Brad

Good morning! It's Friday and almost a week since my grandson, Brad, had his mishap!! The background on Brad...Leukemia at 5 and deemed cured 8 years later. At 21 an ATV accident that caused a global fracture of his skull, 3 strokes, coma and left him deaf in one ear, memory problems, balance problems, and vision problems. He had flap surgery, where they remove a section of skull to make room for brain swelling. He's endured botox shots in his eye. But, he survived with his humor and personality intact. That was five years ago.

Last Saturday night, the 2nd of October, he was horsing around with his buddies and fell backwards onto the concrete and banged his head, knocking himself out. Ambulance came and took him to the hospital. He was awake but couldn't remember what happened. They said they thought they saw a new skull fracture, but then changed their minds and said it was from the other ATV accident. He was sent home. His back hurt.

That night blood started coming out of his ear and so he went back to the Neurosurgeon and they said not only did he have a new skull fracture, but a fracture in his back as well. He'd fallen with a broken toe as it was, and he messed that up too.

Bottom line...Brad has brain damage and was admonished by the doctors that it's up to him to protect his brain. He has to choose his activities wisely and not put himself into a compromised position of being hurt by falls, etc.

My heart's desire is that he view this as a wake up call to a mighty God Who has chosen to keep sparing Brad's life for a purpose. I pray he puts God first in his life as he has a powerful testimony to the mercy of God!!

God's mercies are new every morning. All we have to do is call on His name, the name Jesus, and we receive that mercy, forgiveness and protection!! I pray you know Him, too!!