More than just the ACL was repaired.

Hello, I am back again. Well, where on earth do I start? Our son had surgery on this past Monday, performed by Dr. Elrod at Baptist hospital. I was anxious. This had been weighing on my mind quite deeply for the past three weeks and now that the day had come I felt such release and peace. As I sat there while the various surgical personnel asked our son important questions I felt the most overwhelming gratitude. How blessed I was to be part of this family. To have my husband by my side and a son who was so healthy he had injured himself while playing a very physically demanding sport. I realized what a gift this crisis had become. Our family has traveled many miles of dry desert land during our journey, but we have come out on the other side with green grass and flowing water. Our hearts have soaked up the warmth and love of knowing the complete presense of renewed faith, love, hope, and miracles. As I watched the love exchanged between my husband and our son, I knew beyond a shadow of doubt that bridges were being built. Bridges that would carry support to our young son. Bridges that would allow a father to walk across hold a young fellow's hand. Bridges that would last a lifetime and develope character. As Dr. Elrod met with us one more time before taking our son back to operate, I realized at that moment, more than just a ligament was being repaired. More than just a surgical procedure was going to make a difference in our son's life. More than just the long process of rehab and physical therapy was going to make our son stronger. There will be an incision on his right knee when he wakes up, but the hurts from the past are already healing over and can barely be reconized. As I waited in the car, outside the hospital, our son's nurse came out to tell me it would be just a few minutes longer as he had gotten sick while in the bathroom. She explained my husband, his dad, was with him, she smiled and said, "It looks like he is in good hands," and I replied, "Better than I could ever imagine." Our son's knee will be stronger than ever thanks to the wonderful Dr. Elrod. Our son's hope and faith is being repaired daily. And as for miracles of science, the miracle I witnessed, cannot be explained completely by the words on this entry, I can only see it in the face of my son and in the love of his dad.