Reconnecting

Today was such a special day. Thanks to Facebook, some time ago I had reconnected with Beth Wagner, who was one of the incredible nurses in the Bronson Methodist Hospital NICU when Tyler and Logan were born. She was in the operating room when Logan was born. She was always honest, helpful and compassionate. When you have someone in the hospital as long as we did, you get to know the staff. You connect with some, and definitely do not connect with others. Beth was one of the good ones.

Last week I did a post saying I was looking for some specific curtains. Beth made a special trip out and found just what I was looking for - and on sale! Rather than having her ship them to me, we decided to meet 1/2 way for lunch.  We had a wonderful lunch, busy catching up, and seeing her brought back memories from 26 years ago. Beth of course knew Bryan and had followed his story the last few years too.

I have a lot of dark spaces in my memory from those early years. They were stressful, busy and emotional for a whole host of reasons. But, there were wonderful bright moments too. Talking with Beth reminded me of some things I had forgotten, and I'm sure more memories will come flooding back now. That's how memory works. We remember when we're in a place to handle it.

We are so very blessed. Our path has not been easy. Having a 1 lb. 5 oz. son and a short 8 months later having a 2 lb. 10 oz. son is not a path I recommend. But, we have been so very fortunate to have incredible helpers along the way. Yes, we had bad experiences (shall we talk about the Doctor I walked out on, or the IEPs where I sat in my car and cried in the parking lot when they were done) but we had far more good than bad. We had kind, compassionate, caring people helping us all along the way.

I hold "helpers" in such high esteem. Nurses, teachers, therapists, first responders ... they impact more lives on a daily basis then I ever will. They face emotional situations that will stay with them the rest of their lives. They make a difference.

Beth, it was such a delight reconnecting with you today. Words can never express our gratitude for all you did for our boys. I know Bryan would agree. And, lets not wait 25 years before we connect again. <3