A Turgrim? A Pilkey?
This is Nathan two Thanksgivings ago. He is wearing a body cast under the Pilgrim costume. I’m fairly certain he still fits in the outfit, but I doubt I can talk him into wearing it again.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Count your blessings!
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“This is great, Mom,” Nathan said as I pulled in at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. “It reminds me of my childhood.” Nathan is only eight-years old, but seems to believe he is no longer in his childhood. In a way, I understand his perspective. After all, he was a regular at “Meadows” (Nathan-speak for LMDC) [...]
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A few days after Nathan arrived home from spinal fusion surgery, he received a visit from our friend, Teri Eaton. She was aware of his limited play options due to his new body cast and wanted to give him something uniquely entertaining as he recovered. She and her husband, John, gave him Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: [...]
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The Sunday before Nathan’s back surgery (to correct Congenital Kyphosis), I knew his last fun event would be the Awana Club meeting held that night at our church, Grace Memorial. By the week’s end, he would be recovering in a body cast, a fact that had Bryan, me, and other family members sad and worried. [...]
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When Nathan was born, we soon discovered that he had Scimitar Syndrome and would need open heart surgery to correct Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. It was a frightening time in our lives. Bryan and I were tremendously relieved when surgery in Michigan proved to be successful. End of story? I wish.
About three months later, [...]
