To Heaven and Back

It was one year ago today that I held my 4 year old in a recovery room waiting for him to awake from anesthesia from his first MRI. It was e...

This sweet boy was 19 days seizure free yesterday! However, last night, he had one, making today a bit difficult. I am so thankful God has...

When Samuel went to sleep last night, it was quick. He had complained about being dizzy so I wondered what the night would hold. I went to m...

As I sit beside Samuel in this hospital bed while the last few hours of his epilepsy monitoring come to an end, I cannot help but feel grate...

Last night (Saturday), it was close to midnight before Samuel fell asleep, and I prayed over him that God would watch over and protect him a...

As we drove to Vanderbilt this afternoon, Samuel was quiet. I had prepared him. Brian had prayed over him. Daniel was genuinely concerned ab...

The past season has been one of quiet anticipation. We have waited for doctors' calls and new medications to take effect. We have watche...

Update on Samuel's Condition: We respectfully ask that you do not mention his condition to  our children. It came as a shock when ...

We had waited for what seemed like ages for this appointment. When the week was finally upon us, a dear friend asked who we were seeing and...

Written April 29, 2015 Yesterday was harder than I want to admit. It's probably going to be a day I will always remember. Samuel struggl...

I had a wise man today tell me that he just didn't believe it. He was going to choose to trust that God could heal Samuel's conditio...

We met with Samuel's neurologist today for the first time. She listened intently to our concerns, asked many questions, went over his MR...

When we met with Samuel's neurosurgeon a little over three weeks ago, I can honestly say I (Jenna) immediately felt as though we were fa...

Since Samuel's Chiari diagnosis, we have been asked quite often about how he is doing, and we cannot thank you enough for that. We were...

Following Monday's MRI results, we felt both relieved and ready to face what is to come.  We knew is wasn't going to be easy, but to...

We met with Samuel's neurosurgeon this morning after learning two weeks ago today that he has a Type 1 Chiari Malformation and a Pi...

On Monday, March 9th, we took Samuel into Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for a sedated MRI of his brain.  He has been complaining of hea...

In the middle of March, out of nowhere in Sam's one afternoon, Samuel broke out in a rash on his face.  I have always known that his sk...