1176 miles. From home, to the residential facility and back again. 4 days. The thing about driving. It gives a person a lot of time to think. Ruminations about fatherhood, about things that a person might have done differently for David. I keep coming back to one inalienable truth. We did what we had to do. Not…
Author: David's Father
My pain today
My pain tonight comes not from my body, road weary and tired of travel. It doesn’t come from the connective tissue illness with which I have long lived. It comes from saying good bye to David. From leaving him behind in a far off place to be cared for by others. My heart knows…
Pass day 2.
Well, pass number 2 is in the books. What can I say? Another success. Since David has school and therapy during the day, I spent the day shopping for clothes for him. What 13 year old boy doesn’t need new pants on a regular basis. Although at 4’11” and 79 pounds, it will be a…