been 21 days since we received that dreadful call from the San Mateo policeman who was first on the scene where Anthony …

Monday morning we woke up thinking things have to be better. We had just been through Sunday night. Nothing could be worse then what just happened the night before. Kim and I call our walks from our refuge at H.O.M.E apartments to Stanford Hospital as “The Walk To Recovery”. Like to many days before we …

We got to ICU early Sunday morning. We were planning to going to church with our Palo Alto angels Christen and Steve from Peninsula Bible Church. We had texted them Saturday evening about our plans and they were excited about us attending their church as we had done last Sunday. As we entered Anthony’s room …

We started the day off with a plan. Elle and Lily would stay by Anthony’s bed side while Kim, Ryan and I would visit some rehabilitation facilities. Our original plan was to visit Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital and another one in San Jose. I stayed back in our nearby refuge the Apartment H.O.M.E. which …